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US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied

2d ago

China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth: state media

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country’s space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power.

2d ago

Northeast China restaurant fire kills 22: state media

A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, Beijing's state broadcaster said

4d ago

China hits out at ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs

China’s foreign minister has hit out at the “extreme selfishness” of tariffs, hinting at the steep levies imposed on Beijing by US President Donald Trump.

6d ago

Door for US trade talks ‘wide open’

China said yesterday the door was “wide open” for trade talks with Washington, a day after US President Donald Trump signalled the possibility of a “substantial” lowering of tariffs on Beijing.

1w ago

China says door for US trade talks 'wide open'

The fierce trade war between the world's top two economies has rattled markets and raised fears of a global recession

1w ago

‘Don’t strike deals with US at our expense’

China yesterday accused Washington of abusing tariffs and warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

1w ago

Chinese President Xi’s three-nation Southeast Asian tour hailed for fruitful results

China and the three neighboring countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia reached consensuses in a wide range of areas including politics and economic cooperation, as evidenced by the signing of a total of more than 100 cooperation documents

1w ago

Cancel reciprocal tariffs

China yesterday called on the United States to "completely cancel" its reciprocal tariffs after Washington announced exemptions for consumer electronics and key chipmaking equipment.

2w ago

Escalating US-China trade war: Turmoil rings recession alarm

Beijing yesterday increased its tariffs on US imports to 125 percent, hitting back against US President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145 percent and raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains.

3w ago

China nursing home fire kills at least 20

Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China’s Hebei province, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua said yesterday.

3w ago

China files WTO complaint over latest US tariffs

Trump's latest salvo of tariffs came into force Wednesday, hitting China the hardest and bringing levies against the world's second-largest economy to 104%

3w ago

China vows to fight US tariffs ‘to the end’

China yesterday vowed to “fight to the end” after US President Donald Trump threatened to further ramp up tariffs, but the EU warned against escalating a trade war as hard-hit global markets steadied.

3w ago

China calls US tariffs ‘bullying’

Threats and pressure are not the right way to deal with China, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday after describing US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” as bullying.

3w ago

China retaliates over Trump tariffs

China announced 34 percent tariffs on US imports yesterday, the first major economy to fire back against President Donald Trump’s new levies in an escalating global trade war that sent markets deep into the red.

4w ago

China says opposes new US tariffs, vows 'countermeasures'

Trump unveiled particularly stinging tariffs of 34 percent on China

1m ago

China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a ‘parasite’

China’s military said it had begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to “serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence”, calling Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-Te a “parasite”.

1m ago

China keen to import mangoes, jackfruits, and guavas from Bangladesh

"They said they would import so many mangoes that Bangladesh might face a shortage"

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