CHINA/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There has never been a president who has been tougher (but fair) on China or Russia – Never, just look at the facts. The Fake News tries so hard to paint the opposite picture.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 9:41 am […]
Category: China
12/18/2018
CHINA/ECOMONY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [12-18-18] warned that the Federal Reserve would be making a ‘mistake’ if it moves to hike interest rates when the Federal Open Market Committee meets on Wednesday [12-19-18], weighing in once again on an issue that presidents have typically kept at arm’s length…Trump has railed against […]
12/17/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [12-17-18] that he would release a second round of payments to farmers hurt by tariffs, even after China resumed buying US soybeans last week…Soybean growers have been hit especially hard. China, their biggest foreign market, stopped buying US soybeans in July in retaliation for new American […]
12/17/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FED/FRANCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation, the outside world blowing up around us, Paris is burning and China way down, the Fed is even considering yet another interest rate hike. Take the Victory!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 17, 2018 8:27 am […]
12/14/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China said Friday [12-14-18] it will temporarily reduce tariffs on imports of American-made cars as it tries to negotiate a trade deal with the United States. Citing the meeting earlier this month between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Chinese Finance Ministry said in a statement […]
12/14/2018
CANADA/CHINA/SANCTIONS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canada’s foreign minister warned top Trump administration officials on Friday [12-14-18] not to politicize the pending extradition of Chinese technology executive Meng Wanzhou. ‘Canada understands the rule of law and extradition ought not ever to be politicized or used as tools to resolve other issues,’ Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign affairs minister, told […]
12/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China just announced that their economy is growing much slower than anticipated because of our Trade War with them. They have just suspended U.S. Tariff Hikes. U.S. is doing very well. China wants to make a big and very comprehensive deal. It could happen, and rather soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 14, […]
12/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China just announce the there economy is growing much slower than anticipated because of our Trade War with them. They have just suspended U.S. Tariff Hikes. U.S. is doing very well. China wants to make a big and very comprehensive deal. It could happen, and rather soon!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s consumers and businesses are losing confidence. Car sales have plunged. The housing market is stumbling. Some factories are letting workers off for the big Lunar New Year holiday two months early. China’s economy has slowed sharply in recent months, presenting perhaps the biggest challenge to its top leader, Xi Jinping, […]
12/13/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is using the current trade truce with China to flex its diplomatic muscles in a bid to get its own way. So far, it looks like the strategy may be succeeding. The U.S. sees a chance to push China around. ‘The country’s economy is in a sharp downturn, […]
12/13/2018
AFRICA/CHINA/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “National security adviser John Bolton unveiled President Donald Trump’s Africa strategy on Thursday [12-13-18], outlining a plan that he said focuses heavily on countering China and Russia’s expanding influence across the region, while also making sure US taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly with a reduction in US involvement in United […]
12/12/2018
CANADA/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top law enforcement officials on Wednesday [12-12-18] pushed back on comments from President Donald Trump suggesting the prosecution of a Chinese telecommunications executive could be used as leverage in trade negotiations…Demers said Wednesday that if Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is extradited from Canada, as the US has requested, ‘our criminal case […]
12/12/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration, believing Beijing will struggle to change its trade stance, plans to hammer home the idea that it is interested only in strong commitments. China has begun to make good on some concessions. Beijing has reportedly agreed to cut tariffs on imported American cars to 15 percent from 40 […]
12/12/2018
CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump said in an interview this week that he was willing to intercede in the case of a Chinese telecom executive facing extradition to the United States if it helped achieve ‘the largest trade deal ever made,’ it was a clear signal that his White House saw no problem […]
12/12/2018
CHINA/DEMS/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Wednesday [12-12-18] called President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might intervene in the criminal proceedings of a Huawei executive for trade purposes ‘very disturbing.’ Trump said Wednesday he may get involved in the case of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of the Chinese telecommunications firm, over charges that […]
12/12/2018
CHINA/CYBERWAR/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looming indictments against Chinese government hackers are part of a Trump administration push coming this week to highlight Beijing’s rampant theft of intellectual property and campaign of cyber intrusions, according to The Washington Post. In addition to the indictments over digital breaches, which The Wall Street Journal and POLITICO reported last week, […]
12/12/2018
CANADA/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Canada issued a stern warning to President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-12-18]: don’t use the arrest of a Chinese executive as a bargaining chip in trade talks. “Our extradition partners should not seek to politicize the extradition process or use it for ends other than the pursuit of justice,” Canadian Foreign […]
12/11/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [12-11-18] his administration is open to using the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou as a bargaining chip in ongoing trade negotiations with China. Asked by Reuters in an interview if he would intervene in the case, Trump said, ‘Whatever’s good for this country, […]
12/11/2018
CHINA/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [12-11-18] he would intervene with the U.S. Justice Department in the case against a Chinese telecommunications executive if it would help secure a trade deal with Beijing…Trump expressed optimism that he could strike a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the […]
12/11/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very productive conversations going on with China! Watch for some important announcements!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2018 8:19 am […]
12/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trade talks between the United States and China are moving forward even though Beijing is fuming over the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive. China’s top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, spoke on the phone Tuesday [12-11-18] with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, […]
12/10/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unless U.S.-China trade talks wrap up successfully by March 1, new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a ‘hard deadline’ after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers. Global markets are jittery about a collision between the […]
12/7/2018
CHINA/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior administration official said on Friday [12-7-18] that the United States had repeatedly warned Huawei, one of China’s flagship technology firms, about violating American sanctions on Iran before the arrest Saturday [12-8-18] of one of its top executives…The arrest, which was executed by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, has threatened to […]
12/7/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China talks are going very well!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 8:13 am […]
12/6/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Statement from China: ‘The teams of both sides are now having smooth communications and good cooperation with each other. We are full of confidence that an agreement can be reached within the next 90 days.’ I agree!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2018 7:56 pm […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After President Donald Trump helped send markets tanking by feeding doubts about his trade deal with China, he stepped in Wednesday [12-5-18] to pump up optimism in a series of early-morning tweets. The US President cited ‘very strong signals’ overnight from Beijing, including recognition of a 90-day clock for talks — […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a ‘wonderful and very warm dinner’ with China’s President Xi Jinping, last weekend, President Donald Trump launched a barrage of tweets extolling his great accomplishments. The Chinese, he said, had agreed to remove a 40% tariff on American car imports; they would soon start buying US agricultural products; they had […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/OIL/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is fretting about two rising global challenges that threaten a political gut punch as he gears up for his 2020 election bid — a possible oil price hike and market shocks triggered by his trade wars. Both crises will test Trump’s capacity to work his will on […]
12/5/2018
BUSH FAMILY/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expressing optimism that China will to push forward with a cease fire on trade as tensions between Washington and Beijing escalates. Trump tweeted early Wednesday [12-5-18] that Beijing is sending ‘very strong signals’ about a new trade framework since returning from talks over the weekend in […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-5-18] tried to shore up confidence that he had successfully struck a deal with China to pause the trade war, after markets swooned a day before and as Beijing broke its silence about the negotiations…Markets on Tuesday dropped precipitously after mixed signals emerged as to what […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..considered to be the worst and most dangerous, addictive and deadly substance of them all. Last year over 77,000 people died from Fentanyl. If China cracks down on this ‘horror drug,’ using the Death Penalty for distributors and pushers, the results will be incredible!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 8:51 am […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the very exciting things to come out of my meeting with President Xi of China is his promise to me to criminalize the sale of deadly Fentanyl coming into the United States. It will now be considered a ‘controlled substance.’ This could be a game changer on what is…….” -Donald […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very strong signals being sent by China once they returned home from their long trip, including stops, from Argentina. Not to sound naive or anything, but I believe President Xi meant every word of what he said at our long and hopefully historic meeting. ALL subjects discussed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..China had agreed to start ‘immediately’ buying U.S. products.’ @business” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 7:49 am […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’China officially echoed President Donald Trump’s optimism over bilateral trade talks. Chinese officials have begun preparing to restart imports of U.S. Soybeans & Liquified Natural Gas, the first sign confirming the claims of President Donald Trump and the White House that……” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 5, 2018 7:46 am […]
11/5/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The summit between President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Argentina was ‘friendly and candid’ and would help to avoid further trade tensions, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday [12-6-18], but offered no new details on the talks. The two leaders held high stakes discussions on the […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The global economy was already showing signs of a slowdown when President Donald Trump reminded the world of his love of tariffs and sent a chill through financial markets…By Wednesday [12-5-18], Tariff Man had tweaked his message to suggest more optimism on the odds of forging a deal with President Xi Jinping. […]
12/5/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s a bird … It’s a plane … It’s ‘Tariff Man,’ as President Trump dubbed himself in one of several provocative tweets he posted on Tuesday [12-4-18]. And it seems that this superhero’s special power may be an uncanny ability to get in his own way. Uncertainty hangs over the U.S.-China trade […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..China does not want Tariffs!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 7:21 pm […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are either going to have a REAL DEAL with China, or no deal at all – at which point we will be charging major Tariffs against Chinese product being shipped into the United States. Ultimately, I believe, we will be making a deal – either now or into the future….” –Donald […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Monday [12-3-18] cast his trade truce with President Xi Jinping of China as a success, promising rapid benefits for American farmers and automakers. But the deal includes no concrete commitments, deep divisions remain and a staunch China skeptic, Robert Lighthizer, will lead the American negotiating team. • Paul […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Doubts about President Donald Trump’s temporary cease-fire in a trade war with China helped spark a plunge in stocks on Tuesday [12-4-18], as senior administration officials acknowledged it was too early to say if a longer-term deal could be reached..Markets initially rallied Monday [12-3-18] on news that Trump and Chinese President […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..But if a fair deal is able to be made with China, one that does all of the many things we know must be finally done, I will happily sign. Let the negotiations begin. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 10:10 am […]
12/4/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s announcement that China pledged to ‘reduce and remove’ its steep tariffs on cars from the U.S. may have been less than meets the eye. German carmakers are headed to the White House today — but not to talk trade, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel. And U.S. Trade Representative […]
12/4/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “……on seeing whether or not a REAL deal with China is actually possible. If it is, we will get it done. China is supposed to start buying Agricultural product and more immediately. President Xi and I want this deal to happen, and it probably will. But if not remember,……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The negotiations with China have already started. Unless extended, they will end 90 days from the date of our wonderful and very warm dinner with President Xi in Argentina. Bob Lighthizer will be working closely with Steve Mnuchin, Larry Kudlow, Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] said he would discuss military developments with his counterparts from China and Russia in the future, in the hopes of ending what he described as an arms race with the countries…Trump did not provide further details. He signed a $716 billion defense policy bill in […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s been only two days since President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China announced a truce in the trade war, but exactly what promises were made remains far from clear — and the calm may not last long. The U.S. and China got what they wanted. Briefly. News of the […]
12/4/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump warned China on Tuesday [12-4-18] that if President Xi Jinping failed to make good on the trade promises reached during their weekend meeting, the United States would impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports. Referring to himself as a ‘Tariff Man,’ Mr. Trump issued a series of tweets that […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/PAUL MANAFORT/SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In mid-May 2017, Paul Manafort, facing intensifying pressure to settle debts and pay mounting legal bills, flew to Ecuador to offer his services to a potentially lucrative new client — the country’s incoming president, Lenín Moreno. Mr. Manafort made the trip mainly to see if he could broker a deal […]
12/3/2018
AGRICULTURE/AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump cast his trade accord with President Xi Jinping of China as a huge victory for American farmers, automakers and other key political constituencies — statements that helped send volatile financial markets higher on Monday [12-3-18] and seemed intended to calm worries about the economic toll of a protracted […]
12/3/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China will buy more U.S. agricultural goods, the White House said in its readout of the trade-war ceasefire President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached in Buenos Aires this weekend. But the details, beyond Trump’s pledge to hold off on imposing additional tariffs, were blurry — like which ag […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/G20/MILITARY/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] expressed hope that he and the presidents of China and Russia might jointly agree to scale back defense spending, writing on Twitter that he was ‘certain’ that such talks would take place and saying the amount of money the U.S. spends on defense is ‘crazy’…Trump’s tweet […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am certain that, at some time in the future, President Xi and I, together with President Putin of Russia, will start talking about a meaningful halt to what has become a major and uncontrollable Arms Race. The U.S. spent 716 Billion Dollars this year. Crazy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 3, 2018 […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Xi and I have a very strong and personal relationship. He and I are the only two people that can bring about massive and very positive change, on trade and far beyond, between our two great Nations. A solution for North Korea is a great thing for China and ALL!” –Donald […]
12/3/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers will be a a very BIG and FAST beneficiary of our deal with China. They intend to start purchasing agricultural product immediately. We make the finest and cleanest product in the World, and that is what China wants. Farmers, I LOVE YOU!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 3, 2018 8:01 am […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/G20/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My meeting in Argentina with President Xi of China was an extraordinary one. Relations with China have taken a BIG leap forward! Very good things will happen. We are dealing from great strength, but China likewise has much to gain if and when a deal is completed. Level the field!” -Donald Trump, […]
12/3/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [12-3-18] said U.S.-China relations had taken a big step forward over the weekend after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on new tariffs, and urged Beijing to finalize a trade deal with Washington. ‘My meeting in Argentina with President Xi of […]
12/2/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has agreed to reduce and remove tariffs on cars coming into China from the U.S. Currently the tariff is 40%.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 2, 2018 11:00 pm […]
12/1/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to halt the imposition of additional trade tariffs and further open their countries’ markets to one another, the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Saturday [12-1-18]. ‘The two leaders reached consensus to stop imposing new tariffs,’ Wang […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Korean exports sustained growth in annual terms in November but missed expectations, official data showed on Saturday 12-1-18], as the first drop in shipments to China in over two years underlined cooling global demand. Exports by Asia’s fourth-largest economy grew 4.5 percent last month from a year earlier, missing […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For the better part of a year, the United States and China have been engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war. It’s time to stop. The meeting on Saturday [12-1-18] between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Buenos Ares is the place to make that […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping will hold the most important meeting between the leaders of the United States and China in decades in Argentina on Saturday [12-1-18] night. It’s not just that the two men have the power to call a truce in a multi-billion dollar trade war that […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/G20/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A day before President Donald Trump departed for the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, several top officials gathered in the Oval Office to strategize about Trump’s highly anticipated meeting there with China’s president. Seated around Trump’s Resolute Desk were Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I write here about the pivotal moment that awaits President Trump when he sits down on Saturday [12-1-18] with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the nation’s two largest economies stand on the brink of a full-scale trade war. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is approaching an economic crossroads as he pushes closer to a full-scale trade war with China, even as warning signs flash that the U.S. economy is decelerating and growing increasingly vulnerable to a major shock. Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts of the American economy, especially in […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [11-28-18] he was close to making a deal with China on trade but is not sure he wants to do it and likes where things stand now. As he left the White House for the G20 summit in Argentina and a meeting with Chinese […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Billions of Dollars are pouring into the coffers of the U.S.A. because of the Tariffs being charged to China, and there is a long way to go. If companies don’t want to pay Tariffs, build in the U.S.A. Otherwise, lets just make our Country richer than ever before!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/29/2018
CANADA/CHINA/G20/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Buenos AiresIf the G20 were a music festival, you’d be stressing about not being there. The once snooze-worthy global power fest now looks like diplomacy on steroids. Where else — even pay-per-view pales in comparison — will you get so many heavyweights waiting to face off: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump; Donald […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Trump said on Thursday [11-29-18] said there was ‘a long way to go’ on tariffs with China and urged companies to build products in the United States to avoid them. Trump, who planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in […]
11/28/2018
CHINA/EU/FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will arrive in Buenos Aires to a busy schedule of meetings with at least eight world leaders, and trade could be a topic of discussion with most. European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is worried that a quick U.S.-China deal could put the EU at a disadvantage. U.S. […]
11/27/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican lawmaker wants to change a single word in the Trump administration’s farm aid program saying some soybean growers in Louisiana cannot qualify for the payments designed to offset farmers’ losses from tariffs against China. Representative Ralph Abraham said his bill would allow the $12 billion in farm aid payments to […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China should be ready to make concessions on trade when President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Argentina later this week or the White House could impose even bigger tariffs on the country’s exports, Trump’s top economic adviser said Tuesday [11-27-18]. Trump and Xi are expected to convene […]
11/27/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….for electric cars. General Motors made a big China bet years ago when they built plants there (and in Mexico) – don’t think that bet is going to pay off. I am here to protect America’s Workers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 27, 2018 2:05 pm […]
11/27/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very disappointed with General Motors and their CEO, Mary Barra, for closing plants in Ohio, Michigan and Maryland. Nothing being closed in Mexico & China. The U.S. saved General Motors, and this is the THANKS we get! We are now looking at cutting all @GM subsidies, including….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump is open to a trade deal with China but is prepared to hike tariffs on Chinese imports if there is no breakthrough on longstanding trade irritants during a Saturday night dinner with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday [11-27-18]. Days […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is projecting a steely facade as he prepares for a critical meeting on trade this weekend with President Xi Jinping of China. But behind his tough talk and threats of higher tariffs is a creeping anxiety about the costs of a prolonged trade war on the financial markets and […]
11/26/2018
CHINA/SUMMIT/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump appears to be shutting the door on a temporary ceasefire in an ongoing tit-for-tat trade war with China just days ahead of an upcoming summit in Argentina. The President told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday that it was ‘highly unlikely’ he would accept an […]
11/26/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he expects to move forward with plans to escalate tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports as of Jan. 1, even as he readies to meet with the nation’s leader at the end of the week. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said it […]
11/21/2018
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Peter Navarro, the controversial White House trade policy adviser and a famous China hawk, will not be on the guest list when U.S. President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on December 1, according to a source with knowledge of the matter…The source added that Beijing and […]
11/20/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Larry Kudlow says he has made significant progress pushing a free-trade message inside President Donald Trump’s White House with a new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico and potentially one with the European Union. But Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, recognizes that Trump still may go through […]
11/19/2018
CHINA/G20/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China were preparing to hold high-level trade negotiations in Washington until an escalating war of words between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this weekend prompted Chinese negotiators to cancel their plans. Now, Trump and Xi are heading for a showdown over trade at […]
11/16/2018
CHINA/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [11-16-18] raised the prospect of ending his escalating trade war with China, but signaled US negotiators still want more a few more concessions from their largest trading partner…The Chinese government earlier this week made an initial offer on trade, which Trump said addressed 142 negotiating […]
11/16/2018
CHINA/MIKE PENCE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “US and Chinese leaders presented opposing visions for the world in back-to-back speeches at the 2018 APEC conference in Papua New Guinea on Saturday [11-17-18], amid rising tensions between the world’s two major powers. Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of the need for global cooperation and international trade, telling the Asia-Pacific […]
11/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese government has presented an offer to the United States to try to push forward stalled trade talks before the leaders of the two economic superpowers meet at the end of this month, according to two people briefed on the discussions. The opening bid falls short of many of the […]
11/13/2018
CHINA/EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s trade war has provoked an internal fight among his top economic advisers, with officials sparring both publicly and behind the scenes over the best approach to dealing with China, the European Union and other trading partners. The disagreements spilled into view on Tuesday [11-13-18] as Larry Kudlow, the director […]
11/9/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At a news conference, the president answered a question about healing national divides by saying, falsely, that he had forced China to back down from a plan to strengthen its manufacturing industry…This is exaggerated. It’s true that China’s growth is slowing. The economy expanded 6.5 percent in the three months that ended […]
11/7/2018
CHINA/ELECTION/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade war with China didn’t end with the congressional elections this week. Despite losing Republican control of the House, Trump is unlikely to see anything in the outcome that will persuade him to drop his hardball tactics with Beijing…Few Democrats ran against Trump’s handling of trade relations with […]
11/2/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration looks beyond tariffs in its campaign to rein in China’s trade practices, launching a new initiative aimed at stopping Chinese economic espionage. A high-level meeting to discuss trade issues with India originally scheduled to take place Nov. 1 will probably be postponed until January at the earliest. In […]
11/1/2018
CHINA/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just had a long and very good conversation with President Xi Jinping of China. We talked about many subjects, with a heavy emphasis on Trade. Those discussions are moving along nicely with meetings being scheduled at the G-20 in Argentina. Also had good discussion on North Korea!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/30/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks there will be ‘a great deal’ with China on trade, but warned that he has billions of dollars worth of new tariffs ready to go if a deal isn’t possible…Trump said in the interview he would like to make a deal now, but that […]
10/25/2018
CHINA/MEDIA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The New York Times has a new Fake Story that now the Russians and Chinese (glad they finally added China) are listening to all of my calls on cellphones. Except that I rarely use a cellphone, & when I do it’s government authorized. I like Hard Lines. Just more made up Fake […]
10/25/2018
CHINA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump continues to make calls via cell phone despite intelligence that China and Russia listen in, The New York Times reported Wednesday [10-24-18]. The Times report, citing current and former officials, said Chinese spies have listened to Trump’s iPhone calls and that the President’s aides had told him Russian spies […]
10/24/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The United States wasn’t invited. Neither was China. Yet the two countries will loom large over a high-stakes effort to rescue the World Trade Organization from the trade fight sparked by the two economic superpowers. President Donald Trump has accused the Geneva-based body of complacency when it comes to reining in China’s […]
10/24/2018
CHINA/JAPAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was the awkward moment beamed around the world. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meeting for the first time as leaders in 2014, shook hands, their gaze downcast, expressions grim. Both men seemed determined to avoid any hint that they were enjoying the encounter at a forum […]
10/23/2018
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade war is already prompting farmers and agricultural forecasters to plan for a dismal 2019 growing season before the fall harvest is complete. Trade disputes — namely the escalating feud with China — have weighed on commodity prices and the president has threatened to ratchet up tariffs rather […]
10/22/2018
CHINA/EU/NUCLEAR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Over the past few days the shape of what many in Europe and the United States call a new Cold War has begun to emerge — with threats and nuclear weapons that resemble the old one, punctuated by new dynamics, in part because of the rise of a rich, expanding and nationalist […]
10/19/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is an uncertain moment for global trade. Longstanding agreements between the United States and its biggest trading partners have been called into question by President Donald Trump. The United Kingdom is working to disconnect itself from the European Union. Look more closely, however, and another, less-told story appears. Trade among […]
10/18/2018
CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Take a trade war with China, mix in frosty economic relations with Canada and Europe, add in Federal Reserve rate hikes and here’s what you get: A recession by 2020. So says Ronald Temple, head of US equity for Lazard Asset Management. He told CNN Business that President Donald Trump’s protectionist […]
10/17/2018
ASIA/CHINA/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday [10-18-18], as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting pressure between the world’s two largest economies. Mattis saw first hand last month how growing Sino-U.S. friction can undermine military contacts […]