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Trump says EU ‘treating US worse than China’ on trade
May 18, 2019 06:45US 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.
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China and the US are caught in a Cold War trap
May 17, 2019 14:27The trade war between Washington and Beijing, coupled with peace talks, have illustrated that more ‘flashpoints’ lurk on the horizon.
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China slams US intervention in Hong Kong’s affairs
May 17, 2019 13:44China 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.
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Iran urges 'practical measures' to safeguard JCPOA
May 17, 2019 07:48Foreign 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.
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US recession risk rises as US-China trade tensions heat up: Poll
May 17, 2019 07:40Over 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.
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Iran’s foreign minister visits China
May 17, 2019 03:18Foreign 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.
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US trade war will never bring China to its knees: media
May 17, 2019 02:08An 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.
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China’s Huawei hits back after US blacklisting
May 16, 2019 06:30Chinese 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.
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US-China: Much more than just trade talks
May 15, 2019 12:33Washington is again resorting to mischief in its ties with Beijing in a bid to keep alive tensions instead of working towards solution.
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US tariff hike against China goes ahead
May 15, 2019 12:30The Trump administration carried out its threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent.