The Trump administration launched a fresh trade attack against China on Tuesday, with Washington initiating an anti-dumping investigation against a major trading partner for the first time in more than a quarter century amid fears that it is preparing for the opening skirmishes of a trade war, the Financial Times reports. The move to “self-initiate” […]
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China’s state planner has called on coal miners and power producers to work more closely together to stabilize prices of the commodity, following wide gyrations over the last year caused by a sector cleanup, Caixin reports. Companies on both sides of the power-generation aisle should take three major steps to bring stability to coal prices, […]
President Xi Jinping pledged Thursday to import more US agricultural produce and energy products and to deepen trade cooperation during a meeting in Beijing with visiting US President Donald Trump, Caixin reports. Both presidents attended a dialogue with business leaders from both countries in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, where they were present for […]
China Energy Investment Corp, the world’s largest power company by asset value, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest $83.7 billion in shale gas, power and chemical projects in West Virginia, the US state said on Thursday. The agreement was the biggest among a slew of deals signed during Trump’s state visit to […]
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