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TRADE WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 5, 2019
Nothing to fear from a U.S. recession
Japan now needs to worry more about a China and Asia economic slowdown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2019
China's Xi warns party needs 'fighting spirit' to overcome risks in 'long-term' struggle
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the ruling Communist Party to brace for a "long-term" struggle against a variety of threats, the latest in a series of warnings to a nation facing a slowing economy and a more confrontational U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2019
Chinese Communist Party's top leadership to convene in October
China's ruling Communist Party will hold its most important meeting of the year in October — its first such gathering in 20 months — as the country grapples with a slowdown at home and a trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2019
U.S. and China will meet in September, Trump says, but tariff hikes remain
Trade teams from China and the United States continue to talk and will meet in September, but tariff increases on Chinese goods set to go in place on Sunday will not be delayed, President Donald Trump said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2019
China's CO2 emission targets jeopardized by U.S. trade war, its senior climate change official says
China's greenhouse gas emission targets are at risk as a result of the trade war with the United States, which has put Beijing's coal-reliant economy under heavy pressure, a senior climate official said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019
Japan's solid factory output masks trouble ahead as retail sales slump
Industrial output rebounded more than expected in July, but retail sales declined sharply and production was set to contract again next month, signaling a bumpy road for an economy facing growing global strains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019
U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for halt to China tariffs and resumed talks
The largest U.S. business lobby urged President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to withdraw new tariffs starting Sunday and return to talks in good faith to end an escalating trade war that is threatening the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2019
U.S. trade agency affirms Trump's extra 5% tariff hike on Chinese goods
The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Wednesday reaffirmed President Donald Trump's plans to impose an additional 5 percent tariff on a list of $300 billion of Chinese imports starting on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2019
Trump shifts tone on China but not tactics as deal grows distant
U.S. President Donald Trump left the G7 summit Monday taking a softer tone toward China, just days after spooking financial markets with another escalation in their trade war. Yet amid all the soothing words, Trump made it clear that he wasn't abandoning his rough-and-tumble tactics to force a trade...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2019
Trump says China talks back on as Beijing downplays breakthrough
U.S. President Donald Trump said the prospects for a deal with China are better now than at any time since negotiations began last year, even as a top state-media editor in Beijing questioned his version of events.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2019
Nikkei tumbles as progress on Japan-U.S. trade pact fails to calm trade war fears
Analysts say markets are reeling and that there are no bullish factors that could reverse the trend immediately.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
China hits U.S. back with tariffs on soybeans and cars and oil
China announced plans to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil, with the retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned levies on Chinese imports sending U.S. stock futures tumbling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Hong Kong finance secretary warns of looming 'economic typhoon'
Protest-battered Hong Kong should also brace itself for an "economic typhoon" caused by the U.S.-China trade war and recent political unrest in the city, Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in a blog post Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Apple's Tim Cook worried about losing edge to Samsung with tariffs, Trump says
President Donald Trump said Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook voiced concerns about chief competitor Samsung Electronics getting an edge because its products, unlike Apple's, won't be subject to tariffs when imported by the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
China to counter latest U.S. tariffs, as Trump vows any deal will be struck on America's terms
China on Thursday vowed to counter the latest U.S. tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods but called on the United States to meet it halfway on a potential trade deal, while U.S. President Donald Trump said any pact would have to be on America's terms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Japan regains status as top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys
Japan surpassed China in June as the top holder of U.S. Treasurys after raising its holdings to a nearly three-year high, as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019
Trump bows to economic fears in move to delay China tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump bowed to pressure from American businesses and concerns over the economic fallout of his trade war with China, delaying the imposition of new tariffs on a wide variety of consumer products including toys and laptops until December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
China rare earths group supports counter-measures against U.S. 'bullying'
China's rare earths association said it would support Chinese counter-measures in the escalating trade row with the United States, which it accused on Wednesday of "bullying."
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan
Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Amid global market turmoil, bitcoin becomes surprising sanctuary for investors
Investors the world over are finding an unusual place to hide as the trade war between the United States and China roils global markets: bitcoin.

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