Tag: China

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hand with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Sept. 6, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

This agreement with India is a clear win, but it’s a long-term bet

Erin Dunne · September 7, 2018 4:39 pm

White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks with reporters at the White House.

Kudlow says US still talking to China as tariff decision looms

Sean Higgins · September 7, 2018 2:51 pm

President Trump sits with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.

Trump planning trade fight with Japan next

Sean Higgins · September 6, 2018 9:13 pm

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stand for photographs before making a joint statement after their meeting in New Delhi, India, on Thursday.

Beltway Confidential

In India, the Trump administration just scored a big win for US grand strategy

Tom Rogan · September 6, 2018 7:22 pm

A man visits to the China-U.S. Clean Energy Research Center exhibition booth on display during the China Clean Energy Ministerial conference in Beijing, June 8, 2017.

Energy and Environment

House investigates green group with alleged ties to China

Naomi Lim · September 6, 2018 6:28 pm

From left, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pose for media after making a joint statement after the so called "2+2" meeting in New Delhi, India, on Thursday.

US and India take landmark step in military cooperation

Joel Gehrke · September 6, 2018 4:41 pm

A worker stands on bundles of aluminum ingots on the back of a truck at a China National Materials Storage and Transportation Corp. stockyard in Wuxi, China, on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. The U.S. and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other's goods in the middle of trade talks aimed at averting the worsening conflict between the world's two biggest economies.

Business groups urge Trump to pull back on China tariffs

Sean Higgins · September 6, 2018 3:41 pm

American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, right, speaks to Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Liu Jieyi before a Security Council vote on a new sanctions resolution that would increase economic pressure on North Korea to return to negotiations on its missile program. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

China: Nikki Haley makes ‘groundless and irresponsible accusations’ about North Korea

Joel Gehrke · September 5, 2018 11:49 pm

"It's unacceptable that programs that matter to #Florida could see cuts while the gov't continues to bail out private insurers to protect them from consequences of Obamacare," Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted Tuesday.

Senators threaten countries that cut ties with Taiwan

Joel Gehrke · September 5, 2018 11:46 pm

President Trump makes a speech in Charlotte, N.C.

Trump says China deal not likely soon

Sean Higgins · September 5, 2018 9:10 pm

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attend a news conference in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Nov. 22, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

US national security must shift to focus on the slow-burning threats of nation-states, not the flash of a terrorist attack

Erin Dunne · September 5, 2018 7:33 pm

The U.S. trade deficit rose in January to the highest level since October 2008, defying President Trump's efforts to bring more balance to America's trade with the rest of the world, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Trade deficit jumped in July as imports soared, despite Trump’s tariffs

Sean Higgins · September 5, 2018 2:29 pm