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Trade showdown

This U.S.-China deadline looms before the trade war deepens

by Ben Bradford
Feb 11, 2019
U.S.-China negotiators have less than three weeks to come to a deal before the trade war deepens. Tariffs on Chinese imports are set to rise from 10 percent to 25 percent after March 1. An official delegation begins meeting Monday in Beijing, joined by top Trump administration officials — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. […]
Shipping containers from China and other nations are unloaded at the Long Beach Port in Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2019.
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Despite liquefied natural gas export growth, Houston still worries about trade tensions

by Travis Bubenik
Feb 8, 2019
U.S. trade tensions with China could cause problems for the booming American LNG industry, experts warn.
President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping leave a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017.
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China's food deliverers have hectic schedules

by Jennifer Pak
Feb 6, 2019
High demand leads to a high-stress job for couriers.
Food deliverers have become an integral part of city living in China.
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What if U.S.-China trade talks fail?

by Scott Tong
Jan 30, 2019
Chinese and American trade negotiators meet in Washington Wednesday and Thursday to achieve an amicable end to the two countries’ current trade tensions. It won’t be easy. Sure, the United States might lower tariffs in exchange for China taking more of U.S. fossil fuels and soybeans. But the talks could still fail. The Trump administration […]
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5 things to know about the Huawei indictments

by Scott Tong
Jan 30, 2019
It's about national security, fraud and rogue employees.
A woman uses her smartphone while walking past advertising outside a Huawei store in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2019.
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What might help Apple sell more iPhones? Cheaper iPhones

by Molly Wood
Jan 30, 2019
And that's especially true in China and India.
iPhones at an Apple store in Milan.
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iPhone sales fall in China, but fans abound

by Jennifer Pak
Jan 28, 2019
Apple prices can be an issue, but many Chinese still consider the devices prestigious.
An Apple store in Shanghai offers customers a discount on the new iPhone XR model if they trade in an older iPhone model.
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Goodyear CEO on the automotive industry and trade

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Jan 23, 2019
How economic and political situations are impacting the international tire and auto market
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How can mobile payments in China be greater than GDP?

by Jennifer Pak
Jan 22, 2019
Some listeners balked when we reported $23 trillion in mobile payments there in 2016.
Mobile payments made through third-party providers like Alipay bring China's total mobile payment transactions in 2016 to around $38 trillion.
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Going cashless in Shanghai

by Jennifer Pak
Jan 15, 2019
Chinese mobile payment apps have surged in popularity. Could U.S. credit card companies compete?
A driver pays a highway toll using mobile payment method Alipay in Zhejiang province.
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