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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ethan Zhao |Jerry Lin |Ryan Mueller |Larry Lee
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signed 31 cooperation agreements during Xi's three-day state visit to Malaysia, signaling a sharp pivot toward deeper bilateral ties as both nations seek alternatives to U.S.-led trade frameworks amid rising tariff pressures from the Trump administration.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ethan Zhao |Jerry Lin |Ryan Mueller |Larry Lee
China is escalating its retaliation against the United States by broadening the trade conflict beyond goods and tariffs, targeting the American services sector and launching new non-tariff measures amid a deepening standoff with the Trump administration. The moves come as Washington imposes levies of up to 245% on Chinese goods and demands Beijing take the first step toward reopening trade talks.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Jerry Lin |Ryan Mueller |Terry Zhou |Ethan Zhao
India's merchandise trade deficit with China soared to a record $99.2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2025, driven by a surge in electronics, batteries, and industrial inputs, despite government rhetoric aimed at curbing Chinese imports and improving self-reliance.
Official trade data released Wednesday by India's commerce ministry showed imports from China reached $113.5 billion in FY25, up 11.5% from the previous year.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Jerry Lin |Ryan Mueller |Ethan Zhao |Larry Lee
China's economy expanded 5.4% in the first quarter of 2025, beating analysts' expectations and bolstered by a sharp uptick in exports as manufacturers rushed to ship goods ahead of U.S. tariff increases. However, economists warn that the world's second-largest economy is on the verge of a significant slowdown as the impact of up to 145% tariffs on Chinese goods takes hold.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ryan Mueller |Ethan Zhao |Larry Lee
President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese goods to as high as 245%, according to a fact sheet released by the White House, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing trade conflict between Washington and Beijing.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Tracy Park |Ryan Mueller |Brett Wattles |Ethan Zhao
Roughly 20,000 Internal Revenue Service employees have signaled interest in accepting the Trump administration's latest deferred resignation offer, potentially slashing the agency's workforce by around 20%, according to government sources. The figure represents a significant escalation in the administration's broader drive to streamline federal operations, which has included layoffs, resignations, and job offer cancellations across several departments.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ryan Mueller |Tracy Park |Brett Wattles |Ethan Zhao
Former President Joe Biden sharply criticized the Trump administration's handling of the Social Security Administration in his first major public remarks since leaving office. Speaking Tuesday at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) national conference in Chicago, Biden accused President Donald Trump's team of jeopardizing the benefits of millions of Americans through severe staffing and policy cuts at the agency.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Tracy Park |Brett Wattles |Ryan Mueller |Ethan Zhao
A second senior Pentagon official under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was placed on administrative leave Tuesday amid ongoing investigations into unauthorized leaks of national security information.
Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnick was escorted out of the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave, according to Politico, citing an unnamed defense official.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Tracy Park |Terry Zhou |Ryan Mueller |Ethan Zhao
The Trump administration is facing renewed legal pressure after attorneys for a Maryland man deported to El Salvador accused federal officials of ignoring a Supreme Court order to facilitate his return to the United States. The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, now detained in El Salvador's maximum-security CECOT prison, has become a flashpoint in the administration's broader immigration enforcement strategy.
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1 week ago | 
btimesonline.com | Terry Zhou |Ryan Mueller |Ethan Zhao |Tracy Park
A Pennsylvania man with a history of mental illness, domestic abuse allegations, and financial distress is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly firebombing the official residence of Governor Josh Shapiro while the governor and his family were inside. Cody Allen Balmer, 38, was arrested Sunday and arraigned Monday on charges including attempted homicide, aggravated arson, and terrorism.
Magisterial District Judge Dale Klein denied Balmer bail, citing concerns for public safety.
