President Donald Trump said China has indicated that negotiations over an initial trade deal are advancing, raising expectations the nations leaders could sign an agreement at a meeting next month in Chile.
October 21, 2019China News Updates
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Chinas Economic Slowdown Deepens, Weighing on Global Growth
BEIJING Chinas economic growth sank to a new multidecade low in the latest quarter as a trade war with the U.S. deepened a slump that is weighing on the global economy.
October 18, 2019US, China Reach Substantial Phase One Trade Deal, Trump Says
The U.S. and China reached a partial agreement Oct. 11 that would broker a truce in the trade war and lay the groundwork for a broader deal that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could sign later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
October 11, 2019Shipping Costs Are Soaring as LNG Vessels Drop Out of Service
The day rate for a standard tanker east of the Suez Canal jumped 57% in the week to Oct. 9, as issues related to U.S. sanctions on units of Chinas COSCO Shipping Corp. start to hit just as the heating season begins to boost demand.
October 11, 2019Trump Says Day 1 China Trade Talks Went Very Well
President Donald Trump said the first day of high-level trade negotiations between the U.S. and China went very well and hell meet the top Chinese negotiator on Oct. 11.
October 10, 2019China to Ask US to End Sanctions on COSCO Shipping Company
China plans to ask the U.S. to lift sanctions on its biggest shipping company at high-level trade negotiations in Washington this week, people familiar with the matter said.
October 10, 2019Chinese Tariffs Hit US Car Sales, Jobs in Trade-Heavy Counties
In the trade war with the U.S., Chinas tariffs have targeted agricultural goods for a couple main reasons: They make up a large proportion of U.S. exports to China, but also because they strike at the heart of President Donald Trumps base of support in farm country.
October 8, 2019China Criticizes US Tech Curbs but Trade Talks Going Ahead
BEIJING China demanded Washington lift newly imposed sanctions on Chinese tech companies but said Oct. 8 envoys will go ahead with a U.S. trip for trade talks despite the latest spike in tensions.
October 8, 2019China Narrows Scope for Trade Deal With US Ahead of Talks
Chinese officials are signaling theyre increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal pursued by President Donald Trump, ahead of negotiations this week that have raised hopes of a potential truce.
October 6, 2019Trade Gap With China Narrows as Exports Hit Five-Month High
The United States merchandise trade deficit with China narrowed in August as exports rose to a five-month high, a possible sign of goodwill from the Asian nation as the countries try to resolve their trade war.
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