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Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs

Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss President (AP) GENEVA: The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, […]

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

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 Economic […]

‘Ignorant, impolite’: China slams US VP JD Vance over ‘peasants’ remark

China on Tuesday lashed out at US vice president JD Vance, calling him “ignorant and impolite” after he made a controversial remark about the United States borrowing money from “Chinese peasants.”“China’s position on China-US economic and trade relations has been made very clear,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian during a press briefing. “It […]

China US Trade Relations: Chinese Premier meets pro-Trump US Senator Daines and calls for dialogue instead of confrontation

Chinese Premier meets pro-Trump US Senator Daines and calls for dialogue instead of confrontation (Pictre credit: AP) BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Sunday that Beijing and Washington should choose dialogue instead of confrontation during his meeting with US Senator Steve Daines, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, as the two countries are locked […]