China signals openness to trade talks with US under condition that high tariffs must be removed

[ad_1] US and China are engaged in prolonged tariff dispute (Image: AP) China’s commerce ministry on Friday announced that Beijing is reviewing several key proposals from the Trump administration, signaling the openness to trade talks with the US under the condition that high US tariffs must be removed. The ministry has reaffirmed China’s willingness to […]

Canadians vote in an election dominated by Trump’s trade war and bluster | World News

[ad_1] TORONTO: Canadians voted on Monday on whether to back their new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and extend his Liberal Party’s decade in power or hand control to the Conservatives and their populist leader, Pierre Poilievre. But the election was also a referendum on someone who isn’t even Canadian: Donald Trump. The US President trolled […]

China claims it is on the ‘right side of history’ in escalating trade war with US

[ad_1] China on Monday said it was “on the right side of history” in the trade war with the United States. US has imposed a whopping 145 percent levy on the arch rival, which responded with a 125 percent tariff on US goods.Top Chinese economic official, Zhao Chenxin, said in a news conference that it […]

‘Unjustified trade war’: China hits out at ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs

[ad_1] China on Saturday slammed the “extreme selfishness” behind tariffs, indirectly referring to the steep duties imposed by US President Donald Trump, describing it as an “unjustified trade war.”According to the Chinese foreign ministry’s statement, top diplomat Wang Yi told his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov on Friday that, “Certain countries” resort to “pressure and coercion, […]

Trump plays up prospects of ‘fair deal’ on trade with China

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump late on Wednesday played up prospects of a “fair deal” on trade with China, but his top officials offered few details of how Washington might de-escalate its damaging tariff war with Beijing. Trump told reporters his country would have a “fair deal with China,” adding that “everything’s active” when […]

Kenyan president vows closer ties to China during visit amid Trump’s trade war

[ad_1] William Ruto and Xi Jinping (AP) BEIJING: Kenyan President William Ruto pledged to build closer ties with China on Thursday, a day after saying a global trade war triggered by Washington could deal a “death blow” to the current world order. Ruto is on a five-day visit to China, his third trip to Beijing […]

Navigating trade tightrope: US juggles tariff politics and global market trust

[ad_1] A growing split in US economic messaging is evident, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call for international cooperation collided with president Trump’s renewed threats of trade tariffs and a hardline message from the White House press room.Speaking at the Institute of International Finance, Bessent reassured investors that the US remained committed to its global […]

Twelve states sue Donald Trump administration in trade court over ‘chaotic and illegal’ tariff policy

[ad_1] A coalition of 12 US states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US Court of International Trade in New York, seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which they say is unlawful and has disrupted the national economy. The legal challenge accuses Trump of abusing emergency powers under the 1977 International Emergency […]

‘China is an example’: Trump says US going to get fair trade deal with every country

[ad_1] Donald Trump held an impromptu press conference outside the White House Wednesday morning. A day after softening his stance on trade war against China, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is in discussion with China on trade and that negotiations with countries are “going very well”. Trump made an impromptu comment outside […]

‘The door is wide open’: China hints at willingness for trade talks while Trump hinted at tariff relief

[ad_1] China on Wednesday signaled a renewed willingness to engage in trade negotiations with the United States, declaring that “the door for talks is wide open” amid ongoing tariff tensions.The statement follows recent comments by US President Donald Trump, who hinted that the sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports—some as high as 145 percent—could be significantly […]