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US demands regular review of China trade reform: Report
Jan 20, 2019 04:55The United States is demanding regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a condition for a trade agreement but could again resort to tariffs if Beijing is deemed to have violated the agreement, according to sources.
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China will 'soon' begin construction of world's most powerful hyper-gravity centrifuges
Jan 19, 2019 12:21China will "soon" begin the construction of two hyper-gravity centrifuges that, once completed, will dethrone their American counterpart as world's largest centrifuges in terms of capacity, a new report has revealed.
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Canada reacts to death sentence given to citizen in China
Jan 19, 2019 11:31Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused China of acting “arbitrarily” in handing down a death sentence to a Canadian citizen over drug smuggling.
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US trade deficit with China grew to record high in 2018
Jan 19, 2019 11:30China's 2018 trade surplus with the United States surged to a record $323.3 billion, but exports contracted in December as the delayed impact of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes started to hurt demand.
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China's police must guard against color revolution: Top official warns
Jan 18, 2019 06:40A senior Chinese official says Beijing needs to focus on withstanding "color revolutions," as part of a broader strategy by President Xi Jinping, who warned that the country must do more to resist "Western" influence.
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China offers Iran $3bn oilfield deal despite US sanctions: Wall Street Journal
Jan 18, 2019 06:17State-run Chinese energy giant Sinopec has offered Iran a $3-billion deal on further development of an Iranian oilfield the two countries are already working on, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
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US Congress introduces bill to ban sale of US chips to China
Jan 18, 2019 04:18A group of US lawmakers from both political parties has introduced bills that would ban the sale of American chips or other components to Chinese telecommunications companies that violate US sanctions or export control laws.
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Chinese court sentences Canadian drug suspect to death
Jan 15, 2019 03:57A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug trafficking charges after his previous 15-year prison sentence was deemed too lenient, deepening a diplomatic rift as Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau accused Beijing of "arbitrarily" using capital punishment.
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About 21 killed in northwest China coal mine accident
Jan 13, 2019 08:59All 21 miners trapped underground were killed after a roof collapse occurred at a coal mine in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to local authorities on Sunday morning.
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Major European firms reject US-led calls to boycott Huawei
Jan 13, 2019 06:43Major European countries and telecom companies have rejected US-led calls for a boycott of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, dismissing accusations that the company uses its equipment to spy for Beijing.