Jun 08 U.S. pulls 2 workers from Cuba amid renewed health concerns By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Officials are concerned the workers may have been affected by the mysterious health incidents harming U.S. diplomats in Cuba and China. Continue reading
Jun 07 Commerce Secretary: U.S. reaches deal with China's ZTE By Associated Press NEW YORK — The United States and China have reached a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let U.S. regulators… Continue reading
Jun 07 More Americans screened over mystery health issues in China By Kelvin Chan, Dake Kang, Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China — A U.S. medical team was screening more Americans who work in a southern Chinese city as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government workers who experienced unexplained health issues like those that have hurt U.S. Continue reading
Jun 03 China warns U.S. trade deals off if tariffs go ahead By Joe McDonald, Associated Press BEIJING — China warned Sunday after another round of talks on a sprawling trade dispute with Washington that any deals they produce "will not take effect" if President Donald Trump's threatened tariff hike on Chinese goods goes ahead. The warning… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 2, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 2, the U.S. holds trade talks with China after imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum produced in Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Also, Trump cites national security in a bid to save coal… Continue watching
May 28 Ivanka Trump's brand expands business interests in China and Philippines By Erika Kinetz, Associated Press Ivanka Trump stepped back from management of her brand and placed its assets in a family-run trust, but she continues to profit from the business. Continue reading
May 23 U.S. employee in China reported 'vague, but abnormal' sound, pressure By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press A U.S. government employee in southern China reported abnormal sensations of sound and pressure, the State Department said Wednesday, recalling similar experiences among American diplomats in Cuba who later fell ill. Continue reading
May 21 Trump pulls back from brink of trade war with China, but no guarantee tensions are over By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday hailed his administration's temporary truce with China on trade, even as his Treasury secretary and China struck a note of caution on the latest agreement. Continue reading
May 20 U.S., China agree to cut American trade deficit By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The United States and China have agreed to take measures to "substantially reduce" America's massive trade deficit with China. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Trump threatens Kim with talk of 'total decimation' if deal doesn't happen In the news wrap Thursday, President Trump pivoted from words of praise to threats of military force against North Korea. The president suggested that if Kim Jong Un does not make a deal, he could meet a fate similar to… Continue watching