Tag: China
When he set out to extract concessions from China and other countries, President Donald Trump assured Americans that trade wars are good, and easy to win. He regarded previous presidents as easy marks for devious…
WASHINGTON (AP) China decided Monday to meet President Donald Trumps latest tariff threat with defiance, letting its currency drop to an 11-year low and halting purchases of U.S. farm products. The moves, which came…
Chinas rulers made it clear Monday that they dont have any new ideas about how to respond to the protests shaking Hong Kong. At a rare news conference in Beijing, officials who deal with Hong…
OSAKA, Japan President Donald Trump has agreed to restart trade talks with China and hold off new tariffs and certain restrictions on the star Chinese technology company Huawei, marking the latest ceasefire in his…
Doug Kobers daily commute just became a lot smoother. Kober, a long-term employee at Gates Corporation in Iola, was the winner of a drawing for a 2018 Ford Escape. The drawing was part of the…
BEIJING (AP) Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan later this week, a…
MOSCOW Chinese President Xi Jinping joined with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in lashing out at U.S. global dominance, highlighting the two powers growing confrontation with the administration of Donald Trump. Along with the…
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump defended his decisions to impose or raise tariffs against imports from Mexico and China, respectively, saying companies are moving to the U.S. to avoid paying the levies. Widening trade tension…
BEIJING (AP) Hong Kong retiree Lee Wai-man loves pork fresh from the market but eats a lot less now that the price has jumped as China struggles with a deadly swine disease that has…
When a Hong Kong Legislative Council meeting ended in a brawl a week ago Saturday with one lawmaker hospitalized, the Hong Kong government denounced the unprecedented fight. But what did it expect? The weekend scuffle…
