Laura Bicker
China Correspondent at BBC
BBC China Correspondent. Former Asia Pacific, Seoul and North America Corr. Scots lass and lover of outdoor sports. Views my own. RTs not endorsements.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Laura Bicker
Relief in China's home appliance district as US tariffs pause takes effect Laura BickerBBCDerek Wang spent almost half a million dollars setting up his company There's a vast empty space in the middle of the factory floor in Foshan in southern China where workers should be welding high-end air fryers for the US market. Derek Wang says his American customers were wowed by his air fryer models - which are controlled via smartphones and can also bake, roast and grill.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Laura Bicker
Economists admit that this agreement is better than expected. "I thought tariffs would be cut to somewhere around 50%," Zhiwei Zhang, chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management in Hong Kong, told Reuters news agency. But in fact, US tariffs on Chinese imports will now fall to 30%, while Chinese tariffs on US goods will drop to 10%.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Laura Bicker
China has come to the table - but this fight is far from overEPABeijing had been negotiating for tariff relief for its consumersChina's defiance as it faced down US President Donald Trump's tariffs has been a defining image of this trade war. It has prompted viral memes of Trump waiting for the Chinese leader to call. "We will not back down," has been an almost daily message from Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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3 weeks ago |
businessandamerica.com | Laura Bicker
Listen to Laura read this articleIf you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you’ll hear a faint chuckle. The US president and his 145% tariffs have not instilled fear in many Chinese traders.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Laura Bicker
O verdadeiro dilema de Xi Jinping na ChinaLegenda da foto, A China não está se comportando como uma nação que enfrenta a perspectiva de dificuldades econômicasArticle informationAuthor, Laura BickerRole, Correspondente na China Se você disser o nome Donald Trump nos corredores dos mercados atacadistas e feiras comerciais da China, vai ouvir uma leve risada. O presidente dos Estados Unidos e suas tarifas de 145% não despertaram medo em muitos comerciantes chineses.
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