Trade War
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US and China extend trade truce until November
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – The US and China have extended their trade truce for another 90 days, just hours before the world's two biggest economies were set to raise tariffs on imports of each other's goods.
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EU to suspend US tariff countermeasures for 6 months
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The European Union will suspend its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months following a deal with US President Donald Trump, a Commission spokesperson said on Monday.
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Trump announces 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico starting Aug. 1
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The US will impose 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday.
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China rejects US threat to target BRICS members with tariffs
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman has responded to a media question about US President Donald Trump's threat to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on BRICS countries for what he claimed to be "anti-American policies."
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US announces China trade deal in Geneva
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The White House touted a "China trade deal" on Sunday — without providing details — after two top US officials alluded to a potential agreement with China following talks between the two countries in Switzerland at the weekend.
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Chinese, US officials meet in Geneva for trade talk
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Senior US and Chinese officials held talks early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy.
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Chinese FM:
Concessions to US in trade will only fuel their appetite
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Concessions to the United States in the trade war will result in them continuing to make new demands, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi says.
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VIDEO: China says will fight back US trade war
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – In the midst of the trade war with the United States, China's Foreign Ministry released a video emphasizing that Beijing will not bow down to Washington.
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Will France’s push for Palestinian statehood isolate the US?
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – In a fractured world of fraying alliances and retreating world powers, French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged as an unlikely champion of Palestinian statehood.
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US tariffs further reduce Hollywood charm in China
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Once the king of China's silver screen, Hollywood now finds itself sidelined, as local blockbusters surge and Washington's tariffs against the rest of the world add fuel to shifting audience sentiment.
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Xi visits Malaysia with message:
China’s a better partner than US amid Trump's trade war
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia as part of a Southeast Asian tour which is seen as delivering a personal message that Beijing is a more reliable trading partner than the United States.
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Venezuela to overcome difficulties of global trade war
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Venezuela will overcome the difficulties of the trade and economic war declared by US President Donald Trump to the whole world, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said.
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Trump threatens Canada once again
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened a sharp escalation in the budding trade war with Canada in retaliation for Ontario’s export surcharge on US electricity.
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US launched a trade war against Canada: Trudeau
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, says tariff decision by US is designed to go after Canadian economy, noting 'Canadians are hurt. Canadians are angry'