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US defense secretary warns Europe of growing threats from China, Russia
Sep 07, 2019 08:03US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has warned European nations to tackle what he called growing security and economic threats from China and Russia, the latest sign that Washington has shifted its main focus from the US wars in the Middle East to confronting Beijing and Moscow.
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China, Germany vow to cooperate towards free trade, multilateralism
Sep 07, 2019 07:50Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to cooperate in the spirit of multilateralism and free trade, with the visiting German leader vowing to expand investments in China, which is its largest trading partner.
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China urges US to 'immediately' drop Hong Kong bill
Sep 06, 2019 08:34China urged US Senators on Friday (August 6) to "immediately" stop pushing forward legislation related to Hong Kong, after the leader of the US Senate Democrats said this bill would be a priority for the party when Congress returns to work next week.
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Hong Kong leader urges dialog after bill’s withdrawal
Sep 05, 2019 07:10Hong Kong’s chief executive has renewed her call for protests to end, a day after she formally withdrew a proposed bill that had stirred controversy.
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China, US to hold trade talks in early October
Sep 05, 2019 02:40China says trade negotiations aimed at ending a protracted tariff war with the United States are scheduled to resume in Washington next month.
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China updates deal to invest $400 billion in Iran
Sep 04, 2019 07:15Iran and China have updated a 25-year deal signed first in 2016 that foresees $400 billion of Chinese investment in the resource-rich Middle Eastern nation, well-regarded energy industry publication the Petroleum Economist reports.
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Trump escalates economic confrontation with China
Sep 03, 2019 10:44As world leaders gathered in France for this weekend’s G7 summit, US President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of invective all but declaring economic war on China. Andre Damon, National Secretary of the US-based International Youth and Students for Social Equality, has more on this in an article titled “Trump escalates economic confrontation with China.”
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China rejects Trump's fentanyl charges as 'groundless'
Sep 03, 2019 09:36China has denied it was to blame for fentanyl deaths in the United States after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of reneging on its promise to crack down on the opioid.
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Man kills 8 children on first day of school in eastern China
Sep 03, 2019 09:31A man has killed eight children and injured two others as they were walking to class on the first day of school in eastern China.
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Britain refuses to give full passports to its supporters in Hong Kong
Sep 03, 2019 08:13As tensions rise in Hong Kong after months of protests and unrest, growing calls for the UK to grant the right of abode to citizens of its former colony have added a new twist to the unfolding drama.