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Beijing rebuffs Trump claims over economic slowdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 06:52 PM

China on Tuesday rejected claims from US President Donald Trump that it is being forced to make a trade deal because of its slowing economy, as the two sides prepare for more talks. Read more »

US firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in 2-4 weeks -official

Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 08:15 AM

The US may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks, according to a senior US official, in a sign President Donald Trump's recent effort to ease restrictions on the Chinese company could move forward quickly. Read more »

China says US trade issues are 'definitely' resolvable

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 09:38 PM

China said Thursday that the thorny trade issues plaguing relations with the United States are resolvable after fractious talks between the economic giants were kickstarted by the Trump-Xi meeting in Japan. Read more »

US, China to relaunch talks with little changed since deal fell apart: Source

David Lawder and Chris Prentice, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 09 04:47 PM

The United States and China are set to relaunch trade talks this week after a two-month hiatus, but a year after their trade war began there is little sign their differences have narrowed. Read more »

China says US tariffs must be lifted for a trade deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 07:15 PM

US tariffs against China must be lifted for the two sides to reach a deal to end the trade war, the Chinese commerce ministry said Thursday. Read more »

Manufacturers in Vietnam benefit from US-China trade row: survey

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 02 08:48 PM

Manufacturers operating in Vietnam are benefiting from prolonged US-China trade disputes, which have led to plant relocations and expansions across Asia, according to an NNA joint survey with a local industry body.   Read more »

PH electronics can lure investors spooked by trade war: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 10:53 AM

The truce between the US and China on their trade war is a welcome development, said Hoe Ee Khor, chief economist of the ASEAN Plus 3 Macroeconomic Research Office. Read more »

China's factory activity shrinks as US tariffs, slowdown hit orders

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 05:01 PM

China's factory activity shrank more than expected in June, an official manufacturing survey showed, highlighting the need for more economic stimulus as US tariffs and weaker domestic demand ramped up pressure on new orders for goods. Read more »

China warns of long road ahead for deal with US after ice-breaking talks

Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 10:38 AM

China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war, with more fights ahead likely, Chinese state media said after the two countries' presidents held ice-breaking talks in Japan.   Read more »

China urges US to lift sanctions on Huawei as Trump-Xi meeting looms

Yawen Chen and Martin Quin Pollard, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 28 12:31 AM

The United States should immediately remove sanctions on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei, a commerce ministry spokesman said on Thursday, days before the two countries' leaders are due to meet for talks on trade. Read more »

US, China agree to trade truce ahead of Trump-Xi talks: report

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 27 05:03 PM

The US and China have agreed to a tentative ceasefire in their trade war ahead of a bilateral summit in Osaka this weekend, the South China Morning Post reported Thursday. Read more »

US hopes to re-launch China trade talks, will not accept conditions on tariffs

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 08:13 AM

The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday but Washington will not accept any conditions on tariffs, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.  Read more »

From plows to tractors, rice farms to be mechanized under tariffs law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 11:24 PM

Rice farmers will benefit from the Rice Tariffication Act by getting modern mechanized equipment that is expected to improve farm yields, an agency attached to the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.  Read more »

US fines firms transhipping via Cambodia to dodge Trump's China tariffs

Prak Chan Thul, Reuters
Posted at Jun 19 06:48 PM

The US has fined several companies for exporting goods via a Chinese-owned special economic zone in Cambodia to dodge Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. Read more »

US businesses beg to be left off Trump's tariff list

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 10:14 PM

Hundreds of US businesses have submitted comments to the US Trade Representative opposing plans to slap tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese imports. Read more »

India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 28 US goods from Sunday

Nidhi Verma and Neha Dasgupta, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 03:50 PM

India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds, apples and walnuts from Sunday, following Washington's withdrawal of key trade privileges for New Delhi. Read more »

Global trade war possible if Trump slaps tariffs on auto industry, says expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 07:40 PM

A Hinrich Foundation research fellow says the sheer size of the industry, the third biggest trade category in the world, means tariffs would be immensely disruptive. Read more »

China's exports beat forecast to rise as trade war heats up

Sebastien Ricci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 04:40 PM

China's exports beat gloomy forecasts to rebound in May though imports sank more than expected, official data showed Monday, as concerns lingered about the impact of its ongoing trade war with the United States. Read more »

Japan Cash Machine to move part of China production to Philippines

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 07 10:29 PM

Banknote-validating and currency-handling machine manufacturer Japan Cash Machine Co. will relocate part of its production in China to the Philippines to avoid the threatened imposition of another batch of higher US tariffs. Read more »

US trade deficit falls 2.1 pct in April even as exports dive: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 10:08 PM

The mammoth US trade deficit shrank in April even as exports saw the biggest dive in more than four years, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, which points to weakening momentum in the US economy. Read more »