Tag: China

An election volunteer helps a woman in a wheelchair reach her voting table during the presidential election in San Salvador, El Salvador.

US sees China setback brewing in El Salvador

Joel Gehrke · February 6, 2019 1:04 am

China's President Xi Jinping has pledged the world's top emitter will reach carbon-neutrality by 2060.

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Why China wouldn’t stop the US military in Venezuela

Tom Rogan · February 5, 2019 5:01 am

Demand for liquefied natural gas is expected to triple in China by 2030, providing a chance for U.S. companies to grab a slice of the huge market. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How to fight China’s financial abuses: Crack down on anonymous companies

Nate Sibley · February 5, 2019 12:00 am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, speaks as he attends a conference on Afghanistan bringing together representatives of the Afghan authorities and the Taliban in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

Russia accuses US of taking ‘egotistical approach’ to Taliban talks

Joel Gehrke · February 4, 2019 9:44 pm

Opposition National Assembly President Juan Guaido talks with reporters upon his arrival to the Venezuelan Central University for a conference on economic plans for reviving the country in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela opposition leader offers China investment opportunities in appeal for support

Joel Gehrke · February 2, 2019 5:32 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for the Winter Olympics and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, amid soaring tensions with Ukraine.

Beijing: No expansion of INF treaty to cover China

Joel Gehrke · February 2, 2019 3:32 pm

President Trump, left, holds a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Also attending the meeting, starting third from left seated, are, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, national security adviser John Bolton, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

Business, Democrats urge Trump to get deal with China on intellectual property theft

Sean Higgins · February 1, 2019 11:04 pm

Venezuelan politician Nicolas Maduro speaks at an event.

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How the US can stop Maduro from stealing Venezuela’s gold

Tom Rogan · February 1, 2019 10:36 pm

Former President Bill Clinton wipes his eye as his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, concedes her defeat to Republican Donald Trump on Nov. 9, 2016.

19 indicted for ring that brought ‘thousands’ to give birth in US

Anna Giaritelli · February 1, 2019 4:51 pm

FILE - In this March 8, 2018 file photo, from left, Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, New Zealand Trade Minister David Parker, General Secretary Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia Y.bhg. Datuk J. Jayasiri, Canada's Minister of International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne, Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Steven Ciobo, Chile's Foreing Minister Heraldo Munoz, Brunei's Foreign Minister Haji Erawan bin Pehin Yusof, Japan's Trans-Pacific Partnership minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Secretary of Economy of Mexico Idelfonso Guajardo, Peru's Trade Minister Eduardo Ferreyros and Vietnamese Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh, poses for a pictures after the signing ceremony of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, CP TPP, in Santiago, Chile. Japan and New Zealand are cautious about President Donald Trump's idea to re-examine a Pacific Rim trade deal that he pulled the U.S. out of shortly after taking office. Japanese officials said they welcome the move if it means that Trump is recognizing the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Japan and New Zealand are among 11 countries that signed the agreement after deciding to go ahead without the United States.

The TPP is up and running without us, and we’re losing out on its opportunities

Doug McCullough · February 1, 2019 5:03 am

Tourists from China take pictures at the New England Aquarium in Boston. In cities across the country, the American hospitality industry is stepping up efforts to make Chinese visitors feel more welcome.

Beijing plays the long game

Jamie Dettmer · February 1, 2019 5:00 am

President Donald Trump listens as he meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.

Trump lauds top member of China’s repressive regime: ‘One of the most respected men’ in the world

Melissa Quinn · January 31, 2019 10:46 pm