Beijing terminates trade talks

Beijing terminates trade talks

The tariff-based turmoil between China and the USA is intensifying this week, as both global superpowers impose fresh tariffs and Beijing reportedly calls off trade talks. As the Nikkei Asian Review reports, the fresh tariffs slapped on products by both sides in this...
Beijing warns of counter measures

Beijing warns of counter measures

Responding to Donald Trump’s additional tariffs, China has warned it would have no choice but to take ‘synchronised counter measures’. In the latest twist to the on-going trade conflict between the two global superpowers, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce made the...
US jeopardising Chinese trade talks?

US jeopardising Chinese trade talks?

With the news that President Donald Trump has advised aides to go ahead with additional tariffs on Chinese products, the possibility of a trade war truce suddenly seems more remote. As Bloomberg reports, “the Chinese government is considering declining the offer of...
US business leaders oppose Trump tariffs

US business leaders oppose Trump tariffs

There has been a hue and cry in the US business world following President Trump’s new tariffs, which he has proposed to impose on $50 billion (€43.1 billion) of Chinese imports. Almost two weeks after the Imaging Supplies Coalition expressed concern that President...