Trade War

China declines to acknowledge Biden victory China declined Monday to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at the Foreign Ministry briefing in Beijing on November 9, 2020.…

President-elect Joe Biden is heading for the White House. A litany of domestic crises will crowd his in-tray, but when he is able to mull foreign policy it’s relations with China that will require immediate attention. The world’s number two economy, and America’s top trade partner, was cast as a…

By Kevin Miller and Melinda GrenierNow that the campaigning is over, the work begins for Joe Biden to start making good on the policy changes he promised. Here’s a breakdown of how a Biden presidency may affect some two dozen U.S. industries and what might rise to the top of…

news, business, china, trade, imports, exports, wine, barley, beefSimmering tensions between Australia and its largest trading partner China looked as though they may come to a head on Friday. Australian exporters and producers nervously waited to see if a rumoured blockade on Australian goods, including wine and rock lobsters, would…

Trade Minister Simon Birmingham escalated Australia's response to Chinese authorities on Thursday, addressing Xi's comments directly as trade negotiators prepare for the possibility that key exports could be locked out of China within 24-hours.LoadingSome Australian wine exporters have stopped sending product to China in anticipation of being blocked at Chinese…

The Chinese embassy in Suriname simply replied: “We advise Mr. Pompeo to respect facts and truth, abandon arrogance and prejudice, stop smearing and spreading rumors about China.” Can LAC countries actually cooperate? Do LAC countries have any alternative? In an article published by Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica, Chilean ex-diplomats assert that…

Our View: How well has the president's approach toward saving manufacturing jobs worked out? He keeps digging holes with trade wars and empty deals.The Editorial Board  |  USA TODAY In 2016 Donald Trump was elected president by being the first Republican in 32 years to sweep Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. What put him…

A supporter waves an American flag as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Friday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP Small farms, local factories, farm equipment sellers and retailers ineligible for a federal bailout have been hit hard, undercutting some of Trump’s…

If there's one demographic whose vote US President Donald Trump can count on next week it is American farmers.Some critics have accused the President of trying to buy farmers' votes through record subsidies aimed at offsetting their losses brought about by his trade war with China.The farmers' support is peculiar…

Joe Biden is planning to confront China across the globe, embracing some of President Trump's goals but rejecting his means.The big picture: By starting a trade war with China, Trump has fundamentally altered the U.S.- China relationship — and forced both Republicans and Democrats to accept a more confrontational approach…