Tag: China

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks at the 9th China Business Conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AmCham China are hosting the event. The U.S. has threatened to impose tariffs on $150 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it argues are Beijing's unfair trade practices and its requirement that U.S. companies turn over technology in exchange for access to its market. China has said it would subject $50 billion of U.S. goods to tariffs if the U.S. taxes its products. A delegation led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Lighthizer and trade adviser Peter Navarro will visit Beijing for negotiations later this week.

Business alarmed as Trump administration refuses exemptions for China tariffs

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2018 9:21 pm

A cargo truck drives amid stacked shipping containers at the Yangshan port in Shanghai, Thursday, March 29, 2018. China's Commerce Ministry called on Washington on Thursday to discard planned tariffs it warned might set off a chain reaction that could disrupt global trade and said Beijing will "fight to the end".

Beltway Confidential

The private sector has a key role to play bridging the gap between Washington and Beijing

Erin Dunne · October 25, 2018 8:11 pm

President Trump prepares to make a speech at the White House in D.C.

After the INF: Keeping arms control intact is tough, dangerous work

Eric Gomez · October 25, 2018 7:32 pm

Uighurs and their supporters rally across the street from United Nations headquarters in New York, Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Trump should turn up the heat, bring Chinese oppression of Uighurs to the UN

Tom Rogan · October 25, 2018 7:26 pm

President Trump stops to make remarks to members of the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Trump: A presidency perpetually in search of a ‘better deal’

David Davenport · October 25, 2018 1:33 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump, who blasted Hillary Clinton for using a personal email server, might be a walking magnet for eavesdropping and malware if he is using an unsecured cellphone to chat with foreign leaders. Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to counterparts around the world, urging them to call him directly to avoid the red tape of diplomatic communications. The practice has raised concern about the security and secrecy of the U.S. commander-in-chief's communications.

Trump: New York Times is ‘sooo wrong’ about my cellphone

Katelyn Caralle · October 25, 2018 11:25 am

A worker walks past steel coils at the U.S. Steel Corp. Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill., Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Unlikely protectionist group seeks to counter Chamber on trade and tariffs

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2018 4:00 am

Donald Trump listens to his cellphone at a restaurant.

Trump won’t hang up his iPhone despite warnings China, Russia listening in

Diana Stancy Correll · October 24, 2018 11:02 pm

President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House.

Beltway Confidential

No, tariffs aren’t raising money for the US

Erin Dunne · October 24, 2018 10:55 pm

In this photo made on Thursday, June 5, 2014, clouds are reflected in the Ford sign at a dealership in Wexford, Pa. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is investigating steering problems in about 500,000 Ford cars. The investigation covers 2004 to 2007 Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Marauder models. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Ford profit sinks amid slowing Chinese sales, Trump tariffs

Joe Williams · October 24, 2018 10:18 pm

George F. Kennan testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee.

Beltway Confidential

One man’s advice at the start of the Cold War can guide us through the second one with China

Tom Rogan · October 24, 2018 10:08 pm

President Trump speaks during an event at the U.S. Steel Corp. Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Trump’s tariffs flood Europe with cheap steel

Sean Higgins · October 24, 2018 9:25 pm