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Russia moves on SE Asia, as US-China tussle and joust
Dec 06, 2018 04:18From trade deals to arms sales to nuclear cooperation, Moscow is making its case as a third force competitor in the strategic region, says Nile Bowie in his article for Asia Times titled: “Russia moves on SE Asia, as US-China tussle and joust”.
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Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO sparks China’s protest
Dec 06, 2018 03:32Canada on Wednesday arrested the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of global telecom giant Huawei, sparking the protest of the Chinese government which urged her immediate release.
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Trump threatens 'major tariffs' on China despite truce
Dec 05, 2018 06:00US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese goods despite a 90-day trade truce between the world's two largest economies.
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Russia, China, Iran challenging global US leadership: Pompeo
Dec 04, 2018 14:17US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has targeted Russia, China and Iran for opposing Washington’s “leadership role”.
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'China, US working to remove all tariffs after trade truce'
Dec 03, 2018 10:29China and the United States have started working toward removing all the tariffs they have imposed on each other in a trade war, the Chinese Foreign Ministry says, shortly after Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed to temporarily suspend the months-long trade war.
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US reaches trade war truce with China after Trump-Xi talks
Dec 02, 2018 05:10The United States and China have agreed to temporarily stop their trade war following high-stakes talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House says.
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China, other BRICS leaders slam protectionism at G20 summit amid other rifts
Dec 01, 2018 10:12Leaders of the world’s five major emerging economies (BRICS) have slammed protectionism at the G20 summit in Argentina amid threats by the US president to intensify tariffs on China and press ahead with anti-Russia sanctions.
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China, Russia, India agree to increase trilateral cooperation at G20 meeting
Dec 01, 2018 09:55The leaders of China, Russia and India have held an informal meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina to discuss cooperation in various areas.
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Two US Navy ships pass through Taiwan Strait, defying China
Nov 29, 2018 03:00Two US Navy warships have passed through the Taiwan Strait in the third such operation this year, as the US military increases the frequency of transits through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
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‘Good possibility’ a trade deal can be made at G20: White House
Nov 28, 2018 02:23US President Donald Trump says there is a “good possibility” that China and the United States would reach a deal on trade when the leaders of the two countries meet at an upcoming G20 summit in Argentina, according to a White House economic adviser.