Why a mystery social media account on the U.S.-China trade talks is generating buzz

May 28, 2019
China’s state-run media has been tight-lipped about trade talks, but a mystery social media account seems to have the inside track.
A headline on a Taoran Notes article on the U.S.-China trade talks reads: "Without sincerity, there is no point in coming for talks and nothing to talk about.” Credit: Taoran Notes/WeChat
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Could tariffs make U.S. businesses less productive in the long run?

May 24, 2019
Higher tariffs on Chinese imports, especially those that are used to make things in the U.S., can cut efficiency and competitiveness, experts say.
Chinese shipping containers that were unloaded at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles County in 2018.
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Farmers to get $16 billion in aid as trade war hurts exports

May 24, 2019
The new package totals $16 billion, with $14.5 billion of it going directly to producers.
A cow looks on at the farm of Sid Ready storm, at his farm near Scribner, Nebraska on May 5, 2019.
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Changing supply chains isn't as easy as 1, 2, 3

May 22, 2019
Some companies are better suited to change where they get things made than others.
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Is it time for U.S. businesses to rethink their Chinese partnerships?

May 22, 2019
Democratic Senator Mark Warner has been urging American executives to reflect on the risks.
An investor reads a newspaper in front of screens showing stock market movements at a securities company in Beijing on May 14, 2019.
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How long will the trade war with China last?

May 13, 2019
The U.S. has raised tariffs on Chinese goods, and now China has retaliated.
A container ship unloads its cargo at the main port terminal in Long Beach, California, on May 10. China warned on May 13 that it will "never surrender to external pressure" after the United States ordered tariffs on almost all Chinese exports.
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U.S.-China talks break up after U.S. raises tariffs

May 10, 2019
No agreement on U.S.-China trade negotiations, as U.S. doubles tariffs on Chinese imports.
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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Where do things stand with the trade war?

May 6, 2019
It's been kinda hard to keep up.
The U.S. flag flies over shipping cranes and containers in Long Beach, California, in March.
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My Economy: Dealing with trade uncertainty

May 6, 2019
Todd Adams just wants to see an end to trade and tariff volatility between the U.S. and China.
"I can’t say that we’ve shifted any more manufacturing back to the U.S. based on the tariff," said Todd Adams, president of stainless steel manufacturing company Sanitube, about last year's steel tariff. Above, a steel market in China in 2018.
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