• Trump says EU ‘treating US worse than China’ on trade

    Trump says EU ‘treating US worse than China’ on trade

    May 18, 2019 06:45

    US President Donald Trump says the European Union’s trade barriers are damaging American manufacturing, making the bloc even more harmful to the US than China, which is engaged in a trade war with Washington.

  • China and the US are caught in a Cold War trap

    China and the US are caught in a Cold War trap

    May 17, 2019 14:27

    The trade war between Washington and Beijing, coupled with peace talks, have illustrated that more ‘flashpoints’ lurk on the horizon.

  • China slams US intervention in Hong Kong’s affairs

    China slams US intervention in Hong Kong’s affairs

    May 17, 2019 13:44

    China has decried the United States’ interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, which is self-ruled but subject to Chinese sovereignty, following remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about a proposed extradition law.

  • Iran urges 'practical measures' to safeguard JCPOA

    Iran urges 'practical measures' to safeguard JCPOA

    May 17, 2019 07:48

    Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that safeguarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a responsibility that demands "practical measures" by the international community.

  • US recession risk rises as US-China trade tensions heat up: Poll

    US recession risk rises as US-China trade tensions heat up: Poll

    May 17, 2019 07:40

    Over the last month the US-China trade war has boosted the risk of a US recession, say a strong majority of economists polled by Reuters, who now put the chances of that happening in the next two years at 40 percent.

  • Iran’s foreign minister visits China

    Iran’s foreign minister visits China

    May 17, 2019 03:18

    Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif left Japan for China on Friday to hold talks with senior Chinese officials on US administration’s destabilizing policies.

  • US trade war will never bring China to its knees: media

    US trade war will never bring China to its knees: media

    May 17, 2019 02:08

    An escalating trade war between the US and China will never bring the Asian economic power to its knees, but will rather make it stronger, says Chinese media; while economists warn of yet another US recession on the horizon.

  • China’s Huawei hits back after US blacklisting

    China’s Huawei hits back after US blacklisting

    May 16, 2019 06:30

    Chinese telecom giant Huawei has lambasted as “unreasonable” US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to ban telecommunications equipment from “foreign adversaries” that is perceived to pose a national security risk.

  • US-China: Much more than just trade talks

    US-China: Much more than just trade talks

    May 15, 2019 12:33

    Washington is again resorting to mischief in its ties with Beijing in a bid to keep alive tensions instead of working towards solution.

  • US tariff hike against China goes ahead

    US tariff hike against China goes ahead

    May 15, 2019 12:30

    The Trump administration carried out its threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent.