Business

Trump shaves China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting

  By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Busan, South Korea – US President Donald Trump said today (Oct. 30) he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Trump’s face-to-face talks

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World news

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping agree to restart high-level military talks

  By AFP and published by NDTV Beijing – US President Joe Biden hailed “real progress” with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in California on Wednesday (Nov. 15) as they agreed to restore military-to-military communications in a bid to ease soaring tensions. The leaders of the world’s biggest economies shook hands and smiled

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Analysis

Analysis: Upheavals in Xi’s world spread concern about China’s diplomacy

  By Greg Torode and Martin Quin Pollard – Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Beijing  – The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect

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