Why Do Americans Mispronounce ‘Xi Jinping’?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief—summer vacation edition. I’m currently traveling, and in lieu of our usual format, I thought we might take a break from the news and enjoy some ...
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Bessent: Trade Talks with China ‘a Bit Stalled’, ‘Close’ on a Couple ‘Very Large Deals’
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that there are a couple of “very large” trade deals that “are close” but talks ...
Trump, Xi are needed to make a deal as US, China trade talks ‘stalled,’ Treasury Sec. Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Thursday that talks between the US and China on a permanent trade deal have “stalled” since the tariff truce both nations agreed to earlier this ...
Taiwan Is Getting Serious About Self-Defense
The Taiwan Strait may be the most likely candidate for the place that sets off World War III. Until recently, however, Taiwan was not acting like a country facing a ...
China’s Xi Jinping Travels to Russia for Victory Day
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at China’s “no limits” partnership with Russia, Pakistan vowing retaliation against India, and upcoming trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Moscow’s RSVP ...
Hundreds of Chinese Workers Protest as Factories Shut Down Due to Trump Tariffs
Hundreds of angry Chinese workers are marching in the streets of China’s industrial cities to protest layoffs and unpaid wages after President Donald Trump’s tariffs forced their factories to shut ...
China Retaliates With a 125 Percent Tariff on U.S. Goods
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at China’s response to the U.S. trade war, new European efforts to aid Ukraine militarily, and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s first court ...
Beijing Again Raises Tariffs on U.S., Calls Trade Actions a ‘Joke’
China is not backing down. On Friday, Beijing announced plans to raise retaliatory tariffs on the United States from 84 percent to 125 percent, to go into effect on Saturday. ...
CNN’s Zakaria: Trump ‘Has Badly Bungled’ China Trade War
CNN host Fareed Zakaria said Friday on CNN’s “OutFront” that President Donald Trump had “badly bungled” the trade war with China. Zakaria said, “These are the highest stakes, and the ...
The US-China trade escalation has no end in sight. Here’s why Beijing’s not backing down
What was supposed to be a historic, era-defining trade war launched by US President Donald Trump against a range of countries has, for now, narrowed in on a singular target: ...
