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Xi Jinping goes on charm offensive as Asia reels from tariff whiplash
The message Xi is sending on his tour is loud and clear. China is seeking to capitalize on the Trump administration’s ...
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Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
F or decades politicians in Washington might have been mistaken for lobbyists for American companies in China. They pushed ...
China’s Xi Jinping says there are no winners in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia
China’s leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam, signaling China’s commitment ...
China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions
China's President Xi Jinping called on Monday for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions ...
China’s Growth Holds Steady
China's economy expanded a healthy 5.4% in the first quarter, according to new official data, though that will probably be ...
Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’
China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.” ...
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Xi Jinping’s Trump-sized puzzle
Mr Trump’s breezy style has long disconcerted China’s leaders. In the spring of 2017 he called Mr Xi so often to ask for help with North Korea that Chinese envoys eventually delivered a discreet ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping kick-starts his 3-nation Southeast Asia tour as Trump flip-flops on tariffs
Xi arrived in Vietnam on Monday, and will visit Malaysia and Cambodia later this week. His visit comes just days after Trump ...