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Hong Kong protests to US over 'made in China' labeling rules

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 16 10:16 PM

Hong Kong on Wednesday officially protested new US labeling rules for Hong Kong-made products, in a bid to resolve the row without recourse to the World Trade Organization. Read more »

China stokes tensions with fresh probe into Australian wine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 03:16 PM

China said Monday it had launched another probe into Australian wine imports, accusing Canberra of using subsidies to give firms "an edge" over local rivals, in the latest salvo as trade and diplomatic relations between the two deteriorate. Read more »

China to hold trade talks with U.S. soon: Commerce Ministry

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 20 05:44 PM

The Commerce Ministry said Thursday that China will hold trade talks with the United States soon, after U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this week that he had delayed them. Read more »

China slams US 'abuse' over new Huawei sanctions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 01:19 AM

China on Tuesday hit out at new US sanctions against telecom giant Huawei, accusing Washington of an "abuse of national power" to block the rise of Chinese companies.   Read more »

China vows to protect companies after US further restricts Huawei

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 18 09:08 PM

China pledged Tuesday to take necessary measures to safeguard the interests of the country's firms, a day after the United States said it has further restricted Huawei Technologies Co.'s access to US technology through chip supplies.   Read more »

US expands sanctions on China's Huawei to limit technology access

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 09:21 PM

The US administration Monday expanded its sanctions on China's Huawei, a move aimed at further limiting the tech giant's access to computer chips and other technology. Read more »

US, China to discuss trade deal amid COVID-19 disruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 01:43 PM

Negotiators from the United States and China will on Saturday discuss the "phase one" trade deal signed earlier this year -- before the coronavirus slammed the world economy and relations between the two economic powers took a turn for the worse.   Read more »

TikTok rivals do battle for hearts of teen video producers

Manon Billing, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 08:53 PM

Triller, Byte, Dubsmash and now Instagram -- there's no shortage of rivals circling to grab a slice of troubled TikTok's teen-centric platform for short-form videos, but can any of them come out on top? Read more »

HSBC profits hammered by pandemic, soaring US-China tensions

Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 03 03:51 PM

HSBC on Monday said profits for the first half of 2020 plunged by 69 percent on year as the banking giant was hammered by the coronavirus pandemic and spiralling China-US tensions. Read more »

US imposes sanctions on 11 Chinese companies over human rights

Ana Swanson, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 21 11:28 AM

The Trump administration on Monday barred 11 new Chinese companies from purchasing US technology and products without a special license, saying the firms were complicit in human rights violations in China’s campaign targeting Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.   Read more »

China's economy grows 3.2 percent in 2nd quarter, recovers from virus shock

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jul 16 09:00 PM

China's economy grew 3.2 percent from a year earlier during the April-June period on the back of a rebound in production, marking the first expansion in two quarters, official data showed Thursday, underscoring that corporate demand has been recovering from the coronavirus shock. Read more »

Trump says considering TikTok ban as China row deepens

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 07:37 PM

US President Donald Trump said he is considering banning the wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic, remarks China described Wednesday as "a malicious smear".   Read more »

US House passes bill to sanction Chinese banks over Hong Kong

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 08:57 AM

The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a "brutal, sweeping crackdown" on Hong Kong. Read more »

Trump threat to 'decouple' US and China hits trade, investment reality

David Lawder, Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 07:57 AM

Conflicting talk from Trump administration officials about "decoupling" the US economy from China is running into a challenging reality: Chinese imports of US goods are rising, investment by American companies into China continues, and markets are wary of separating the world's biggest economies. Read more »

US-China trade deal 'impacted' by coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:01 PM

US-China tensions have been rising this year since the signing of a partial trade deal in January, with officials swapping barbs over the origin of the pandemic -- which first surfaced in central China and has since ravaged the global economy. Read more »

China says US trade sanctions on Hong Kong violate WTO rules

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 08:41 PM

Washington's decision to strip Hong Kong of its special trading status violates rules of the World Trade Organization, China said Thursday. Read more »

Huawei CFO could be set free next week by extradition ruling

Ian Young, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 22 09:27 AM

A crucial ruling in the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that could see her set free will be issued by a Canadian judge next week, British Columbia's Supreme Court announced on Thursday. Read more »

Huawei says 'survival' at stake after US chip restrictions

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 07:16 PM

Huawei on Monday assailed the latest US move to cut it off from semiconductor suppliers as a "pernicious" attack that will put the Chinese technology giant in "survival" mode and sow chaos in the global technology sector. Read more »

China warns of 'necessary measures' to defend Huawei

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 08:14 AM

China on Sunday warned it would take "necessary measures" to protect Huawei and other firms after the United States announced new restrictions on the tech giant's purchases of semiconductor technology.  Read more »

G20 vows to avoid 'unnecessary' trade barriers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 08:21 AM

The G20 on Thursday pledged to avoid "unnecessary" trade barriers on essential goods including food during the coronavirus pandemic, after the WTO and IMF warned over the growing use of export restrictions. Read more »