Tag: China

General Electric's quarterly dividend announcement on Friday eased Wall Street's worries that CEO John Flannery might trim the payout.

Ex-GE engineer charged with stealing trade secrets for China

James Langford · April 23, 2019 9:35 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, China.

Beltway Confidential

Mind the Chinese navy’s impressive muscle-flexing

Tom Rogan · April 23, 2019 6:32 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks to union members and other federal employees at a rally, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington.

AFL-CIO leader Trumka faults Obama for siding with Wall Street in his last year in office

Sean Higgins · April 23, 2019 1:56 pm

In this Dec. 20, 2015, file photo, a man rides a camel through the desert oil field and winter camping area of Sakhir, Bahrain.

Energy and Environment

Trump risks higher oil and gas prices to crush Iran

Josh Siegel · April 23, 2019 11:00 am

The Chinese leader's decision to extend his term limits is a signal of what's to come.

Beltway Confidential

The defining hypocrisy of a China-Iran alliance

Tom Rogan · April 22, 2019 5:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with China's Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Business groups object to Trump plans to retain tariffs in China trade deal

Sean Higgins · April 22, 2019 4:32 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. Talks on Friday focused on strained ties with Russia, a fresh peace effort in Afghanistan and a new training mission for Iraq.

Pompeo said no military exercises in Iran to spur regime change: Report

Zach Halaschak · April 21, 2019 11:30 pm

The new Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika (Arctic) launches in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2016. Russia has been modernizing its icebreaker fleet as part of its efforts to strengthen its Arctic presence.

Energy and Environment

Russia and China close to deal on ‘very big’ Arctic projects that would move natural gas

Joel Gehrke · April 19, 2019 10:31 pm

Military delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing.

National Security

New York airline employee was Chinese agent

Caitlin Yilek · April 18, 2019 9:12 pm

China's Vice Premier Liu He, left, gestures after he posed for a photo with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, center, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Friday, March 29, 2019.

US, China aiming for trade deal by late May or early June

Sean Higgins · April 17, 2019 7:46 pm

President Trump gives a thumbs up as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House.

Not so crazy after all: Trump foreign policy gets rare nod of approval from the establishment

Rob Crilly · April 16, 2019 5:59 pm

Flames and smoke rise from a fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, on Monday, April 15, 2019. A massive fire is ripping through the cathedral in central Paris, toppling the spire on the 850-year-old Gothic monument and leaving France in shock over the potential loss of one of the nation's most famous landmarks.

Beltway Confidential

Five reasons France deserves our help rebuilding Notre Dame

Tom Rogan · April 16, 2019 10:01 am