AGRICULTURE/CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Here in the largest soybean-producing county in the country, a snowy winter has left North Dakota farmers like Robert Runck with time on their hands before spring planting — time they have spent stewing over how much they stand to lose if President Trump starts a trade war with China…Stern warnings are […]
Category: China
4/18/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A South Korean official said Seoul could push for a more permanent peace agreement on the Korean Peninsula, potentially involving the U.S. and China, to replace the armistice that ended the Korean War. Such a move could pave the way for a deal to end the standoff over North Korea’s […]
4/16/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. is examining ways to retaliate against Beijing’s restrictions on U.S. providers of cloud computing and other high-tech services, effectively opening a new front on its trade offensive against China. According to individuals familiar with the administration’s thinking, the U.S. trade representative’s office is putting together a fresh trade complaint, […]
4/16/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps raising interest rates. Not acceptable!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 16, 2018 7:31 am […]
4/13/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In the Oval Office on Tuesday [4-10-18], as fears of a trade war with China roiled markets and panicked American farmers and lawmakers, Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s new top economic adviser, scored what passes for a major coup in a White House whipsawed by angry presidential tweets. He helped get […]
4/13/2018
CHINA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The images could not have provided a greater contrast. At one point on the globe, a nation’s leader in military fatigues, overseeing its largest display of naval power ever, and in waters that are at the heart of a regional territorial dispute. At another, a besieged president waylaid by seemingly endless domestic […]
4/12/2018
ASIA/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump directed two of his top aides to study the possibility of re-engaging in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said in an interview Thursday [4-12-18]. The move would be a huge policy swing for Trump, a free-trade skeptic who walked away from the massive trade […]
4/11/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “President Trump’s fusillade of tweets about Syria, Russia and China this week set a new standard for contradictory and inconsistent positions in Mr. Trump’s approach to war, trade and relations with adversaries. The president promised never to telegraph military action against an enemy, yet all but showcased a coming missile strike […]
4/11/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is seeking to blunt domestic opposition to its trade policies with a relief package for farmers affected by the U.S. trade spat with China, say officials involved in the discussions. The aid package, which could climb into the billions of dollars, is still being developed. Agriculture and congressional […]
4/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very thankful for President Xi of China’s kind words on tariffs and automobile barriers…also, his enlightenment on intellectual property and technology transfers. We will make great progress together!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 10, 2018 1:30 pm […]
4/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very thankful for President Xi of China’s kind words on tarrifs and automobile barriers…also, his enlightenment on intellectual property and technology transfers. We will make great progress together!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 10, 2018, 12:51 pm […]
4/9/2018
CHINA/EU/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One is a good customer, a military ally and an old friend, although lately its behavior has been erratic. The other is also a good customer, and despite a few spats and some lingering mistrust, it’s getting to be a more lucrative and dependable business partner all the time. Which side […]
4/9/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [4-9-18] promised relief to U.S. farmers caught up in his administration’s burgeoning trade dispute with China…China last week said it would levy penalties on U.S. soybeans, sorghum and other agricultural products, hours after the Trump administration unveiled plans to impose tariffs of 25% on Chinese products […]
4/9/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%. Does that sound like free or fair trade. No, it sounds […]
4/8/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After threatening to slap China with new tariffs, Trump administration officials on Sunday [4-8-18] softened some of the rhetoric, noting that the penalties aren’t imminent and there is ample time to work out a deal and step back from a possible trade war. President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-5-18] signaled an escalation […]
4/7/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump moves to fulfill one of the central promises of his campaign — to get tough on an ascendant China — he faces a potential rebellion from a core constituency: farmers and other agricultural producers who could suffer devastating losses in a trade war. Mr. Trump’s threat to impose […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Trump defended his pugnacious approach to trade policy on Friday [4-6-18], just hours after he doubled down on a White House plan to punish China by threatening to levy tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports…But the United States has said it will take its complaint about Chinese […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Friday [4-6-18] that he’s willing to suffer some short-term losses in the stock market in order to get favorable trade with China, as he escalates his threats to impose tariffs on Chinese goods…The stock market — which has been up and down all week on news of trade […]
4/6/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stocks ended the week the way they began it: tumbling as investors worry that tariffs and harsh words between the U.S. and China will touch off a trade war that derails the global economy. That came with the U.S. considering duties on an additional $100 billion in goods imported from China. […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow apparently didn’t get much advance notice of President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports. Asked by reporters Friday [4-6-18] when he first learned of the president’s decision to instruct his top trade official to consider the new […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China vowed strong retaliation if the U.S. imposes newly threatened tariffs on Chinese goods and ruled out engaging in negotiations while Washington is escalating the pressure on Beijing over trade. President Donald Trump’s announcement late Thursday [4-5-18] that he was considering penalties on an additional $100 billion in Chinese goods brought […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s tough policy on China trade took shape in a White House meeting last August—and at the center was an often-overlooked man. Decades of quiet negotiations had gotten nowhere, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told senior White House advisers and cabinet officials gathered in the Roosevelt Room…U.S. Ambassador […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Liu He, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, came to Washington in late February, he was expected to make arrangements for restarting trade talks that President Donald Trump had put on ice. But just as Liu arrived, the Trump administration announced global steel and aluminum tariffs aimed at […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China, which is a great economic power, is considered a Developing Nation within the World Trade Organization. They therefore get tremendous perks and advantages, especially over the U.S. Does anybody think this is fair. We were badly represented. The WTO is unfair to U.S.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2018 9:32 am […]
4/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who repr…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 6, 2018 6:29 am […]
4/5/2018
CANADA/CHINA/MEXICO/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After months of fraught negotiations and stalled talks, the Trump administration is aiming to announce a preliminary deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement this month, moving to resolve one trading conflict as a separate clash with China looms. A final agreement is far from guaranteed, but the White House is […]
4/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s leaders sound supremely confident that they can win a trade war with President Trump. The state news media has depicted him as a reckless bully intent on undermining the global trading system, while presenting the Chinese government as a fair-minded champion of free trade. And China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has […]
4/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s tit-for-tat with Beijing over potential tariffs has ushered in a high-stakes standoff over the future of trade between the world’s two largest economies. The combatants will now follow a timeline stretching over the next half year, during which the two sides will seek to negotiate a new normal. President […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, is critical of the Trump administration’s tariffs… He says the tariffs could affect Missouri’s ability to export food abroad, and the U.S. should instead focus on pursuing trade cases it already has against China with the World Trade Organization. The American Soybean Association, a […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/STEVE BANNON/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and 2016 campaign CEO, had a fiery response on Wednesday [4-4-18] to Wall Street’s dim view of Trump’s trade actions against China…Bannon, who maintains ties to the White House, said Trump’s recent moves to impose tariffs are a signal to the Chinese that […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-4-18] tried to tamp down economic anxieties over tariffs recently announced by China and the United States…On Tuesday [4-3-18], the Trump administration published a list of about 1,300 Chinese exports — worth about $50 billion annually — that it intends to target with 25% tariffs. China responded […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China stepped up its trade fight with the U.S., retaliating against proposed tariffs on Chinese goods by targeting high-value American exports, from airplanes to soybeans, in a tactic Beijing officials say is meant to secure a truce. Hours after the Trump administration unveiled plans to impose tariffs of 25% on Chinese […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When you’re already $500 Billion DOWN, you can’t lose!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, 2018 8:20 am […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!” -Donald […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “U.S. President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday [4-4-18] that the United States was in a trade war with China, hours after Beijing slapped tariffs on a list of U.S. imports in retaliation for similar duties levied by the White House one day earlier. ‘We are not in a trade war with […]
4/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-4-18] insisted the United States is ‘not in a trade war with China,’ even as the Chinese government moved to impose new tariffs on imports of U.S. soybeans, cars, aircraft and chemicals in retaliation for tariffs Trump slapped on China in late March. As worries grew […]
4/3/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/FDA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on thousands of Chinese-manufactured products would target dozens of key products used by drugmakers, as well as medical devices including pacemakers and artificial joints. The 25 percent tariff would be placed on raw ingredients for drugs such as insulin used by diabetics, the anti-allergic-reaction drug epinephrine, as […]
4/3/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The so-called ‘Trump rally’ has morphed into a presidential plunge. The total paper gain of U.S. stocks since Election Day has been sliced from $8.7 trillion at the market’s Jan. 26 all-time high to $5.7 trillion after Tuesday’s rebound on Wall Street, according to Wilshire Associates. In a span of nine weeks, […]
4/3/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The warning from China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, came after Beijing slapped tariffs on $3 billion worth of US exports including fruit, pork and steel pipes. Those measures were in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum from China and other countries. But Trump has […]
4/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week will unveil a list of advanced technology Chinese imports targeted for U.S. tariffs to punish Beijing over technology transfer policies, a move expected to intensify trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. U.S. tariffs on $50 billion to $60 billion worth of annual imports is expected […]
4/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese government hit back Monday [4-2-18] at President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum by acting on a threat to put tariffs as high as 25 percent on imports of 128 American-made products, including pork and seamless steel pipes. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce indicated that the tariffs, which it first […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s rosy outlook at the prospect of meeting with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un is about to hit a wall of hard truths erected by US allies, outside experts and officials within his administration. Trump reacted to Kim’s surprise meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping early on Wednesday […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The date for their meeting is still not set, but when President Donald Trump finally meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, the specter of China will also be in the room, a potent signal to the American President that the young reclusive leader has support for his cause from the region’s […]
3/18/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Treasury Department is planning to use laws designed to address national emergencies to block Chinese firms from acquiring advanced U.S. technology, part of a Trump administration initiative to thwart what it sees as Beijing’s efforts to give itself an economic and military edge, according to administration officials. The Trump […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Received message last night from XI JINPING of China that his meeting with KIM JONG UN went very well and that KIM looks forward to his meeting with me. In the meantime, and unfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 5:16am […]
3/28/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [3-28-18] that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looked forward to meeting with him, indicating the planned landmark talks between the isolated Asian leader and Republican president will go forward…After two days of speculation, China announced on Wednesday that Kim had visited Beijing […]
3/27/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since the days of the Nixon administration nearly 50 years ago, American policy has aimed to steer China out of its isolation to prosper in the global market economy. There needn’t be conflict between the established superpower and the emerging giant, the best strategic minds argued. As it grew rich, they […]
3/26/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and the U.S. have quietly started negotiating to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets, after a week filled with harsh words from both sides over Washington’s threat to use tariffs to address trade imbalances, people with knowledge of the matter said. The talks, which cover wide areas including financial […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Wall Street stocks were lower on Friday, after market fell in Europe and Asia, as investors weighed a brewing trade war between China and the United States that could hobble an otherwise healthy global economy. Markets in New York began the day higher, but began slipping through the morning. By midday all three […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “In a tit-for-tat trade battle with the United States, China’s response has so far been restrained. But that is with good reason: As it waits to see how far President Trump plans to go in imposing sweeping tariffs on China, Beijing knows that it has more effective weapons in its arsenal. […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stocks around the world plunged Friday [3-23-18] as investors feared that a trade conflict between the U.S. and China, the biggest economies in the world, would escalate. A second day of big losses pushed U.S. stocks to their worst week in two years. As of Friday afternoon, China’s only response to […]
3/22/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said the U.S. is planning to levy tariffs on about $60 billion of imports from China, as well as impose restrictions on technology transfers and acquisitions by Beijing to pressure China to curtail what the U.S. considers unfair trading and investment practices… Mr. Trump made the announcement Thursday […]
3/21/2018
CHINA/GOP/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ trade policies took a bashing Wednesday [3-21-18] from free-trade House Republicans, angry and fearful about the prospect of global retaliation and how the policies are playing back home. From the uncertainty caused by NAFTA renegotiations, to his imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum, to his […]
3/21/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is looking at tariffs and investment restrictions as a way to pressure China to strengthen protection of American intellectual property, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told House lawmakers worried about a brewing trade war. A decision on penalties will come in “the very near future,” Mr. Lighthizer said […]
3/21/2018
CHINA/CONGRESS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, along with his actions to crack down on China’s trade practices, are further scrambling traditional alliances in Congress, drawing praise from some leading Democrats but worrying many Republicans who are pressuring the president and his trade team to minimize the impact of the actions…During […]
3/16/2018
CHINA/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s proposed crackdown on China’s trade practices could hit one sector where the U.S. runs a big trade surplus: higher education. The White House is considering limiting visas to Chinese students as part of a broad package of measures targeting Beijing, which the U.S. accuses of violating intellectual-property laws […]
3/15/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAIWAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has not decided whether he will sign legislation that would allow U.S. officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts, the White House said on Thursday, as China repeated its opposition. The legislation, approved by both chambers of the U.S. Congress, has angered China, which regularly […]
3/15/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is putting together a package of anti-China measures, including tariffs on at least an annual $30 billion of Chinese imports, to pressure Beijing to end requirements that U.S. companies transfer technology to Chinese firms. According to a White House official and people briefed on administration deliberations, the measures […]
3/13/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [3-12-18] blocked Broadcom Ltd.’s $117 billion hostile bid for Qualcomm Inc., capping a remarkable series of moves by the Trump administration reflecting officials’ concerns about an intensifying arms race between the U.S. and China over advanced technologies. While Broadcom is a Singapore-based company, the U.S. […]
3/11/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN AFFAIRS/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES: “China removed presidential term limits from its constitution on Sunday [3-10-18], giving President Xi Jinping the right to remain in office indefinitely, and confirming his status as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong died more than 40 years ago.” – Ben Blanchard and Christian Shepherd, “China allows Xi to remain […]
3/10/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese President XI JINPING and I spoke at length about the meeting with KIM JONG UN of North Korea. President XI told me he appreciates that the U.S. is working to solve the problem diplomatically rather than going with the ominous alternative. China continues to be helpful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/10/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese President XI JINPING and I spoke at length about the meeting with KIM JONG UN of North Korea. President XI told me he appreciates that the U.S. is working to solve the problem diplomatically rather than going with the ominous alternative. China continues to be helpful!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/9/2018
AUSTRALIA/CHINA/JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From Japan and South Korea to Australia and Europe, officials lined up on Friday [3-9-18] to seek exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports, while Chinese producers called on Beijing to retaliate in kind. … South Korea, the third largest steel exporter to the United […]
3/8/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday [3-7-18] that Washington had asked Beijing for a $1 billion reduction—less than 0.3% of the countries’ annual trade gap or around one day’s worth of the trade imbalance. His tweet was off by $99 billion. … It is unclear how feasible the deficit-reduction goal is […]
3/8/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is asking Beijing for a plan to cut the annual U.S. trade deficit with China by $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday [3-7-18] that Washington had asked Beijing for a $1 billion reduction—less than 0.3% of the countries’ annual […]
3/7/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS: “China has been asked to develop a plan for the year of a One Billion Dollar reduction in their massive Trade Deficit with the United States. Our relationship with China has been a very good one, and we look forward to seeing what ideas they come back with. We must act soon!” -Donald […]
3/7/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. isn’t the only country that has a chip on its shoulder about trade. When it comes to China, so do countless others. For President Donald Trump, this could be an opportunity to lead a coalition against China’s predatory trade behavior. Instead, he is threatening trade war with the countries […]
3/4/2018
CHINA/ FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The comment was made behind closed doors, and appeared to be in jest: President Trump told donors on Saturday [3-3-18] that China’s president, Xi Jinping, was now ‘president for life,’ and added: ‘I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll want to give that a shot someday.’ … On Saturday evening, at the annual Gridiron dinner in […]
2/25/2018
CANADA/CHINA/COMMERCE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China is the main target of possible tough new United States trade measures against low-priced imports of steel and aluminum. But the sanctions threaten to ensnare America’s closest allies, particularly Canada. Earlier this month, the Commerce Department declared the steel and aluminum imports a national security threat, and President Trump must […]
2/21/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/CHINA/PAKISTAN/SAUDI ARABIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saudi Arabia joined Turkey and China in a move to block a U.S.-led attempt this week to place Pakistan on an international terror-financing watch list, according to officials involved in the process, in a rare disagreement between Riyadh and the Trump administration. Saudi Arabia’s move on behalf of Pakistan came […]
2/18/2018
2016 ELECTION/CHINA/RUSSIA: “I never said Russia did not meddle in the election, I said ‘it may be Russia, or China or another country or group, or it may be a 400 pound genius sitting in bed and playing with his computer.’ The Russian ‘hoax’ was that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia – it never […]
2/16/2018
CHINA/SEC/TRADE DEALS: “U.S. regulators rejected a bid by a Chinese-linked consortium to take over the Chicago Stock Exchange, extinguishing an ambitious dream of starting an international listing venue from a minuscule market. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision ends a process that lasted two years and took place in the crucible of a presidential campaign […]
2/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “China is showing a willingness to push back against mounting trade pressure from the Trump administration, filing challenges to new U.S. tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the World Trade Organization. The petitions submitted to the global commerce arbiter on Tuesday [2-6-18] argue that the tariffs ‘are not consistent’ […]
2/1/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/REX TILLERSON/RUSSIA/STATE: “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson criticized Chinese and Russian attempts to expand footholds in Latin America as the chief U.S. diplomat prepared to embark Thursday on a visit to the region… Mr. Tillerson took particular aim at China and criticized what he described as Beijing’s unfair trading practices… China is the largest […]
1/29/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS: “Lawmakers are moving to stanch the flow of U.S. technology to foreign investors, creating potential problems for a number of American companies that have bet big on partnering with China. The Senate and House, with the backing of the White House, are working on bipartisan legislation to broaden the authority of the […]
1/29/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY: “Lawmakers are moving to crack down on the flow of U.S. technology to foreign investors, creating potential problems for a number of American companies that have bet big on partnering with China. The Senate and House, with the backing of the White House, are working on bipartisan legislation to broaden the authority of […]
1/29/2018
CHINA/FCC: “The top U.S. communications regulator on Monday [1-29-18] said he opposed an idea by some security officials to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls by having the government build and run a national, super-fast 5G wireless network… Three of the other four FCC commissioners also said Monday they oppose nationalizing […]
1/25/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/JAMES MATTIS/NAVY/VIETNAM: “In a move likely to irritate China, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will probably visit Vietnam in March for the first time since the war, U.S. and Vietnamese officials said Thursday [1-25-18]. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his Vietnamese counterpart discussed a plan for a carrier visit to Da Nang in March, […]
1/24/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s top sanctions envoy pressed China in high-level meetings this week to deliver on commitments to expel North Korean agents helping finance Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs. Sigal Mandelker, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, urged Chinese officials in Beijing to comply with obligations under […]
1/23/2018
CHINA/INDONESIA/JAMES MATTIS/NATIONAL SECURITY: “U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis pushed for more extensive security ties Tuesday [1-23-18] with strategically located Indonesia, part of new drive to shore up Southeast Asian countries against intimidation by China in the South China Sea. Mr. Mattis is making a short tour that will also take him to Vietnam, days […]
1/22/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Monday it would impose new trade barriers aimed at protecting domestic makers of solar panels and washing machines from a recent surge of cheap imports. The moves begin what Trump aides say will be a year of tougher trade actions, aimed in particular against China… Specifically, […]
1/19/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/RUSSIA: “The United States is switching its priority to countering Chinese and Russian military might after almost two decades of focusing on the fight against terrorism, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday [1-19-18], unveiling a national defense strategy that Pentagon officials say will provide a blueprint for years to come. The new strategy echoes […]
1/18/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Much of the world has soured on American leadership since President Trump took office, a loss of faith that has opened up opportunities for other countries like China, Russia and Germany to assert themselves on the international stage, according to an extensive new survey of people living around the globe. Just […]
1/16/2018
CHINA/CIA/LEGAL/NATIONAL SECURITY: “A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested Monday [1-15-18] on charges of unlawfully retaining classified information, and U.S. officials familiar with the matter said he was suspected of providing information that helped the Chinese government identify U.S. informants in that country. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53 years old, who worked for the […]
1/15/2018
CHINA/DEFENSE/FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA: “The Pentagon is planning to develop two new sea-based nuclear weapons to respond to Russia and China’s growing military capabilities, according to a sweeping Defense Department review of nuclear strategy. The planned move has ignited a broad debate over future U.S. nuclear strategy at a time when the nation also faces the […]
1/15/2018
CHINA/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSNER: “U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, that Wendi Deng Murdoch, a prominent Chinese-American businesswoman, could be using her close friendship with Mr. Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, to further the interests of the Chinese government, according to people familiar […]
1/12/2018
CANADA/CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Friday [1-12-18] targeted markets in Russia, China and other countries—including a Chinese mall in Canada—for allegedly turning a blind eye to the sale of counterfeit goods and other intellectual-property violations. The ‘notorious markets’ list, published by the U.S. trade representative’s office, names online or physical marketplaces […]
1/12/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China reported its largest-ever annual trade surplus with the U.S. last year while its overall imbalance with the world shrank, potentially strengthening the Trump administration’s case for tougher penalties and other trade actions against Beijing. A global recovery led by the U.S. provided a shot in the arm for Chinese exporters […]
1/12/2018
ARMY/CHINA/CYBERWAR: “The U.S. Army said it removed surveillance cameras made by a Chinese state-backed manufacturer from a domestic military base, while a congressional committee plans to hold a hearing this month into whether small businesses face cybersecurity risks from using the equipment. Fort Leonard Wood, an Army base in Missouri’s Ozarks, replaced five cameras on […]
1/10/2018
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/PAKISTAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senior Pakistani officials warned that the U.S. suspension of security aid announced last week will push their country closer to China, Washington’s main rival for influence in Asia, as regional alliances realign… China has already invested heavily in a relationship that is redefining the balance of power in Asia, anchored by […]
12/29/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Beijing and Washington clashed over a U.S. push to blacklist cargo ships for violating international sanctions against North Korea, including one vessel South Korea said it seized after an illegal transfer of oil. The confrontation, playing out in jockeying at the United Nations, comes amid an escalating war of words […]
12/28/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China said on Thursday [12-28-17] that it would temporarily exempt foreign companies from paying tax on their earnings, a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code. There is, however, a catch: To be eligible, foreign companies must […]
12/28/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA: “Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 11:24am […]
12/18/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Trump presented a blueprint for the country’s national security on Monday [12-18-17] that warns of a treacherous world in which the United States faces rising threats from an emboldened Russia and China, as well as from what it calls rogue governments, like North Korea and Iran. To […]
12/18/2017
CHINA/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will put his domestic economic and trade policies at the heart of a new national-security strategy that depicts the world as one of heightened rivalries and potentially dangerous competition. The new strategy, with an emphasis on confronting unfair trade practices and precluding rivals from stealing American technology, […]
12/17/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/REX TILLERSON/STATE: “Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson let slip last week a few tantalizing details about one of the nation’s most secret military contingency plans: how the United States would try to race inside North Korea to seize its nuclear weapons if it ever saw evidence that Kim Jong-un’s government was collapsing. […]
12/1/2017
CHINA/ENERGY [ALT]/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With President Trump vowing to get tougher on trade, troubled American makers of everything from steel tubing and aluminum foil to washing machines have lined up to ask Washington for protection from foreign rivals. But Mr. Trump’s first big international trade fight could be over solar panels. Major manufacturers in […]
12/1/2017
CANADA/CHINA/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS: “Canada is pursuing expanded trade with China as part of a pivot to Asia that comes as significant differences cast a shadow over negotiations to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to arrive in China on Sunday [12-3-17] for a trip that will include stops in […]
11/30/2017
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese Envoy, who just returned from North Korea, seems to have had no impact on Little Rocket Man. Hard to believe his people, and the military, put up with living in such horrible conditions. Russia and China condemned the launch.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 30, 2017 07:25am […]
11/29/2017
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke to President XI JINPING of China concerning the provocative actions of North Korea. Additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today. This situation will be handled!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 09:40am […]