Tag Archives: United States

• China imposes equal tariffs on US imports in retaliation 15 June 2018 This post has one comment

  China on Friday swiftly retaliated by imposing "equal" tariffs on US products following a decision by Donald Trump to slap duties on $50 billion of Chinese products. ...

• US shows new de facto embassy in Taiwan amid China tensions 13 June 2018 | Jess Macy Yu This post has no comments yet

  The United States unveiled a new representative office in Taiwan’s capital on Tuesday, a de-facto embassy that underscores Washington’s strategic ties with the democratic, self-ruled island. ...

• Historic Trump-Kim summit ends with promise, light on substance 12 June 2018 | Steve Holland, Soyoung Kim, and Jack Kim This post has no comments yet

  US President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un pledged at a historic summit to move toward complete denuclearisation, while the United States promised security guarantees. ...

• Trump, Kim share historic handshake | Andrew Beatty and Richard Carter This post has no comments yet

  The pair -- Kim in his thirties and consolidating his dictatorship, Trump in his seventies and struggling to bend Washington to his impetuous will -- are unlikely protagonists. ...

• Reincarnation of Dalai Lama should be chosen by Tibetans: US 9 June 2018 This post has one comment

  Tibetans should choose Buddhist lamas, including the Dalai Lama, as per their beliefs and without interference, the US gpvernment has said, apparently referring to China's intervention. ...

• US officials prepare to thwart Chinese spying at Singapore summit | Courtney Kube This post has no comments yet

  US officials say they are preparing to counter the Chinese spies they expect to be all over Singapore next week on Donald Trump's upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ...

• US could ‘take down’ man-made islands in South China Sea: Pentagon official 1 June 2018 | David Brennan This post has one comment

  A Pentagon official fired the latest salvo in a war of words between China and the US regarding the South China Sea, which has become one of the most pressing strategic challenges. ...

• China’s navy ‘warned off’ US warships that sailed through disputed South China Sea 28 May 2018 | Rosie Perper This post has one comment

  China took "immediate action" on Sunday as the Chinese navy intervened when two US warships entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, waters claimed by Beijing. ...

• Trump cancels summit with Kim, warns NKorea against ‘foolish acts’ 24 May 2018 This post has one comment

  US President Donald Trump on Thursday called off his planned June summit with Kim Jong Un, blaming "tremendous anger" and "hostility" from the North Korean regime. ...

• Ten dead in Texas school shooting, student arrested 19 May 2018 This post has no comments yet

  Ten people, mostly students, were killed when a teenage classmate armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire in a Texas high school Friday, latest deadly school shooting to hit the US. ...