Tag: Xi Jinping

Trump says he called Chinese President Xi a ‘king’ to his face

Steven Nelson · April 3, 2019 12:23 am

Congressional investigators posed as first-time buyers of fentanyl and found six online sellers able to easily ship the drug from overseas to the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

China issues wide ban on fentanyl

Cassidy Morrison · April 1, 2019 9:11 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) listens as President Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

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Trump’s Taiwan policy requires a delicate dance

Tom Rogan · April 1, 2019 4:19 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The leaders of China and France are trying to ramp up efforts against climate change and are calling for a global rethink of investments to make them more planet-friendly.

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China tries to bribe France to break with America

Tom Rogan · March 26, 2019 7:31 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he arrives for a plenary session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing.

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China is gaining influence in Europe

Erin Dunne · March 21, 2019 4:45 pm

China said Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures after the US imposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of its exports, raising the prospect of a full-blown trade war.

China trade talks to resume next week in Beijing

Sean Higgins · March 19, 2019 10:53 pm

U.S. Ambassador to China Robert Lighthizer stands in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Lighthizer doesn’t rule out lifting China tariffs before Beijing reforms

Sean Higgins · March 12, 2019 4:42 pm

In this March 6, 2019, photo, President Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

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Trump’s budget fiction: Counting trade deals before they’re made

Erin Dunne · March 11, 2019 10:16 pm

US ambassador to China says the two sides haven’t agreed to a date for trade talks yet

Sean Higgins · March 8, 2019 3:30 pm

Huawei Rotating Chairman Guo Ping, center, speaks in front of other executives during a press conference in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Thursday, March 7, 2019.

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Chinese state propaganda demonstrates Huawei’s growing desperation

Tom Rogan · March 7, 2019 8:08 pm

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, prepares to deliver the work report as he walks near Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening session of the annual National People's Congress.

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A trade deal lesson for Trump from China’s talk of reform

Erin Dunne · March 6, 2019 9:47 pm

President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Vice President Mike Pence is at right.

Trade deficit for 2018 rose to $621 billion, highest in 10 years, defying Trump’s promises

Sean Higgins · March 6, 2019 2:05 pm