Dec 11 China is detaining a Canadian ex-diplomat, official confirms By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The detention came after China warned Canada of consequences for its recent arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 4:40 U.S., China tension take center stage at UN climate talks On Monday, diplomats from 200 countries will arrive at a United Nations led meeting in Poland to try to figure out how to implement the Paris Agreement on climate adaptations. But as Somini Sengupta reports for The New York Times,… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching
Dec 04 Stocks plunge amid confusion over U.S.-China trade truce By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press After a series of confusing and conflicting words from President Trump and some senior officials, the Dow Jones shed about 800 points, or 3.1%. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Paris reels from worst riots in 50 years Monday in our news wrap, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on increasing tariffs. The U.S. says has China promised to buy more American exports. Also, in Paris, France’s prime minister held crisis talks with… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 4:47 How Trump is relying on ‘chemistry’ to forge trade deal with China President Trump is calling his agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping “an incredible deal” that could go down as “one of the largest deals ever made.” But what exactly does it include? Nick Schifrin is joined by the Hudson Institute’s… Continue watching
Dec 03 U.S., China agreement buys time in trade war By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The agreement between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping bought the two leaders at least 90 days to try to resolve a host of complicated issues. Continue reading
Dec 03 Stocks open higher on U.S.-China trade truce By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points in early trading Monday. Continue reading
Dec 02 US, China reach 90-day truce in their trade dispute By Paul Wiseman, Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 7:02 At the G-20, leaders discover ‘how difficult’ consensus has become At the G-20, the world's most powerful leaders are discussing global governance, but in an era of populism and protectionism, forging multilateral agreement is a challenge. Plus, Russian aggression toward Ukraine and Saudi Arabia’s role in a high-profile murder set… Continue watching