カテゴリー: Trump tariffs
President rebukes tech firm after reports it will switch assembly of iPhones for US market from China to IndiaDonald Trump has admonished Apple and its chief executive over the tech firm’s reported plans to source production of US-bound iPhones from In…
State media editorial says talks mark ‘step toward resolving differences’ but Xi again criticises US ‘bullying’A 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war has been cautiously welcomed in China but tensions remain high, with Xi Jinping again accusing the …
Remark comes as Brazil, Colombia and Chile’s leaders fly to Beijing amid international uncertainty generated by TrumpThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has heralded his desire to build “indestructible” relations with China, as the lead…
World Trade Organization hails ‘constructive step’ as senior figures come together to discuss tariffsSenior US and Chinese officials held talks early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the gl…
April trade data comes the day before representatives from Washington and Beijing were set to meet to discuss Trump’s tariffsChinese trade with the United States slumped in April even as its total exports beat forecasts, official figures show, as trade…
Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as…
Visit to New Delhi by VP and family has to navigate tensions over visas for Indian tech workers and farmers’ hostility to lowering tariffsIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the US vice-president, JD Vance, have hailed “significant progress” in …
Statement from commerce ministry criticises ‘selfish’ countries that make any trade deals with the US that harm ChinaChina has warned it will take “resolute and reciprocal” countermeasures against other countries negotiating with the US if they make a …
China Daily, the Communist party’s English-language mouthpiece, says US ‘has been living beyond its means for decades’The US needs to “stop whining” about being a victim after “taking a free ride on the globalisation train”, China’s official state med…
Post office says it ‘definitely’ won’t collect tariffs on Washington’s behalf and Hongkongers should prepare to pay exorbitant feesHong Kong Post said on Wednesday it had suspended goods mail services by sea to the US and will suspend its air mail post…
US president issues scathing view of Chinese counterpart’s motivations amid escalating trade war with Beijing Xi Jinping’s tour of south-east Asia this week is probably intended to “screw” the United States, Donald Trump has suggested, as Xi embarks on…
Chinese customs official says trade has diversified away from US in recent years and plays up its ‘vast domestic market’China has played down the risk of damage to its exports from Donald Trump’s tariffs, with an official saying the “sky won’t fall,” a…
Unctad says many countries targeted with high tariff rates are unlikely to be a threat to USBusiness live – latest updatesThe UN’s trade and development arm, Unctad, is calling on Donald Trump to exempt the world’s poorest and smallest countries from “…
Xi Jinping expected to present China as reliable partner in contrast to US, which imposed – then suspended – tariffs over 40% on some countriesUS politics live – latest updatesThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, warned there would be “no winners” in a t…
President’s first stop is Vietnam as China urges US to end trade war and return to ‘right path of mutual respect’The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will visit Vietnam on Monday as he begins a tour of south-east Asia where he will seek to strengthen tie…