United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said that he will be speaking with a Chinese official about the ongoing trade war before President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the upcoming G20 summit, reported CNBC. “I have a conversation set up with my counterpart on the telephone in the next day and […]
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The Chinese government has turned again to infrastructure to support a slowing economy, by ramping up the issuance of special local government bonds to support economic growth and maintain reasonable and ample liquidity in the market, according to an official central government notice, said the Financial Times. Local governments and financial institutions are encouraged to […]
Canadian diplomats in Beijing were informed last week of the temporary suspension of pork imports from a Quebec processor, Frigo Royal, weeks after Canadian officials warned the meat industry of heightened Chinese scrutiny of its products amid a broader diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing, reported the Wall Street Journal. Customs agents in China are […]
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting when the two leaders attend the G20 summit in Japan this month, raising hopes the US and China will resurrect efforts to end the trade war, said the Financial Times. “Had a very good telephone conversation with President Xi of […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to North Korea this week, a trip seen as a strategic move for Beijing ahead of a possible meeting with the US, said the Wall Street Journal. The two-day visit, which begins on Thursday, would be the first by a Chinese leader to its neighbor in […]