The wife of a detained Chinese lawyer has begun a march of more than 100km (62 miles) to try to find answers about his fate.
Li Wenzu is walking from Beijing to Tianjin, where she thinks Wang Quanzhang may be being held.
She told the BBC she had heard nothing since his arrest 1,000 days ago and did not even know if he was still alive.
Mr Wang was held in August 2015 during a… Read more »
After reading the fine print on China's proposed aircraft tariffs, Boeing Co. investors on Wednesday grew less alarmed about the prospect of a trade war.
The threatened 25 percent levy, which is based on an aircraft's weight, targets a generation of Boeing's 737 jetliners that are nearing the end of their production run. All but one model of Boeing's newer 737 Max family would be… Read more »
The United States should be aware of the close military ties between Beijing and Moscow, China's defence minister said during a visit to Russia, which has been facing international isolation over the killing of a former spy in Britain.
In talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, Wei said he wanted it made clear that his visit was a signal to “let the Americans know… Read more »
Boeing, the biggest U.S. exporter, suffered a setback in China after the country proposed an additional 25 percent tariff on U.S. aircraft in a retaliatory move, giving rival Airbus SE a leg-up in a market set to become the world's biggest.
In a tit-for-tat response to tariffs by President Donald Trump, China announced the planned levy on aircraft weighing between 15,000 kilograms… Read more »
Boeing Co. BA +1.95% said Wednesday it would engage in talks with the U.S. and China in an effort to prevent their trade spat from harming the global aerospace industry.
Proposed tariffs on imports of Boeing Co. jets to China would catch a sliver of the aerospace giant's products, but investors on Wednesday continued to dump the stock amid concerns about a broader global trade war.
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Chinese strongman Xi Jinping isn't going to give Donald Trump an easy win on trade. That's the message of Beijing's quick response to Washington's plan, announced late Tuesday, to impose a 25% tariff on $50 billion in Chinese-made goods. Hours later, China's State Council issued its own $50 billion tariff list targeting American exports. Stocks fell Wednesday on risks of trade conflict… Read more »
The Trump administration Tuesday unveiled a list of about $50 billion in Chinese electronics, aerospace and machinery products it plans to hit with steep tariffs, the latest move in a deepening U.S.-China trade conflict.
The new 25 percent import taxes are designed to penalize China for discriminatory policies that the United States says put its companies at a disadvantage in the… Read more »
The Trump administration is pushing for a preliminary Nafta deal to announce at a summit in Peru next week, and will host cabinet ministers in Washington to try to achieve a breakthrough, according to three people familiar with the talks.
The White House wants leaders from Canada and Mexico to join in unveiling the broad outlines of an updated pact at the Summit of the Americas that… Read more »
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Tuesday that China was stirring up its media to threaten the self-ruled island after a major state-run newspaper said China should issue an international arrest warrant for Taiwan's premier for his comments on independence.
Taiwanese new premier William Lai speaks during a cabinet transition ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan September 8, 2017.… Read more »
BEIJING — The trade spat between the world's two largest economies worsened over the weekend with China hiking tariffs on a slew of U.S. goods in response to Washington slapping duties on Chinese aluminum and steel.
The measures announced Sunday matched a list of potential tariffs on up to $3 billion in U.S. goods published by China on March 23.
In a sign that China could… Read more »
