Tag: China

On Monday, President Trump's trade enforcer, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (pictured left), announced new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines assembled outside the U.S. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Workers can’t afford tariffs or a trade war, President Trump

Yael Ossowski · January 24, 2018 12:39 am

President Trump, hands the pen he used to sign Section 201 actions to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Trump says he is imposing new tariffs to "protect American jobs and American workers." Trump acted to impose new tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Trump vows ‘there won’t be a trade war’ after signing off on tariffs

Josh Siegel · January 23, 2018 8:13 pm

China what? Putin who? ISIS huh? (AP Photo/Nataliya Vasilyeva)

Beltway Confidential

In 2011, top liberal thinkers said nothing like ISIS could ever happen and Russia was no threat

Tom Rogan · January 23, 2018 7:15 pm

"We are too small for all of the missions that the nation is asking us to do," says Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson: ‘This is not a game. It’s a very dangerous world’

Jamie McIntyre · January 23, 2018 5:01 am

Photovoltaic modules sit on a factory rooftop in Germany, where many of the company's primary investors are from. (Martin Leissl/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

A dangerous precedent on trade, brought to you by solar panel tariffs

Bryan Riley · January 23, 2018 3:03 am

This was a very short-sighted decision. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Energy and Environment

Trump imposes tariffs on solar panels

Josh Siegel · January 22, 2018 10:05 pm

While some organizations of students and professors have protested the program's existence and influence on campuses, Confucius Institutes continue to spread like wildfire. (Facebook)

Red Alert Politics

Communist propaganda has infiltrated more than 100 US colleges, posing as Chinese language institute

Brendan Pringle · January 22, 2018 6:28 pm

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is on the outs with President Trump, reportedly for falling asleep during meetings among other things. (File photo)

Wilbur Ross on the outs with Trump after falling asleep in meetings: Report

Kelly Cohen · January 21, 2018 11:14 pm

Through conversations with policymakers, party leaders, and current and former White House officials, the Washington Examiner identified four areas where President Trump has left his greatest mark after one year in office, and gauged his plans for the year ahead. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Shutdown caps Trump’s contentious first year in office

Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello · January 20, 2018 8:06 pm

After Jared Kushner joined the Trump administration, U.S. officials reportedly became concerned after he met with the Chinese ambassador several times, sometimes alone. "There"s nobody else there in the room to verify what was said and what wasn't, so the Chinese can go back and claim anything," one former senior U.S. official said, according to a report. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Jared Kushner troubled some US officials over meetings with Chinese ambassador: Report

Katie Leach · January 20, 2018 7:46 pm

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China would take "necessary measures" to protect its sovereignty after the U.S. Navy's USS Hopper sailed within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island, also known as Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday night. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Ventura II/Released)

China accuses US of trespassing in South China Sea

Kelly Cohen · January 20, 2018 6:33 pm

Without a spending deal between Democrat and Republican lawmakers, the U.S. government entered a partial shutdown Friday night. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Government shutdowns prove America is the greatest country on Earth

Pete Kasperowicz · January 20, 2018 5:35 am