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Asian markets go into a 2008-style freefall, after Trump calls his tariffs needed ‘medicine’ for the U.S.

“I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump told reporters on Sunday.

Fortune

China Would Have Agreed TikTok Deal If Not For US Tariffs: Trump

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would have agreed to a deal on the sale of TikTok if it were not for the tariffs imposed by Washington on Beijing last week.

International Business Times

The big picture: Clark Winter on the road in Beijing

The American photographer captured life behind the wheel across the US and elsewhere over three decades, using a vehicle’s angles to frame the world outside

The Guardian - UK

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‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

IN FOCUS : The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an…

The Independent UK

China needs friends in Trump’s trade war. But Xi may have to go it alone

Beijing has launched a charm offensive with other countries as US tariffs tighten. If they can’t be won over, it may have no choice but to stimulate its vast domestic market

The Guardian - UK

A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term

China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, with a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week

The Independent UK

Cambodia Hails Opening Of Naval Base Renovated By China

Cambodia's leader Hun Manet said Saturday there was "nothing to hide" as he inaugurated a naval base renovated in recent years by China, after Washington had voiced concern over Beijing's role in the upgrades.

International Business Times

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US Soybeans, Energy: Who Is Hit By China's Tariff Retaliation?

US agricultural exports, fuels and manufactured goods are set to take a hit from China's blanket retaliation against President Donald Trump's sharp tariffs, with both sets of measures due to take effect next week.

International Business Times

Trump Tariffs Offer Opportunity For China

In unleashing global tariffs, President Donald Trump has vowed to remake the world to benefit US workers.

International Business Times

China hits back hard at ‘bullying’ Trump tariffs as global recession fears grow

Beijing imposes punitive 34% extra tariffs on all goods imported from US, exacerbating stock market sell-off

The Guardian - UK

Trump Goads China After Beijing Retaliates In Global Trade War

President Donald Trump goaded a "panicked" China on Friday after the chief US economic rival retaliated against his tariffs and he dismissed stock market panic over the growing global trade war, touting the chance to "get rich."

International Business Times

Where Things Stand In The US-China Trade War

China has hit back against US President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs, slapping 34 percent levies on all imports of American goods.

International Business Times

One thing that could rupture Russia’s friendship with China

The Central Asian region’s strategic location between Russia and China has long made it a ‘grand chessboard’ for great power politics

The Independent UK

‘Taxing time’: Beijing to Berlin, Trump’s tariffs dominate world headlines

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of broad “reciprocal tariffs” on imports to the United States has sent shockwaves through global markets and prompted stern responses from world leaders. With a baseline 10 percent tariff on all imports and significantly higher rates for countries Trump described as having “unfair” trade relationships…

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International Business Times

China Floats Battle Barges In Taiwan Invasion Plans

Vast new Chinese barges spotted off the country's south coast could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan, defence experts say.

The Conversation

Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?

As he looks to solidify his territorial gains in Ukraine in a potential ceasefire deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has one eye trained on Russia’s southern border – and boosting Russian influence in Central Asia.

The Independent UK

Trump closes China tariff loophole used by fast fashion retailers like Shein and Temu

Imported goods under $800 will now be subject to duties of either 30 per cent of their value or $25 per item

Newslaundry

It’s too soon to call Yunus’s China visit remarks a strategic shift

Almost seven months after the regime change in Bangladesh, the imprints of the shift in Dhaka’s foreign policy outlook aren’t exactly unexpected. However, some aspects of this shift could raise diplomatic eyebrows. A clear instance of this can be seen in the ripples caused by recent remarks made by Bangladesh’s…

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International Business Times

How Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Will Impact China

US President Donald Trump has slapped punishing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, deepening a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

The Independent UK

US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens

International Business Times

Chinese Tourists Pine For Taiwan's Return As Beijing Jets Surround Island

Chinese tourists visiting the country's closest point to Taiwan wished for the democratic island's return to Beijing's rule, as their leadership called its president a "parasite" and unleashed ships and jets in drills to encircle it.

Al Jazeera

‘Live-fire drills’: China conducts second day of war games around Taiwan

China continues a second day of war games and military drills around Taiwan, including simulated attacks on key targets.

International Business Times

US Approves $5.58 Bn Fighter Jet Sale To Philippines

The United States said Tuesday it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China.

Al Jazeera

US approves sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets worth $5.58bn to Philippines

Potential sale of US fighter jets comes as tensions mount between the Philippines and China over maritime disputes.

International Business Times

China Probes For Key Target Weak Spots With 'Paralysing' Taiwan Drills

China's military drills around Taiwan this week aim to send a clear message to the island's leadership, analysts say -- in the event of war, Beijing can cut them off from the outside world and grind them into submission.

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