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China urges US to be "restrained" in taking unilateral trade measures
China urged the US to be "restrained" in taking unilateral trade measures on imported goods on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump announced he planned to hike tariffs on steel and aluminum.
China's foreign ministry...
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Trump Determined to Pursue Denuclearized NKorea
U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed Sweden's prime minister to the White House amid talk of tariffs and trade wars.
Speaking with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven before reporters in the East Room, Trump paid tribute to...
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Trump signs proclamations imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum
President Donald Trump says his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports fulfills a key campaign promise.
Trump says American steel and aluminum workers have been betrayed, but "that betrayal is now over."
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
President Donald Trump says his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports fulfills a key campaign promise.
Trump says American steel and aluminum workers have been betrayed, but "that betrayal is now over."
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Trump Jokes, Bids Farewell to Economic Adviser
President Donald Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that is economic adviser Gary Cohn's last, that the former Goldman Sachs executive "may be a globalist but I still like him."
The president said Cohn may one day return to...
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China-US trade tensions signal downward trend in German markets
Escalating tensions in the trade dispute between the US and China led to another clear downward movement on the German stock market on Friday.
Germany's Dax shed 0.8 percent to 12,207.37, a day after it achieved its...
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South Korea and US reach agreement on revised free trade deal
South Korea has agreed to further open its auto market to the United States as the two countries reached an agreement in principle on amending their six-year-old free trade agreement, its top trade negotiator said on Monday.
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China: Willing to negotiate with the US over trade disputes
China on Monday said it is willing to talk to the US on the trade tariff issue, one day after American Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he's "cautiously hopeful" the two countries will reach an agreement before the US proceeds with...
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China urges US to avoid official contact with Taiwan; warns against sanctions
China repeated on Thursday its warning to the US to cease with any kind of official exchanges and interactions with Taiwan.
The comments from foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying came after a senior US diplomat said in...
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Beijing says it was forced to take tariff countermeasures against US
Senior Chinese commerce officials on Wednesday said that China has been forced into a trade war it did not want.
Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen and Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said China wanted talks on the...
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China tariff hike on $50 billion of US goods
China on Wednesday issued a 50 billion US dollar list of US goods including soybeans and aircraft targeted for possible retaliation in an escalating technology dispute with Washington that companies worry could set back the global...
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Liberal politicians comment on US tariffs, Facebook, poisioning of former spy
Luxemburg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel called on EU member countries to show solidarity with British Prime Minister Theresa May in her response to the recent poisoning of a Russian spy in the UK.
Bettel spoke as he arrived...
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China: US trade tariffs set a 'very bad precedent'
China said on Friday it would firmly defend its legitimate interests after the United States announced new tariffs on its exports.
China's foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the US had misjudged the situation...
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Chinese commerce official: Beijing will 'defend trade interests' in US tariff dispute
A senior Chinese Commerce Ministry official reiterated on Sunday that China will take action to defend its trade interests, while calling for dialogue in resolving the escalating trade dispute between China and the United States.
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Tariff Battle Could Hurt Trump in US Heartland
Iowa hog farmer Jeff Rehder (RAY-der) decided to vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, hoping for a better economic future.
But the fallout from President Donald Trump's proposed Chinese tariffs could...
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Germany's Econ Minister Meets with Wilbur Ross
Peter Altmaier, Germany's economy minister, is in Washington to discuss the looming trade war between Europe and the United States.
After meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Altmaier said that...
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China's premier appeals to US to 'act rationally' over trade
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang appealed to Washington on Tuesday to "act rationally" and avoid disrupting trade over steel, technology and other disputes, promising that Beijing will "open even wider" to imports and investment.
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Trump Signs Order Punishing China on Trade
President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that paves the way for imposing tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese imports to punish Beijing for what he said is the theft of American technology and Chinese pressure on...
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DAILY MOFA BRIEFING
MOFA Briefing
Spokesperson: Hua Chunying
Date: 21 March 2018
Duration: 2:22
1. The US sent Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alex Wong to Taiwan for a meeting. Any comment?
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Czech steel union official criticises 'incomprehensible' US tariff decision
A top Czech steel industry official said Thursday US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union was "incomprehensible."
Daniel Urban, the executive director of...
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China's MOFA on NKorea, US-China trade tariffs dispute
China confirmed on Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is currently on a two-day visit to the country.
"We hope this visit will deepen China-North Korea relations and strengthen our strategic communication on major...
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Chinese FM meets Spanish counterpart, comments on Palestinians, Trump
The foreign ministers of Spain and China said they want free trade and will fight protectionism amid disputes with the United States over possible tariffs.
The Trump administration has threatened to impose tariffs on some...
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Russia adopts bill threatening cooperation with US
Russia's parliament has adopted a wide-ranging bill that could freeze crucial exports to the United States and imports to Russia from the US and other countries.
The bill, drafted by leading lawmakers at the State Duma in...
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Mexico economy minister reacts to Trump's tariffs
STORYLINE:
Mexico's economy minister on Thursday said the country "regrets, categorically rejects" new US tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
Speaking at a news briefing in Paris, Ildefonso Guajardo said...