Tag: China

Containers are loaded onto a cargo ship in east China's Shandong province. A U.S. trade dispute with China and other protectionist policies risk damaging America's economic growth, the International Monetary Fund warned.

IMF: Trade policies, rising public debt threaten US economy

Daniel Strauss · July 3, 2018 6:27 pm

Lu Kang, the most senior spokesman of China's Foreign Affairs Ministry, speaks to reporters during a news briefing in Beijing.

Energy and Environment

China rejects US call to end Iran oil exports

Joel Gehrke · July 3, 2018 4:43 pm

China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, fruit and other products Monday in an escalating tariff dispute with President Trump that companies worry might depress global commerce.

‘America First’ shouldn’t leave China in charge

Washington Examiner · July 3, 2018 1:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

Language skills, not just reading and math, are essential for American education

Erin Dunne · July 3, 2018 1:51 am

People watch a news program on TV reporting about the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week.

China dismisses report about North Korean missile factory upgrades

Joel Gehrke · July 2, 2018 9:01 pm

A Chinese construction worker stands on the land that was reclaimed from the Indian Ocean for the Colombo Port City project, on the Galle Face sea promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. The Port City project was initiated as part of China's ambitious One Belt One Road initiative which envisages linking China's economic centers with energy-rich Persian Gulf along the ancient silk road. China invests US $ 1.4 billion in the project which involves the reclamation of land off the coast of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo for a 269 hectare (664 acre) artificial city that will include an international financial district, living and entertainment areas.

Beltway Confidential

China took over a port in Sri Lanka, so what?

Erin Dunne · July 2, 2018 5:14 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio is surging in Florida.

Rubio wages war on Trump’s ZTE deal despite firm’s management overhaul

Joe Williams · July 2, 2018 4:34 pm

Dan Hannan: The world’s eyes are still on Washington

Dan Hannan · July 2, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump speaks during a meeting with governors and lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington. From left, Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Trump, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.

Tariff fears replacing ethanol woes in farm country, says Joni Ernst

John Siciliano · July 2, 2018 4:00 am

In the absence of official ties between the U.S. and Taiwan, the American Institute is the de facto American ambassador to the self-governing island.

China warns US over Marines in Taiwan

Joel Gehrke · June 29, 2018 4:51 pm

China’s ZTE revamps board to meet terms of jeopardized Trump deal

Joe Williams · June 29, 2018 4:14 pm

President Donald Trump gestures while sitting in an 18-wheeler truck while meeting with truckers and CEOs regarding healthcare on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017.

Trump trade agenda: ‘If it’s pro-business, what’s anti-business?’

Joe Williams · June 29, 2018 3:40 pm