Tag: China

A TV screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech at the closing session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

US markets rally on hopes Trump will avoid a trade war with China

James Langford · March 26, 2018 8:27 pm

An F-35B fighter jet, the U.S. Marine Corps variant of the F-35 from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., flies into Luke Air Force Base Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, in Goodyear, Ariz. The new jet shows off its abilities at the request of senior defense officials from Singapore, who are visiting Luke AFB as part of Forging Sabre, a Singapore armed forces exercise taking place at Luke and at the Barry M. Goldwater training range.

Beltway Confidential

Trump should sell F-16V fighter jets, not F-35s, to Taiwan

Tom Rogan · March 26, 2018 7:30 pm

An F-35B fighter jet flies in the air.

National Security

Inhofe, Cornyn ask Trump to support sale of F-35 fighter jets to Taiwan

Travis J. Tritten · March 26, 2018 5:02 pm

Kim Jong-un to Beijing?

Ethan Epstein · March 26, 2018 4:17 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans celebrated the country's newly completed ruling-party congress with a massive civilian parade featuring floats bearing patriotic slogans and marchers with flags and pompoms.

National Security

Kim Jong Un makes surprise visit to China, marking his first time out of North Korea since taking power: Report

Katelyn Caralle · March 26, 2018 4:16 pm

Former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton tweeted Thursday that he "will not be shaving his mustache."

John Bolton calls China tariffs ‘shock therapy’

Robert King · March 25, 2018 5:18 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio panned Hillary Clinton's actions during her State Department tenure, calling them "reckless and irresponsible." (AP Photo)

Marco Rubio: Marriott firing man because he accidentally ‘liked’ a pro-Tibet tweet shows China’s long arm

Robert King · March 25, 2018 4:13 pm

"Nobody has reached out to me, so I'm doubtful of that," Ernst told reporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "I would have thought that if that was being considered, somebody would have reached out to me." (Bloomberg File)

Joni Ernst warns the Midwest will be hurt if Trump sparks trade war with China

Kyle Feldscher · March 25, 2018 4:09 pm

A top Democrat in the House criticized Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, over a report on a leaked memo from California prosecutors recommending legal action against Mnuchin's bank for breaking foreclosure laws. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Steven Mnuchin: ‘We are being careful’ with China tariffs

Robert King · March 25, 2018 2:26 pm

The first day of the 'Trump trade,' above, saw stocks rise amid speculation that having Republicans in control of all three branches of government would yield outsize economic growth. That bet has paid off for most of Donald Trump's presidency, though market-rattling moves from the White House this month have shaken confidence.

How Trump’s tariffs pinch Wall Street’s ‘Trump trade’

James Langford · March 24, 2018 4:00 am

FILE - This May 11, 2015, file photo, shows land reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. An international tribunal has found that there is no legal basis for China's claiming rights to much of the South China Sea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its ruling Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in The Hague in response to an arbitration case brought by the Philippines against China regarding the South China Sea, saying that any historic rights to resources that China may have had were wiped out if they are incompatible with exclusive economic zones established under a U.N. treaty.

Beltway Confidential

The craziness of China’s island claims

Tom Rogan · March 23, 2018 7:28 pm

A worker prepare a train car to be loaded with ethanol.

Energy and Environment

China threatens ethanol imports to retaliate against Trump tariffs

John Siciliano · March 23, 2018 5:51 pm