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US Treasury's Bessent urges Asian Development Bank to move towards ending China loans
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda to take concrete steps towards ...
US and China clash over status of trade talks. Here's what to know.
The trade spat escalated earlier this month when Trump hiked tariffs on Chinese goods to a whopping 145%. China responded ...
Trump says he won’t play ‘hardball’ with China or mention COVID — after Bessent calls tariff standoff unsustainable
Scott Bessent’s reported comments caused shares to briefly spike on Wall Street, with investors watching closely for any ...
US has ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China: Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday there was an opportunity for a deal with China in a further softening of the ...
China denies any suggestion it is currently in talks with the US over tariffs
China has denied U_S_ President Donald Trump's assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs ...
China foreign minister says US tariffs show "extreme egoism"
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing stands on the side of international rules on U.S.-imposed tariffs and opposes ...
Trump says China's Xi has called him and that US and China are in trade talks, Time reports
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is talking with China to strike a tariff deal and that Chinese President ...
As Trump softens his tone on the trade war, China refuses to budge
Beijing continues to be willing to endure economic hardship to put pressure on the U.S., even as the Trump administration ...