Aug 02 China threatens retaliation for Trump’s planned tariff hike By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Trump rattled financial markets with Thursday's surprise announcement of 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1. Continue reading
Jun 29 Truce in U.S.-China trade war as 2 rivals seek breakthrough By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed to a cease-fire Saturday in their nations' yearlong trade war, averting for now an escalation feared by financial markets, businesses and farmers. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump threatens more tariffs if China’s Xi doesn’t meet with him By Associated Press President Donald Trump says if Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn't meet with him at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, this month, additional tariffs will go into effect. Continue reading
Jun 02 China blames US for trade dispute, says it won’t back down By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle," but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante. Continue reading
May 23 China keeps the door open to trade talks, but slams tech controls By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China hopes to restart trade talks, but only if the conditions are deemed fair. Continue reading
May 17 Trump says his trade policy is working. To some Wisconsin farmers, it’s ‘a kick in the teeth’ By Meredith Lee In Wisconsin, a state that helped carry President Donald Trump to victory in 2016, family farmers are among the hardest hit by the U.S.-China trade war. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 7:27 Why the Teamsters president supports Trump’s new tariffs Workers, jobs and wages are central to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, in which the two countries have exchanged tariffs and threats recently. Though many Americans fear that they will be the ones to pay the… Continue watching
May 13 Why tariff increases muddy the prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The riff of the past week has cast doubt on the conventional wisdom that the world's two biggest economies were edging toward a compromise on trade. Continue reading
May 13 China retaliates by raising tariffs, and stock markets go into a slide By Associated Press Tariffs of 5 percent to 25 percent will take effect on June 1 on about 5,200 American products, including batteries, spinach and coffee, the Finance Ministry said. Continue reading
May 09 U.S. trade deficit edges up to $50 billion in March By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. trade deficit increased slightly in March, even though the deficit with China fell to the lowest point in five years. Continue reading