China Confirms Trade Framework With U.S. to Lift Export Controls

The deal involves loosening exports of rare earths to the United States and the lifting of some restrictions on U.S. goods to China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

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How China Uses Work to Reshape Uyghur Identity and Control a Strategic Region

State labor programs were aimed at lifting one of the nation’s poorest regions out of poverty, but they have also served as a tool to erode resistance to Chinese rule.

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This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For

For years, the leader of China has planned to make the world dependent on its exports and know-how. But the strategy has costs for his own country.

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In Trade War Clash With Trump, China Refuses to Take the Bait

The Trump administration has been saying that the two countries are engaged in talks to resolve the dispute, but Beijing asserts that no such discussions are happening.

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Steeling China for a Tariff Fight, Xi Faces His Biggest Test Since Covid

Xi Jinping has refused to back down in China’s tariff confrontation with President Trump. But he’ll have to persuade his people that the pain is worth it.

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China Accuses U.S. of Blackmail After Trump Threatens More Tariffs

The country’s commerce ministry called President Trump’s threat to escalate tariffs on China by another 50 percent “blackmail.”

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China Says It Will ‘Resolutely Counter’ U.S. Tariff Pressure

China’s top foreign affairs official, Wang Yi, accused the United States of being ‘two-faced’ in its approach to Beijing.

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China Says U.S. Should Lead Trump’s Proposed Arms Controls Push

President Trump said China and Russia should halve their military spending and limit nuclear weapons. You first, China said.

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Trump’s Hint at Deal Making Gives China a Little Breathing Room

Whether it is over TikTok, fentanyl or trade, Beijing might welcome a compromise to buy time to address its ailing economy and bolster its position globally.

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China Slaps Sanctions on 13 U.S. Defense Firms

The largely symbolic move is in response to the Biden administration’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island democracy that China considers its own.

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