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The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory levies

President poised to further impose taxes after Beijing announced a 34% tariff on US imports as global markets fall

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2025

China accuses US of 'economic bullying' as tariff dispute escalates

Beijing matched the 34% tariff rate and imposed countermeasures, including export restrictions on rare earth minerals and suspensions of select US agricultural imports.

Euronews · Apr 7, 2025

The big picture: Clark Winter on the road in Beijing

The American photographer​ captured life​ behind the wheel ​across the US and elsewhere over three decades, using a vehicle’s angles to frame the world outside

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

IN FOCUS : The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an…

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025

China needs friends in Trump’s trade war. But Xi may have to go it alone

Beijing has launched a charm offensive with other countries as US tariffs tighten. If they can’t be won over, it may have no choice but to stimulate its vast domestic market

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025

A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term

China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, with a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

Cambodia Hails Opening Of Naval Base Renovated By China

Cambodia's leader Hun Manet said Saturday there was "nothing to hide" as he inaugurated a naval base renovated in recent years by China, after Washington had voiced concern over Beijing's role in the upgrades.

International Business Times · Apr 5, 2025

US Soybeans, Energy: Who Is Hit By China's Tariff Retaliation?

US agricultural exports, fuels and manufactured goods are set to take a hit from China's blanket retaliation against President Donald Trump's sharp tariffs, with both sets of measures due to take effect next week.

International Business Times · Apr 5, 2025

Trump Tariffs Offer Opportunity For China

In unleashing global tariffs, President Donald Trump has vowed to remake the world to benefit US workers.

International Business Times · Apr 4, 2025