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Despite trade war, China's August trade surplus with US hits record $31 bn
For January-August, China's trade surplus with the US was $192.64 bn, compared with about $167.94 bn in the same period last year
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Tax relief for China's lubricants, Children's books hit by Trump tariffs
Trump said Friday he's willing to slap tariffs on an additional $267 billion in Chinese goods, on top of duties on $200 billion in imports that the US is already considering
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Trump ups ante on China, threatens duties on nearly all its imports
Trump's threatened tariffs, now totalling $517 billion in Chinese goods, would exceed the $505 billion in goods imported from China last year
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US biz make last-ditch push to avoid planned tariffs on Chinese goods
Beijing has threatened to retaliate with duties on $60 billion in American products
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Ready to retaliate if US goes ahead with new tariff hike, says Beijing
The Chinese measures target $60 billion of American goods
Trade war: Next tariff salvo to hit US shoppers harder than China's
Beijing has vowed to retaliate
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Trump's trade war not going as planned; hurting domestic, global economies
In the year so far, the US's overall goods and services deficit is up by $22 billion, or 7%, versus the same period last year
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Trade war: It's not right time for negotiations with China, says Trump
Trump said he is rejecting overtures from China to negotiate as he tries to achieve a less 'one-sided' trade policy
US-China trade war: India sees an opportunity to cash in on trade gap
A study has revealed that there are about 100 items that India could supply to China since US goods are vacating the space
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China has it all to modernise its defence industry: US Secretary of Defense
China's actual military-related spending is higher than its official budget, estimated at more than $190 billion in 2017
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Trump's China hawks to swoop in as trade talks with Beijing go nowhere
In the past week, while the two sides were talking, the US slapped tariffs on a further $16 billion in Chinese imports
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US-China trade talks heavy on details but short on progress, say sources
All of the sources declined to be identified given the sensitivity of the matter
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Despite trade row with US, China scraps foreign ownership limits for banks
Move is another step in financial opening started in November
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Another round of tariffs kick in as US-China talks end with no breakthrough
As duelling tariffs on $16 bn worth of each country's goods come into effect, economists reckon that every $100 bn of imports hit by tariffs would reduce global trade by around 0.5%
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Trade war: US, China slap 25% tariffs on $16 bn of each other's goods
Both the countries have taxed each other's goods worth $100 bn in total so far
Trade war escalates with new round of tariffs imposed on Chinese imports
The latest round brings to $50 billion the value of imports subjected to tariffs on either side since early July
US, China resume trade talks before fresh tariffs take effect on Thursday
The talks are the first formal interaction between US and Chinese officials since June
From Harley Davidson to bourbon, US-China trade war hits $100 bn in goods
The Trump administration says the aggressive stance is meant to pressure Beijing to change policies that allow and encourage the theft of US technology
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A State-nudged boycott of US brands gives China trade war leverage
A Starbucks boycott? Mattel or Nike factory shutdowns?, China's 2017 actions against South Korean firms may be model
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New Cold War? China sees conspiracy to thwart its rise in Trump's trade war
While lower-level trade talks are set to resume this month, Trump has already tamped down expectations of a breakthrough
