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GovernmentBusiness

US and China Locked in New Tariff Stare-Down

Labor Day picnic products are just a sampling of the more than 3,200 categories of Chinese goods targeted for the new tariff starting Sept. 1, barring a last-minute flinch by President Donald Trump.

August 30, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Tesla Gets Exemption From Chinas 10% Tax on Car Sales

Tesla Inc. won exemption from a 10% Chinese tax on automotive sales, sidestepping trade tensions with the U.S. following CEO Elon Musks visit to the country.

August 30, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Teslas Musk and Alibabas Ma to Debate AI in China

From Jack Ma to Pony Ma, the leading lights of Chinas internet industry gather in Shanghai this week to showcase the countrys latest advances in artificial intelligence. But the real headliner could be American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

August 28, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

China Trade War Means US Dairy is Missing Out

Americas dairy farmers, already struggling with falling milk consumption and low prices, are missing out on a rare demand boom thanks to Donald Trumps trade war with China.

August 27, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Claims Serious Trade Negotiations With China to Begin

BIARRITZ, France President Donald Trump, facing pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war contributing to a global economic slowdown, claimed Aug. 26 that serious talks will begin soon, although another round has been expected in Washington in September.

August 26, 2019
BusinessLogistics

Trump Says Hes Raising Tariffs on China After Its Retaliation

President Donald Trump said Aug. 23 hes raising tariffs further on Chinese imports in response to Beijings retaliation earlier in the day, deepening the impasse over the two nations trade policies.

August 23, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Says US Is Talking With China but Not Ready for Deal

President Donald Trump said the United States is doing very well with China, and talking! but suggested he wasnt ready to sign a trade deal, hours after his top economic adviser laid out a potential timeline for the resumption of substantive discussions with Beijing.

August 19, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

China Ramps Up Brazil Soybean Imports, Rebuffing US Crops

China is stepping up its soybean buying in Brazil as growers in Argentina continue to hoard and the Asian nation avoids American oilseed after an escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

August 16, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

China Signals US Tariff Delay Not Enough to Stop Retaliation

China called planned U.S. tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods a violation of accords reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, signaling an American move earlier this week to delay some of those levies was not enough to stave off retaliation.

August 15, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

53-Foot Domestic Containers From China Not on Tariff List

The 53-foot containers that are vital to the movement of goods into the United States from overseas have been removed from a list of items that would be subject to tariffs on goods arriving from China, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Aug. 13.

August 14, 2019