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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 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

A worker wearing jeans and a reflective jacket adjusts a tarp on the back of a truck outside a warehouse of Yonghui Superstores in Chongqing, China.

China moves to lift confidence as economic growth hits weakest pace since 2009

Business, Economics and Jobs
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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.

Shipping containers are seen at a port in Shanghai, China, with a green truck driving through the middle.

China says US trying to force it to submit on trade as new tariffs kick in

Business, Economics and Jobs

The United States and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other’s goods on Monday as the world’s biggest economies showed no signs of backing down from an increasingly bitter trade dispute that is expected to knock global economic growth.

A US flag is seen during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China.

US companies in China feeling ‘clear and far reaching’ trade war pinch: survey

American companies in China are being hurt by tariffs in the growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, according to a survey of hundreds of firms.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Matthew Levatich, CEO of Harley-Davidson, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence in a picture with two motorcycles in the foreground and the White House in the background.

Harley-Davidson plans to shift US production to avoid EU tariffs

US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Harley-Davidson after the motorcycle maker said it would move production for European customers overseas to avoid retaliatory tariffs that could cost it up to $100 million per year.

US President Donald Trump is seen looking to his right wearing a red tie and suit.

China slams US ‘blackmailing’ as Trump issues new trade threat

Business

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods and Beijing warned it would retaliate, in a rapid escalation of the trade conflict between the world’s two biggest economies.

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