Feb 05 Researchers link DeepSeek’s chatbot to Chinese Mobile, telecom banned from operating in U.S. By Byron Tau, Associated Press The chatbot's web login page contains heavily obfuscated computer script that when deciphered shows connections to computer infrastructure owned by China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company. Continue reading
Feb 05 Lifting a ban imposed a day earlier, US Postal Service flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages By Zen Soo, Associated Press The Postal Service gave no reason for the reversal Wednesday, but said it would work with Customs and Border Protection to implement a collection process for the new China tariffs to avoid delivery disruptions. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 4:16 China responds to Trump with retaliatory tariffs and Google antitrust probe By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan President Trump continued to push his agenda on tariffs and immigration. China responded to Trump’s sweeping tariffs with counter-tariffs on certain American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration would consider… Continue watching
Feb 04 China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, antitrust investigation into Google By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China and the U.S. engaged in a trade war in 2018 when Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods and China responded in kind. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:54 A look at how tariffs work and the impact they have on the economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes President Trump's tariff plans are leaving people with many questions about when they have been used in the past, what kind of effect they have had, how that squares with the president's arguments and their potential impact now. Economics correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:36 Economist breaks down how Trump’s tariff threats could affect consumers By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S., Canada and Mexico all agreed to delay the start of new tariffs and hold off for now the possibility of a tariff war among traditional allies. But significant new tariffs are still expected to take effect on Chinese… Continue watching
Feb 02 Rubio presses Panama to reduce Chinese influence over its canal or face U.S. ‘measures’ By Matthew Lee, Juan Zamorano, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from the new U.S. government over Panama’s management of a waterway that is vital to global… Continue reading
Feb 02 Analysis: The potential economic effects of Trump’s tariffs and trade war, in 9 charts By Shannon K. O'Neil, Julia Huesa, Council on Foreign Relations President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico could upend U.S. trade. These nine charts show what’s at stake, what comes next and why it matters. Continue reading
Feb 01 Trump imposes promised tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising risk of higher inflation By Josh Boak, Associated Press Trump declared an economic emergency in order to place duties of 10 percent on all imports from China and 25 percent on imports from Mexico and Canada — America’s largest trading partners — except for a 10 percent rate on… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 4:55 What Trump’s tariffs could mean for America’s biggest trade partners and U.S. consumers By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara America’s biggest trading partners are bracing for sweeping tariffs that President Trump is imposing. Together, Canada, Mexico and China account for nearly half of all U.S. imports, and tariffs on their goods could mean higher prices for American consumers. Ali… Continue watching