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Maine’s lobster industry is still feeling the effects of the trade war with China

Business, Economics and Jobs

As US-China relations continue to deteriorate over China’s messaging on Taiwan, the Biden administration recently announced it won’t remove tariffs on Chinese goods put in place by former President Donald Trump. The news is a blow to businesses that do substantial business with China.

US President Donald Trump is shown with his right hand raised and wearing a dark suit with a red tie.

Trump vows tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are shown walking with the US and China flags in the background and Trump waving.

China to impose tariffs on US goods despite Trump warning

US and Chinese flags are showing flying with a photographer in the background at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

China warnings signal Trump’s trade war finally hitting home

Trucks transport containers are shown being moved from trucks to a container ship at a port in China.

Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang is shown at a podium with his arm outstretched.

China demands US ‘dispel obstacles’ to military ties and stop slander

Conflict & Justice

China demanded the United States “dispel obstacles” to improving military ties and stop slandering it, amid growing tensions over trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea and President Donald Trump’s claims of China meddling in the upcoming US election.

Red gloved hands grab a fish out of a huge pile of silver skinned salmon.

Alaska’s seafood industry waits for China tariff pain

Economics

After working for years to attract the Chinese market, Alaska’s seafood industry now faces a 25 percent tariff, a response to the Trump administration’s levies on Chinese goods.

US President Donald Trump, wearing a suit and blue-stripped tie, waves as he arrives to board Air Force One.

‘Fair trade, fool trade,’ Trump’s tweets spew ire on NATO allies, Trudeau

Global Politics

US President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend.

President Donald Trump in the White House East Room.

Trump promises US friends ‘flexibility’ as trade war warnings rise

Economics

President Donald Trump promised on Thursday to show great flexibility and cooperation toward the United States’ “real friends” as he prepared to impose import tariffs that have provoked warnings of a trade war from Europe and China.

At Mountainoak Cheese in rural Ontario, their Gouda is winning awards. The owners support Canada's tariffs on cheese imports.

What turns some law-abiding Canadians into smugglers? The high price of imported cheese.

Economics

Canada has tariffs and quotas on imported cheese, which results in higher prices and limited availability. So some Canadians resort to cheese smuggling.

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