Top EU official warns on 'weaponization of trade' as tensions ramp up between the U.S. and China
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CNBC— The European Union's trade chief on Wednesday warned against the "weaponization" of trade amid the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the U.S. and China.
gCaptain—China and EU Trade Tensions Risk a Full Trade War, European Chamber President Warns. GUANGZHOU, China, April 17 (Reuters) – China and Europe face a “slow motion train accident” as a rising tide of protectionism threatens to become a full trade war, the head of a European business lobby group
MSNBC—U.S. officials warn TikTok is a ‘threat’ to security. So why hasn’t Biden’s campaign logged off for good?. President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday that could lead to a ban on TikTok, the popular social media app that U.S. lawmakers have said is susceptible to data manipulation by the Chinese Communist Party — and a platform that Biden's own re-election campaign is using to reach young voters. The bill gives TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, up to one year to sell the app or be banned from the U.S. Yet despite the looming court fight over ByteDance's divestment and the persistent...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—U.S.-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings. BEIJING >> The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.