CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors and flooding the market with cheap consumer goods. The withdrawal, announced by the White House on Wednesday [10-17-18], is part […]
Category: China
10/17/2018
CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fresh off securing trade agreements with South Korea, Canada and Mexico, President Trump is embarking on a new plan: refashioning the Trans-Pacific Partnership to his liking through a flurry of bilateral trade deals. Mr. Trump, who pulled the United States out of the trade pact with 11 other countries that […]
10/16/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five years ago, China’s Xi Jinping rocked the Communist Party establishment by pledging to let markets play a ‘decisive role’ in decision making. Reformists rejoiced as President Xi signaled a revival of Deng Xiaoping’s pro-capitalism revolution. Things haven’t gone as planned. First, Xi slow-walked steps to reduce China’s reliance on runaway […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will limit sales of US civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes…The decision is the result of a broad government policy review led by the National Security Council and is driven by Beijing’s efforts to obtain advanced […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/GOP/MEDIA/RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he saw no reason to block Saudi Arabian investments in the United States despite concern over a missing Saudi journalist, saying the Gulf nation would then just move its money into Russia and China. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, also […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese yuan held its earlier gains in offshore markets on Thursday [10-11-18] as U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News there was much more he could do that would hurt China’s economy further, suggesting no signs of backing off a growing trade war with Beijing. At 9:25 a.m. (1325 GMT), the […]
10/10/2018
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE WAR/TREASURY/ TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin isn’t buying the argument that the Federal Reserve triggered Wednesday’s [10-10-18] steep fall in US stocks…After US stocks suffered their worst sell-off in eight months on Wednesday, President Donald Trump blasted the Fed as ‘crazy’ for continuing to raise interest rates this year…Under Chairman […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-9-18] repeated his threat to impose tariffs on $267 billion worth of additional Chinese imports if China retaliates for the recent levies and other measures the United States has taken in the countries’ escalating trade war. Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, also said […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s yuan is forecast to pare some of its recent losses against the dollar over the coming year on hopes that risks from an escalating U.S.-China trade war and a deep sell-off in emerging markets will subside, a Reuters poll found. Having weakened over 6 percent so far this year, the […]
10/8/2018
CHINA/IMF/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war is set to take its toll on the American and Chinese economies in 2019. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday [10-9-18] cut its growth forecasts for the United States and China, citing the recent waves of tariffs the world’s top two economies have imposed on each other. The […]
10/5/2018
CHINA/CYBERWAR/ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House claims that China is meddling in the midterms do not ring true to experts and cybersecurity firms that have long tracked Beijing’s digital espionage operations and propaganda campaigns…President Donald Trump aired the idea last month that Russia isn’t the only country attempting to undermine the U.S. democratic process. And in […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/GOP/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence intensified Washington’s pressure campaign against Beijing on Thursday [10-4-18] by accusing China of ‘malign’ efforts to undermine President Donald Trump ahead of next month’s congressional elections and reckless military actions in the South China Sea. In what was billed as a major policy address, Pence sought to […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Pentagon released a report Friday [10-5-18] accusing China of seeking to undermine the US military’s industrial base, the latest in a series of US jabs at Beijing…The study, mandated by US President Donald Trump last year in an executive order, identified nearly 300 ‘vulnerabilities’ that could affect the supply of critical […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday [10-3-18] accused China of trying to undermine President Donald Trump through a variety of tactics, including targeted tariffs on Trump supporters and well-placed propaganda meant to exploit ‘wedge issues’…Pence’s comments — sure to further inflame tensions between the two countries — fleshed out Trump’s vague […]
10/4/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “China accused US Vice President Mike Pence of slandering the country with ‘baseless’ allegations Friday {10-5-18], after he delivered a scathing speech in Washington claiming Beijing was trying to covertly influence US politics for its own political gain. Pence launched his full-throated attack in a speech to the Hudson Institute, […]
10/2/2018
CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fine print of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a provision that requires any country in the pact to give three months’ notice to other parties if it is entering into trade negotiations with a nonmarket economy, which the U.S. considers China to be. If one country enters into a […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] dimmed the prospects of restarting talks with China any time soon to resolve an escalating trade dispute between the two nations. Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House, Trump said it was ‘too early to talk’ with his counterparts in Beijing on trade. […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] said it was ‘too soon’ for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a deal on trade, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions at the negotiating table…During his remarks, which focused on a new […]
9/28/2018
CHILE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “President Donald Trump met Friday [9-28-18] with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the White House for talks that focused on trade, security and the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Trump welcomed Pinera to the Oval Office days after he imposed financial sanctions on members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle […]
9/28/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China issued a rebuke to the United States on Friday [9-28-18], decrying protectionism and unilateral trade moves that ‘bring damage to all’ in a wide-ranging challenge to President Donald Trump as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly two days after Trump accused […]
9/27/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s accusation of Chinese meddling in upcoming U.S. elections marks a new phase in an escalating pressure campaign against Beijing that Washington is pursuing on multiple fronts, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday [9-27-18]. National security adviser John Bolton, long considered a China hawk, has played a key […]
9/27/2018
CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that they must ‘set the example’ by enforcing sanctions on North Korea as China and Russia suggested the council consider easing the tough measures. China and Russia said the council should reward Pyongyang for […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday [9-26-18] that China is working to interfere in November’s midterm elections with the aim of damaging him politically…The President offered scant details or evidence, which came during a session meant to focus on issues of nonproliferation. He suggested the meddling attempts came as retribution for […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is actually placing propaganda ads in the Des Moines Register and other papers, made to look like news. That’s because we are beating them on Trade, opening markets, and the farmers will make a fortune when this is over! https://t.co/ppdvTX7oz1“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2018 12:26 pm […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump, elaborating on his charge at the United Nations that Beijing is meddling in U.S. elections, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday [9-26-18] that China placed ‘propaganda ads’ made to look like news articles in an Iowa newspaper. ‘China is actually placing propaganda ads in the Des Moines Register […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates Wednesday [9-26-18] for the third time this year as the economy powers ahead, but beyond that the central bank’s outlook has been thrown into confusion by President Donald Trump’s trade battles. For months, top Fed officials such as Chairman Jerome Powell […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-26-18] there was ‘plenty of evidence’ of China trying to meddle in the upcoming U.S. elections and that Beijing wanted him to lose because he had confronted China on trade issues. Asked about his charge of Chinese election meddling in his remarks at the […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/EU/FRANCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “US President Donald Trump was ‘ranting and venting on trade’ to French President Emmanuel Macron during their bilateral meeting Monday [9-24-18] evening, according to a senior diplomatic source. Trump lambasted the European Union for its trade policies, saying it was worse than China — a complaint that the US president made […]
9/24/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “One man will dominate proceedings at the United Nations General Assembly this week: Donald Trump. But the man who has become, in more ways than ever, the most important man in U.N. politics—Chinese President Xi Jinping—won’t be there. While Trump is set to spend three days lecturing other leaders on issues from […]
9/24/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade battles are already triggering economic warnings — and rising danger for Republicans just ahead of the midterm elections. As fresh U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports take effect Monday [9-24-18], surveys show consumers growing increasingly worried about higher prices this fall. Giant retailers such as […]
9/21/2018
CHINA/STEVE BANNON/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s strategy is to make the trade war with China ‘unprecedentedly large’ and ‘unbearably painful’ for Beijing, and he will not back down before victory, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an exclusive interview. Bannon said the aim was not just to force China […]
9/20/2018
CHINA/MILITARY/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The US imposed sanctions Thursday [9-20-18] against China’s military for its purchases of Russian military equipment in a move US officials said is meant to punish Moscow for its ‘malign activities,’ including attacks on American elections…The penalties were applied under a law that requires the US to sanction anyone undertaking significant transactions with […]
9/19/2018
CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration again could not determine where nearly 1,500 immigrant children were over a three-month period this year, the second time in less than a year that it admitted it had lost track of hundreds of undocumented children released from US custody. The findings were released on Tuesday [9-18-18] by a […]
9/19/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is confident that the United States is winning its trade war with China. But on both sides of the Pacific, a bleaker recognition is taking hold: The world’s two largest economies are in the opening stages of a new economic Cold War, one that could persist well after Mr. […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has hit back at President Donald Trump by announcing new trade tariffs on $60bn of US goods. It comes after the US slapped duties on $200bn of Chinese imports to take effect from next Monday [9-24-18], escalating its trade war with Beijing. China will target goods such as liquefied natural […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/GOP/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As expected, the White House on Monday [9-17-18] slapped 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion more in Chinese exports to the U.S.. The levies would jump to 25 percent (Trump’s preferred number) on Jan 1. The president, however, continues to either not understand how tariffs actually work or deliberately mislead people […]
9/18/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..China has been taking advantage of the United States on Trade for many years. They also know that I am the one that knows how to stop it. There will be great and fast economic retaliation against China if our farmers, ranchers and/or industrial workers are targeted!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/18/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/ELECTION/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has openly stated that they are actively trying to impact and change our election by attacking our farmers, ranchers and industrial workers because of their loyalty to me. What China does not understand is that these people are great patriots and fully understand that…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2018 […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-18-18] threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of trying to sway the U.S. election by targeting farmers. Trump made the accusations in a pair of Twitter posts as the two sides launched […]
9/18/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war between the United States and China just got a lot bigger after both sides announced their broadest waves of tariffs yet. The latest exchange of fire means the two economic superpowers will soon have imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion of goods. And analysts say the battle […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Monday [9-17-18] that the United States will impose a 10 percent duty on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports as of next week, quickly escalating a trade war that has hit broad swaths of the global economy…Trump’s latest announcement brings the total amount of Chinese goods […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “TRUMP TO ESCALATE CHINESE TARIFFS: President Donald Trump plans to proceed with duties on roughly $200 billion more Chinese goods as soon as today, a move that likely will escalate a protracted trade battle between the world’s two largest economies. The White House will announce a 10 percent tariff on the […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s economic slowdown, escalated his trade war with Beijing on Monday [9-17-18], saying the United States would impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods and was prepared to tax all imports. Mr. Trump, in a statement released late Monday, showed no sign […]
9/14/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump may believe that China will eventually wave the white flag in a trade war, but his posture is inviting only more resistance from Beijing, where skepticism of his administration’s ability to negotiate in good faith is growing…The question was raised just before China announced that it would […]
9/13/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Wall Street Journal has it wrong, we are under no pressure to make a deal with China, they are under pressure to make a deal with us. Our markets are surging, theirs are collapsing. We will soon be taking in Billions in Tariffs & making products at home. If we meet, […]
9/12/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After months of waging a behind-the-scenes war against President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs that have escalated far beyond what business groups once imagined, more than 60 U.S. industry groups are launching a coalition on Wednesday [9-12-18] to take the fight public. Emergence of the group, Americans for Free Trade, comes after […]
9/11/2018
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As a candidate, Donald Trump railed against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, rattling manufacturers who preach free trade. Shortly after the election, Trump announced a 35 percent tax on companies that moved jobs overseas. And now, Trump shows little sign of backing off an escalating trade war, using the blunt instrument of […]
9/9/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the U.S. sells a car into China, there is a tax of 25%. If China sells a car into the U.S., there is a tax of 2%. Does anybody think that is FAIR? The days of the U.S. being ripped-off by other nations is OVER!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, […]
9/9/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Ford has abruptly killed a plan to sell a Chinese-made small vehicle in the U.S. because of the prospect of higher U.S. Tariffs.’ CNBC. This is just the beginning. This car can now be BUILT IN THE U.S.A. and Ford will pay no tariffs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2018 8:49 […]
9/8/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Apple prices may increase because of the massive Tariffs we may be imposing on China – but there is an easy solution where there would be ZERO tax, and indeed a tax incentive. Make your products in the United States instead of China. Start building new plants now. Exciting! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, […]
9/7/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened China with another round of punishing tariffs on Friday [9-7-18], saying he was prepared to tax essentially all Chinese goods imported into the United States if Beijing did not change its trade practices. The threat comes as the administration prepares to move forward with another round of tariffs […]
9/7/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US president Donald Trump has threatened to intensify his trade war with China, warning he could impose tariffs on almost all its imports. He said he could move ‘very soon’ to impose tariffs on $200bn (£155bn) worth of products with taxes on another $267bn ‘ready to go on short notice.’ If […]
9/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four major tech companies have sent a last minute letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative asking to be exempted from a possible new round of tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. The companies, Dell, (DVMT) Cisco (CSCO), Juniper Networks (JNPR)and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), are worried the […]
9/6/2018
CHINA/EU/GERMANY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “German industrial orders fell unexpectedly in July on weak foreign demand, data showed on Thursday [9-6-18], in a further sign that factories in Europe’s largest economy are feeling the bite of U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies. The Federal Statistics Office said contracts for ‘Made in Germany’ goods were down […]
9/5/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to previews of Bob Woodward’s new book, ‘Fear,’ former top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn headed off President Trump’s efforts to withdraw from both the U.S.-South Korea trade deal and NAFTA by simply removing the notices from his desk before he could sign them. ‘I can stop this,’ Cohn […]
9/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-5-18] that the United States was not yet ready to come to an agreement over trade disputes with China but he said talks would continue. The world’s two largest economies have slapped tariffs on $50 billion of each other’s goods in a tit-for-tat trade […]
9/4/2018
CHINA/INDIA/MIKE POMPEO/PAKISTAN/TRUMP PEOPLE:“US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will talk tough on terrorism to Pakistan and attempt to strengthen his country’s links with India during what is likely to be a difficult and potentially testing visit to South Asia beginning Wednesday [9-5-18]. The visit comes as the US tilts away from Pakistan, while deepening strategic […]
9/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States could impose tariffs on roughly half of all Chinese goods entering the country by the end of the week. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could go into effect as soon as Friday [9-7-18] when a public comment period on the taxes concludes. […]
8/31/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To the long list of reproachful replies to President Trump’s social media commentary, add an editorial from a Chinese state media outlet, which called his recent tweets on China ‘messages from some alternative universe.’ The China Daily, an English-language state-run publication, said in the editorial published late Thursday [8-30-18] that presidential […]
8/29/2018
CHINA/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An FBI official said Wednesday [8-29-18] the bureau has not found any evidence to back up a claim made by a conservative news organization and spread by President Donald Trump that Hillary Clinton’s private email server was hacked by a Chinese-owned company. ‘The FBI has not found any evidence the servers […]
8/29/2018
CHINA/JAPAN/MILITARY/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…of money on joint U.S.-South Korea war games. Besides, the President can instantly start the joint exercises again with South Korea, and Japan, if he so chooses. If he does, they will be far bigger than ever before. As for the U.S.–China trade disputes, and other…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, […]
8/29/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE President Donald J. Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government. At the same time, we also know that China is providing North Korea with…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 […]
8/29/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…differences, they will be resolved in time by President Trump and China’s great President Xi Jinping. Their relationship and bond remain very strong.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2018 4:23 pm […]
8/29/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/NORTH KOREA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [8-29-18] tried to make China the scapegoat for his stalled diplomacy with North Korea, accusing it of undermining the American-led pressure campaign against Pyongyang because of an escalating trade dispute with the United States. In a series of late-afternoon tweets, issued under the headline ‘Statement From […]
8/28/2018
CHINA/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hillary Clinton’s Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all of their other missteps (Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr, FISA, Dirty Dossier etc.), their credibility will be forever gone!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2018 […]
8/28/2018
2016 ELECTION/CHINA/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday [8-29-18] China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information…Trump said in an earlier tweet on Tuesday [8-28-18] night: ‘China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private Email Server. Are […]
8/28/2018
CHINA/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Report just out: ‘China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private Email Server.’ Are they sure it wasn’t Russia (just kidding!)? What are the odds that the FBI and DOJ are right on top of this? Actually, a very big story. Much classified information!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 28, 2018 8:16 pm […]
8/24/2018
CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [8-24-18] asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel an upcoming trip to North Korea, saying on Twitter that the United States has not made ‘sufficient progress’ on nuclear talks with the country in what appeared to be his first admission that the discussions […]
8/24/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Additionally, because of our much tougher Trading stance with China, I do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were (despite the UN Sanctions which are in place)…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2018 12:36 pm […]
8//24/2018
CHINA/MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Secretary Pompeo looks forward to going to North Korea in the near future, most likely after our Trading relationship with China is resolved. In the meantime I would like to send my warmest regards and respect to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/23/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A restart of trade talks between the United States and China ended on Thursday [8-23-18] with little sign of progress as Washington moved ahead with additional tariffs and President Trump met with legislators to discuss a new law aimed at curbing Chinese investment. The bilateral talks, while low level, were the […]
8/22/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The video released by the Chinese state media thanks President Trump for helping make China stronger. It shows him in unflattering poses, his brow furrowed and his mouth agape. Its sarcastic title: ‘Thanks Mr. Trump, you are GREAT!’ As a trade war between China and the United States escalates, Chinese news outlets […]
8/22/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced another crackdown on Wednesday [8-22-18] on opioids, targeting doctors and drug dealers alike in cases that spanned physicians’ offices in Ohio, drugmakers in China and online black markets…His announcement came a week after President Trump asked Mr. Sessions during a cabinet meeting at the White House […]
8/20/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the United States and China prepare to resume fractious trade talks this week, executives from American companies flocked to Washington on Monday [8-20-18] to warn the Trump administration that imposing tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods would cripple their businesses and raise prices on everything from bicycles […]
8/20/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is outrageous that Poisonous Synthetic Heroin Fentanyl comes pouring into the U.S. Postal System from China. We can, and must, END THIS NOW! The Senate should pass the STOP ACT – and firmly STOP this poison from killing our children and destroying our country. No more delay!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/18/2018
CHINA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “All of the fools that are so focused on looking only at Russia should start also looking in another direction, China. But in the end, if we are smart, tough and well prepared, we will get along with everyone!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 18, 2018 6:46 am […]
8/14/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s leaders have sought to project confidence in the face of President Trump’s tariffs and trade threats. But as it becomes clear that a protracted trade war with the United States may be unavoidable, there are growing signs of unease inside the Communist political establishment. In recent days, officials from the […]
8/13/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/JOHN MCCCAIN/MILITARY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday [8-13-18] that authorizes military spending and includes watered-down controls on U.S. government contracts with China’s ZTE Corp and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Trump signed the law at the U.S. Army’s Fort Drum base in upstate New York on […]
8/8/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over a dinner of beef tenderloin and lobster tail at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, President Donald Trump on Tuesday [8-7-18] night unleashed a rant about China as corporate executives listened on. The president entertained a group of 15 CEOs and senior White House staff at a dinner in […]
8/5/2018
CHINA/INFRASTRUCTURE/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Several U.S. senators are pressing the Trump administration to detail what it is doing to deal with Beijing’s financing of international infrastructure projects that have left many countries indebted to China and potentially in need of bailouts. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, […]
8/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….China, which is for the first time doing poorly against us, is spending a fortune on ads and P.R. trying to convince and scare our politicians to fight me on Tariffs- because they are really hurting their economy. Likewise other countries. We are Winning, but must be strong!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Tariffs are working far better than anyone ever anticipated. China market has dropped 27% in last 4months, and they are talking to us. Our market is stronger than ever, and will go up dramatically when these horrible Trade Deals are successfully renegotiated. America First…….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2018 2:47 pm […]
8/2/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. turned up the heat Wednesday [7-1-18] on China, with the Trump administration threatening to more than double proposed tariffs on imports while Congress passed a defense bill designed to restrict Beijing’s economic and military activity. The moves come as Beijing and Washington have failed to ease an escalating trade […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/MILITARY/RUSSIA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Congress is sending President Donald Trump legislation that would force technology companies to disclose if they allowed countries like China and Russia to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military. The legislation, part of the Pentagon’s spending bill, was drafted after a Reuters investigation last year […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House, looking to ratchet up trade pressure on China, is expected to announced today that it is more than doubling the size of the proposed tariffs to 25% from 10% on $200 billion of Chinese imports, industry sources said. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said there would be a […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/SANCTIONS/SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate passed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday [8-1-18], backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military and sidestepping a potential battle with the White House over technology from major Chinese firms. The Senate voted 87-10 for the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, or […]
8/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. administration will give an update on its planned tariffs on goods from China later on Wednesday [8-1-18], White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said following reports that President Donald Trump was considering increasing the rate from 10 percent to 25 percent…The U.S. Trade Representative’s office has scheduled a media call at […]
7/26/2018
CHINA/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to travel here later on Thursday [7-26-18] to visit a steel mill that the White House says benefited from his tough trade moves against China and other steel exporters, a day after he temporarily averted a trade war with the European Union. Mr. Trump’s visit to the Granite […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is targeting our farmers, who they know I love & respect, as a way of getting me to continue allowing them to take advantage of the U.S. They are being vicious in what will be their failed attempt. We were being nice – until now! China made $517 Billion on us […]
7/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday [7-25-18] of targeting American farmers in a ‘vicious’ way and using them as leverage to get concessions on trade a day after the administration announced a $12 billion farm aid package. China and other top U.S. trade partners zeroed in on American farmers […]
7/22/2018
CHINA/EU/G20/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The finance ministers and central bankers of the G-20 group of countries ended their meeting here with little progress on resolving global trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with the U.S. and EU both insisting their conditions for trade talks must be met. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies and continued to criticize the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates, saying those moves are putting the United States at a disadvantage. In a flurry of early-morning Twitter posts, Mr. Trump complained that the Fed’s rate increases and a […]
7/20/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/GOP/SANCTION/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican lawmakers backed away from a plan to reinstate stiff penalties on Chinese telecom firm ZTE, handing a win to President Trump, who had personally intervened to save the Beijing company. Congressional leaders removed a provision, tucked into a military policy bill, that would have stopped the Trump administration from lifting penalties […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate and House negotiators removed from a must-pass defense bill a legislative attempt to undo President’s Donald Trump’s deal with Beijing to save Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. , which has been deemed a sanctions violator and a threat to national security by U.S. officials, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve Friday [7-20-18], saying in a tweet that its efforts to raise short-term interest rates hurt the U.S. economic expansion, and he accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies to hurt the U.S. on trade. The tweets came shortly […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement on a must-pass defense bill cut from the legislation a measure that would have made it harder for the president to undo sanctions slapped on China’s ZTE Corp (0763.HK), a top Democrat in the Senate said on Friday [7-20-18]. Lawmakers from both parties have been at […]
7/20/2018
CHINA/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, the European Union and others have been manipulating their currencies and interest rates lower, while the U.S. is raising rates while the dollars gets stronger and stronger with each passing day – taking away our big competitive edge. As usual, not a level playing field…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 20, 2018 […]
7/19/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress is poised to enact the first major changes in a decade to the U.S.’s process for vetting foreign investment following a bruising battle among lawmakers and some of the country’s biggest companies. Negotiators from the Senate and the House of Representatives reached a deal on the final text of a […]
7/12/2018
CHINA/ENERGY/NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration asked a United Nations panel this week to ban oil-product sales to North Korea for the rest of the year, calling out China and Russia for exports Washington alleges have often been in violation of the international body’s sanctions against Pyongyang, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
7/11/2018
CHINA/ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence begins a campaign swing through the Midwest on Wednesday [7-11-18] designed to fire up the base in three battleground House districts. But there’s also a secondary mission: damage control. In the face of a trade war that intensified just four days ago, Pence is quietly setting up […]