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Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
World
November 28, 2019
Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
China on Thursday summoned the US ambassador and threatened retaliation after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong…
US, China each say they are in no hurry for trade deal
World
November 23, 2019
US, China each say they are in no hurry for trade deal
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both insisted Friday they would resist pressure to give ground…
Police swoop as Hong Kong protesters try to flee
World
November 18, 2019
Police swoop as Hong Kong protesters try to flee
Hong Kong riot police swooped on pro-democracy protesters trying to flee a university they had set ablaze Monday, in one…
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
World
November 18, 2019
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police…
US, China negotiators hold ‘constructive’ call on trade deal: ministry
World
November 17, 2019
US, China negotiators hold ‘constructive’ call on trade deal: ministry
Top Chinese and US trade negotiators held “constructive” discussions over the phone on a preliminary trade deal between the two…
Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact
World
November 6, 2019
Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Wednesday that the Paris climate pact was “irreversible”, showing…
Xi voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader over unrest
World
November 5, 2019
Xi voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader over unrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the…
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
World
November 5, 2019
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China’s economy, declaring the world must “knock down walls” as he…
China, US hold ‘constructive’ call on trade mini-deal
World
November 2, 2019
China, US hold ‘constructive’ call on trade mini-deal
Senior Chinese and US officials again sent positive signals on Friday about their efforts to formalize the partial trade bargain…
Trump says ‘phase 1’ China trade pact on track for November
World
October 22, 2019
Trump says ‘phase 1’ China trade pact on track for November
US President Donald Trump on Monday said progress in developing the text of a partial trade pact with China means…