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China’s oil ties with Russia and Iran are trade flashpoints, US says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dependence on Iranian and Russian oil is a key issue in upcoming trade talks.
US not rushing trade deals ahead of August deadline, will talk with China, Bessent says
The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements rather than their timing, U.S. Treasury ...
Bessent Says China Talks Could Include Its Russia, Iran Oil Purchases
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the next round of US-China talks could include a discussion of China’s purchases of ...
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US wants to discuss China's trade with Russia in next round of talks: Scott Bessent
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is in no rush to forge deals for the sake of making deals. He added that the ...
Chinese Rare-Earth Exports Jump After U.S. Trade Truce
China’s exports of rare-earth magnets increased nearly threefold in June from the previous month, after the country lifted ...
Trump Hosts US's Oldest Pacific Ally Amid Tensions With China
Under a 2014 deal, called the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, the U.S. military has access to Philippine ...
WTO Reverses Parts of Previous Decision in EU-China Intellectual Property Dispute
In April, a WTO panel rejected the EU's complaint, lodged in 2022, that China had violated the global watchdog's IP rules ...
China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls
China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says ...
EU Targeted by China for Retaliation Over Bank Sanctions
The European Union was put on notice that Beijing plans to retaliate against the bloc’s newest sanctions. China’s Ministry of ...
China says successful US trade talks make return to tariff war unnecessary
China wants to bring its trade ties with the U.S. back to a stable footing, its commerce minister said, adding that recent ...