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(Reuters) - The U.S.-China trade war entered a critical phase this week. The following timeline details key moments in the souring trade relationship between the world’s two largest economies. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, poses with U.S. …

The father who reportedly paid $6.5 million to get his daughter into Stanford University as part of the college admissions scandal is the chairman of a Chinese pharmaceutical company that has reportedly been accused of bribery multiple times. Zhao Tao is t…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attempted to pin the blame for the sudden stumble in US-China trade talks on the prospect of a Democrat retaking the White House in 2020, arguing that the Chinese would prefer to negotiate with one of his presidential compe…

President Donald Trump, who has called himself "Tariff Man," took investors by surprise when he escalated a trade war with China in announcing steep new tariffs on Chinese goods. Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date…

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would raise tariffs to 25 percent from 10 percent on $200 billion of Chinese imports by the end of the week. Trump has rattled the world trade order by imposing unilateral tariffs to combat what he c…

President Trump said he’ll raise tariffs Friday on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, ending a truce in the U.S. trade war with Beijing amid negotiations that the president said are moving “too slowly.” Mr. Trump said on Twitter that U.S. tariffs of 10 per…

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Recent visitors to the bay surrounding a submarine base on the southern coast of China’s Hainan Island describe a curious nocturnal phenomenon. Powerful spotlights are sometimes trained directly on the ocean frontages of neighboring hote…

Tsinghua law professor who criticized Xi Jinping barred from leaving China

Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently a "Game of Thrones" fan, and even referenced the show at a recent meeting with foreign visitors in Beijing, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. Citing a person who was at the meeting, the SCMP reported X…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to explain the program and boost sustainability even as state media hit back at critics. Pres…