What would a trade war between China and the U.S. look like?

Mar 15, 2017
President Donald Trump has promised to take a tough line with China over bilateral trade. Now word comes that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at China’s National People’s Congress that China does not want a trade war, but that if it did happen, the U.S. could be hurt. Neither the U.S. nor China has taken […]

What Russian cheese can tell us about the trade deficit

Mar 10, 2017
The U.S. buys more from China, Mexico and Russia than it sells. Here's a closer look at those relationships.
Russian customers buy cheese in Saint Petersburg on August 7, 2014. 
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Court unanimously ousts South Korea's leader for corruption

Mar 10, 2017
About 30 protesters and police officers were injured in the violent clashes near the court, according to officials.
President Park Geun-Hye of South Korea speaks during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day last June.
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US trade deficit jumps to 5-year high of $48.5 billion

Mar 7, 2017
American exporters have struggled over the past couple of years because of a rising dollar.
The trade deficit jumped 9.6 percent to $48.5 billion last month, driven by a surge of imported mobile phones, oil and foreign cars.
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As Trump talks coal revival, China seeks props on the fuel's decline

Feb 28, 2017
We now have three years of data points on where China’s coal and carbon emissions are heading: downward. It may have to do with China’s economy becoming less energy-intensive as it moves away from infrastructure and heavy industry. It may also have something to do with policy. Beijing has shuttered coal plants already in construction. […]

Trump's China trademark victory raises concern among ethics experts

Feb 16, 2017
President Donald Trump sought rights to the Trump trademark for construction services in China for years. Trademarks in China operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and someone else beat Trump to the punch. But this week, after years of refusal, China’s Trademark Office awarded the rights to Trump. The president’s legal win is raising hackles […]

China bids to become global leader on free trade

Jan 23, 2017
With the U.S. withdrawing from the TPP, what will China do?

For public good, not for profit.

Aluminum lawsuit underscores troubled trade relations between U.S. and China

Jan 18, 2017
This case could provide more fodder for the president-elect's plans.

Midwest farmers are wary of talk about tariffs

Jan 6, 2017
The U.S. sells about half its annual soybean crop overseas, total value about $20 billion.
A worker at a Minnesota grain elevator helps load soybeans onto a train bound for the west coast export market.
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Chinese entrepreneur plans big UK investment

Jan 5, 2017
People in Sheffield, a the former steel hub, have mixed feelings about the plan.
The word 'Sheffield' sits in the entrance gates to Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. in Sheffield, northern England on August 27, 2015. 
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