Trump threatens China with extra 50% tariff

Francis Tuschek President Donald Trump has threatened to slap an additional 50% tariff on all Chinese imports, unless Beijing recalls its proposed retaliatory 34% levy hike in another escalation of the trade war that has wiped trillions of dollars from stock markets. Last week, the US president rolled out sweeping tariffs ranging from 10% to…

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UK touts hypersonic missile test

Richard Sanders UK scientists have collaborated with the US and private firms to successfully test hypersonic missile propulsion, the British Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Hypersonic missiles are projectiles that can travel at speeds at least five times the speed of sound, velocities that make them either extremely difficult or impossible to…

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Cambodia Celebrates Completion of China-Renovated Naval Base Amidst U.S. Concerns

Richard Sanders, Phnom Penh Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet officially inaugurated the newly renovated Ream Naval Base on Thursday, a project funded and executed by China. His remarks come in response to U.S. criticism regarding China’s influence over this strategic facility, which is situated on Cambodia’s southern coast, close to the contested South China Sea….

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