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FULL TEXT: China, U.S. announce measures to ease tariff tensions

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND | Xinhua | China and the United States announced here Monday a series of tariff modification measures aimed at easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The decision followed a two-day China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs, where both sides recognized the importance of …

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Trump is terrified of tariff blowback

MAGA oligarchs’ policies threaten to ruin Christmas COMMENT | THE CONTRARIAN  | This week, Donald Trump spotlighted for pro-democracy forces his greatest political vulnerability. He gave it away on Tuesday, in his tiff with Amazon founder (and Washington Post owner) Jeff Bezos. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded Amazon …

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China takes firm countermeasures against U.S. tariff bullying

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | China has taken swift, firm countermeasures following the latest U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports, in a move to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. The Chinese government on Wednesday announced that it will raise additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to …

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Trump’s tariff game: a global trade tightrope

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump walked into the Oval Office in late January, the term “tariff” has been tossed around like an American football, targeting key U.S. trading partners such as Canada, Mexico, Europe and China. Trump’s erratic tariff threats have created a climate …

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Putin signs law on tariff preference to friendly states

Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law that authorizes the government to temporarily reduce or fully eliminate export duties of certain goods to “friendly countries.” The law will empower the Russian government to lower export duties on shipments to friendly countries for a period …

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