Trade talks

(Sept 11): China announced exemptions for 16 types of U.S. products from additional retaliatory duties, in a move that comes as trade negotiators from the two countries prepare to meet later this month to try and de-escalate their protracted tariff row.

SINGAPORE (Sept 9): “Take an interest in the world around you. Read the newspapers. You must have an interest in the world. And you must understand how we fit in.” — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to students at the Singapore University of Social Sc

(Sept 3): Chinese and US officials are struggling to agree on the schedule for a planned meeting this month to continue trade talks after Washington rejected Beijing’s request to delay tariffs that took effect over the weekend, according to people famil

(Aug 5): After trying to placate Donald Trump for more than a year only to face tariffs on virtually all its shipments to the US, China is signalling it’s ready to play hardball.

(June 26): The US is willing to suspend the next round of tariffs on an additional US$300 billion ($406 billion) of Chinese imports while Beijing and Washington prepare to resume trade negotiations, people familiar with the plans said.

SINGAPORE (Jan 11): Fitch Solutions Macro Research is suggesting a high likelihood that the US-China trade dispute will re-escalate after Mar 1, due to disagreements over a number of outstanding key concerns.

WASHINGTON (July 12): High-level trade talks between the US and China have ground to a halt as the Trump administration threatens to escalate a trade war that shows little sign of abating, according to five people familiar with the matter.