Tag: China

John Deere equipment is on display.

Deere farm equipment sales slide as Trump trade war hits growers

James Langford · August 16, 2019 3:57 pm

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington.

Trump says he has ‘no’ fear China trade war could lead to recession

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2019 10:45 pm

Beltway Confidential

Woke capitalism cowers to China

Tiana Lowe Doescher · August 15, 2019 7:12 pm

Xi Jinping.

Beltway Confidential

China scores a conspiracy own goal in Hong Kong

Tom Rogan · August 15, 2019 6:55 pm

This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Sixteen years into its longest war, the United States is sending another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to turn around a conflict characterized by some of the worst violence since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. They are also facing the emergence of an Islamic State group affiliate and an emboldened Taliban, who by Washingtonâs own watchdogâs assessment now control nearly half of Afghanistan.

Beltway Confidential

We don’t need troops in Afghanistan to keep us safe from terrorism

Daniel DePetris · August 15, 2019 6:20 pm

Medical staff and protesters carry an injured man as they face off with policemen near the Shum Shui Po police station in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Putin and Patreon, or why the American far-left oppose Hong Kong freedom

Tom Rogan · August 15, 2019 5:47 pm

Franklin, Tennessee, Dec. 23, 2017: Exterior view of a new, suburban Walmart store.

Supply costs outstrip Walmart sales growth amid Chinese trade war

Melissa Quinn · August 15, 2019 4:46 pm

A protester hold up cards caricaturing Chinese President Xi Jinping at right and China Vice Premier Han Zheng at left with the words "Communist Robbers", "Evil Chinese Communists" during a rally in Hong Kong.

Beltway Confidential

What Trump gets wrong about Xi and Hong Kong

Tom Rogan · August 15, 2019 4:13 pm

President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak in Monaca, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, and visit Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex.

Trump lays the groundwork to avoid voters’ recession blame

Kristen Soltis Anderson · August 15, 2019 3:40 pm

President Trump waves after speaking during the 2019 White House Business Session in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. TrumpÂ raised the prospect that he could sign a new trade deal with his Chinese counterpartÂ Xi Jinping, as both sides expressed optimism that substantial progress is being made toward ending the trade war between the worldâs two biggest economies.

China threatens retaliation, calls for US to ‘meet it halfway’ on trade

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2019 1:58 pm

Policemen with riot gear ask a man to move as they confront protesters in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a peaceful solution to the unrest in Hong Kong amid fears China could use force to quell pro-democracy protests.

In Hong Kong, China shows its terrifying vision of the future. Trump must speak out

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2019 4:00 am

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an event in New York.

Google search likely stoked fear China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private email server

Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin · August 15, 2019 1:47 am