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How China Armed Itself for the Trade War
The view that the Chinese leadership was desperate to negotiate a trade deal, to avoid economic pain that could destabilize ...
China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to US, urges countries to resist bullying
China on Tuesday vowed it would “never kneel down” in the face of President Trump’s tariff pressure, painting itself as a ...
A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge
The White House took aggressive aim at Amazon, which confirmed Tuesday it was considering displaying the added cost of ...
Xi Is Ratcheting Up China’s Pain Threshold for a Long Fight With Trump
President Trump is facing an adversary who has armed his country to play a long and potentially painful game in its contest ...
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Amid a trade war, Xi Jinping may be purging China’s armed forces
Standing outside his friend’s cupcake shop, he says Donald Trump’s levies are a sign that America feels threatened by China’s ...
China’s manufacturing activity contracts as tariffs take effect
The data covers a period in which a trade war between the US and China escalated dramatically, with tariffs now well over 100 ...
Trump's new tariff plan may have long-term impacts on Social Security
Trump's plan includes tariffs ranging from as low as 10% (the base rate for all non-Chinese companies) to 125% (for Chinese ...
China Holding Fire on Stimulus Despite Tariff Hits
President Trump has paused some tariffs on other countries and announced exemptions for some products, and a softened tone on China recently has raised some hopes that a trade deal with Beijing could ...