Tag: China

There Is Nothing ‘Free’ About Our Trade With China

Irwin M. Stelzer · November 13, 2017 6:58 pm

Trump talked with Xi about the arrests during his visit to Beijing last week, according to the Washington Post. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump asked Chinese president to help three UCLA basketball players arrested for shoplifting: Report

Melissa Quinn · November 13, 2017 6:17 pm

China, the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, is the biggest contributor to this year's increase in emissions, with a projected growth of 3.5 percent, primarily driven by more coal use. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Study: Carbon dioxide emissions rising in 2017, driven by China

Josh Siegel · November 13, 2017 8:30 am

The United States' NAFTA fans are reluctant to talk about the trade deal in the past tense while the negotiations continue. The talks will go through December, and the trade association source noted that there's still time for the talks to get back on track even though negotiators are only now getting at "the hard issues."

Shadow hangs over upcoming round of NAFTA talks

Sean Higgins · November 13, 2017 5:01 am

"Trump Asia trip a flop: POTUS acts like a lap dog to Xi and China, but talks tough to our friends in Southeast Asia. Presidency by misadventure," Schumer tweeted.

Chuck Schumer: Trump ‘acts like a lap dog’ to China

Laura Barrón-López · November 12, 2017 6:23 pm

"By not confronting the issue directly and not acknowledging to Putin that we know you are responsible for this, I think he's giving Putin a pass," Former CIA Director John Brennan said.

National Security

Former CIA Director John Brennan: ‘Donald Trump can be played by foreign leaders’

Laura Barrón-López · November 12, 2017 3:19 pm

The three aircraft carrier strike forces are training together until Tuesday. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Watch: 3 US aircraft carriers train together in the Western Pacific during Trump’s visit

Kyle Feldscher · November 12, 2017 1:50 pm

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in China last week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Trump says China agrees to ‘upping’ sanctions, progress being made to ‘denuclearize’ North Korea

Mandy Mayfield · November 12, 2017 12:11 am

The Sacred Science

Irwin M. Stelzer · November 11, 2017 12:35 pm

Trump's breakthroughs on North Korea and Southeast Asia trade policy had to compete with news of Republicans' electoral woes and Moore's underage sex scandal back in Washington, however. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

National Security

Republican troubles at home threaten to overshadow Trump’s Asia tour

Sarah Bedford · November 11, 2017 5:01 am

China isn't trusted by its trading partners. (Nyein Chan Naing/Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

At the APEC summit, America showed its Trump card

Tom Rogan · November 10, 2017 10:32 pm

First lady Melania Trump met with schoolchildren in Tokyo during President Trump's 13-day trip to five Asian countries. She said she is most excited to do more for children during the rest of President Trump's term. "It's a lot of things that we need to take care of, and a lot of responsibilities." (Ping Ma/Pool Photo via AP)

Melania Trump reflects on ‘very busy’ year since the 2016 election

Anna Giaritelli · November 10, 2017 2:20 pm