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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Mithil Aggarwal |Peter Guo
1 hour ago[Note: no sound] SHOTLIST: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (APR. 15, 2025) (PRIME MINISTRY OF MALAYSIA - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING GETTING OFF AIRPLANE / OFFICIA CEREMONY 2. VARIOUS OF MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, ANWAR IBRAHIM WELCOMING XI JINPINGKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - APR.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Peter Guo |Mithil Aggarwal
HONG KONG — Faced with steep tariffs slapped on their goods by President Donald Trump, many U.S. trade partners have scrambled to offer concessions in exchange for lower rates, making frantic calls to the White House and rushing officials to Washington. But not China, which not only has not sought negotiations but has matched Trump tariff for tariff.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Peter Guo |Mithil Aggarwal
Why Trump's attempt to pressure Beijing with ever-rising tariffs could backfireTrump’s approach not only confuses China but it could hinder communication and roll back progress in U.S.-China ties. HONG KONG — Faced with steep tariffs slapped on their goods by President Donald Trump, many U.S. trade partners have scrambled to offer concessions in exchange for lower rates, …
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2 weeks ago | 
freerepublic.com | Janis Mackey Frayer |Peter Guo
Free RepublicBrowse · SearchGeneral/ChatTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. In a factory that makes baseball caps, Trump’s tariffs bring chaos and likely price hikesNBC News | Comcast ^ | April 5, 2025 | By Janis Mackey Frayer and Peter GuoPosted on by OldeconomybuyerGUANGZHOU, China — At his factory in southern China, hat supplier Jeffy Ma is trying to keep up with global demand as well as President Donald Trump’s seismic changes to international trade.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
4 hours ago 'There's a movement bubbling up': Anti-Trump protests planned nationwide Saturday Over 1,000 anti-Trump protests, both big and small, are scheduled across America Saturday For weeks, people have gathered on small town street corners, in major cities, state capitols and the nation's capital to express displeasure and disbelief at the way President Donald Trump is running the … Now China Triggers Sudden Bitcoin Price ‘Crisis Scenario’ Fear Bitcoin has fallen sharply after China...
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2 months ago | 
nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
HONG KONG — China retaliated immediately Tuesday as a 10% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods went into effect, announcing its own levies of 10% to 15% on some U.S. products. Starting Feb. 10, China will impose an additional tariff of 15% on coal and liquefied natural gas and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement automobiles and pickup trucks, the government said. The Chinese announcement came minutes after the U.S. tariff took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
4 hours agoFor 60 years, there has been a winning formula for Canada’s economic growth: preferential access to the massive U.S. market, governed by a rules-based approach that sought to seal off trade matters from politics. That formula started with the Auto Pact, signed on Jan. 16, 1965, which transformed a …
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
10 hours agoCIA Sets Off Security Crisis With One Email to Trump’s White HouseIn an effort to comply with Trump’s orders, the CIA just opened itself up to foreign attacks. The CIA may have just doxxed itself. The New York Times …3 hours agoKennedy Center Was Warned Against ‘Subsidizing CCP Propaganda’Lawmakers warned the Kennedy Center against “subsidizing CCP propaganda” as it hosted a Chinese government–backed ballet performance last week.
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2 months ago | 
nbcnews.com | Mithil Aggarwal |Peter Guo
HONG KONG — An artificial intelligence lab in China has become the latest front in the U.S.-China rivalry, raising doubts as to how much — and for how much longer — the United States is in the lead in developing the strategically key technology. The Chinese startup DeepSeek has made waves after releasing AI models that experts say match or outperform leading American models at a fraction of the cost.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
cnbc.com | Mithil Aggarwal |Peter Guo
HONG KONG — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 95 people, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake, which was recorded just after 9 a.m. (8 p.m. ET Monday), was centered at a depth of nearly 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor, which Chinese authorities recorded as magnitude 6.8, hit Dingri County in Shigatse, a mountainous region in western China that borders Nepal.
