China hits back at US with 34% import tariffs

Richard Sanders China will impose a 34% tariff on all imports from the US starting April 10, the country’s Finance Ministry announced on Friday. The decision follows US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 34% levy on Chinese goods in the latest escalation of a tariff war. Beijing’s announcement comes after the Ministry of Commerce…

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Taiwan will pursue trade deal with Trump admin

Minister without portfolio, Jenny Yang by Richard Sanders, Staff Writer Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator, Minister Without Portfolio Jenni Yang, announced on Thursday that the country will continue pursuing a trade agreement with the US under the incoming administration of president-elect Donald Trump. Despite a temporary halt in discussions due to the transition, Taiwan remains hopeful…

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Koo Li-hsiung: If China blockade Taiwan, the international community will not ignore it

On 23/10, the Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed north through the Taiwan Strait from the waters near Dongsha on the night of the 22/10, and the outside world was worried about its movements and intentions. In this regard, Koo Li-hsiung, the minister of Taiwan’s defense department said in…

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China will stop tariff-free 34 agricultural products from Taiwan on September 25

China’s Ministry of Finance announced this evening (18th,Sept) that because Taiwan has unilaterally adopted discriminatory prohibitions and restrictions on the export of mainland products, which has seriously hindered cross-strait economic and trade cooperation, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China announced that it will stop implementing the import tariff exemption policy for…

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DPP: China is using pomelo trade as united-front’s weapon [民進黨:大陸將文旦貿易視作統戰工具]

Mainland China announced that it would resume imports of Taiwan’s Mato buntan pomelo (文旦柚) from the 2nd, which must come from packaging factories and orchards that have been registered. In response to this, the China Department of the Democratic Progressive Party (民進黨, DPP) pointed out today (4 July) that China has once again “banned and…

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