Trump says US and China to hold signing ceremony for phase-one trade deal
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US and China would hold a formal ceremony to ink an interim trade agreement to defuse a tit-for-tat dispute between the two sides.
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Pew Research Center study find American children most likely to live in single-parent homes
A new Pew Research Center study found that, of 130 countries, the US had the highest rate of children living in single-parent homes, beating out other developed nations like the UK, France, Germany, and Canada.
Trump says trade deal with China to be signed ‘very shortly’
President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States and China would ‘very shortly’ sign their so-called Phase One trade pact.
Family finds imprisoned Chinese pastor in deep distress, ‘brainwashed’ by unknown medication regimen and parroting communist propaganda
A once-loving Chinese pastor and family man imprisoned 6 years ago by the Chinese Communist Party was found under severe psychological duress by his family members on their last visit to him December 13, and his daughter is seeking to expose the brutal methods by which the regime quells dissidence.
Consumer Confidence Soars as Economy Steadily Improves
Financial markets globally and in the US are looking up. The DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ hit record-closing highs Tuesday as a stock rally extended into five straight sessions.
President Trump Ends WTO Dispute Resolution Court, Opens New Era of Fair Trade
When President Trump ended the 24-year-old World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution court by refusing to name two replacement judges, the move has launched a new era of fair trade.
Kudlow: U.S.-China deal ‘absolutely’ done, U.S. exports to China will double
The so-called Phase One trade deal between Washington and Beijing has been ‘absolutely completed,’ a top White House adviser said on Monday, adding that U.S. exports to China will double under the agreement.
Trump reaches preliminary trade agreement with China
The Trump administration announced Sunday that it would drop its plans to impose tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese goods in exchange for Chinese investment in American farming as part of the promised trade deal between the two nations.
China to buy $50 billion in U.S. farm products in return for tariff concessions-U.S. sources
The White House has agreed to suspend some tariffs on Chinese goods and reduce others in return for Beijing’s pledge to hike purchases of U.S. farm products in 2020, sources said on Thursday, taking a step towards de-escalating the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
Trump Signs Off on Trade Deal With China to Avert December Tariffs
President Donald Trump signed off on a so-called phase-one trade deal with China, averting the Dec. 15 introduction of a new wave of U.S. tariffs on about $160 billion of consumer goods from the Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter.
‘Social credit score’: China set to roll out ‘Orwellian’ mass surveillance tool
China is developing a new high-tech system of mass surveillance and coercion aimed suppressing political dissent among its 1.4 billion people, while forcing American and Western businesses to conform to the government’s communist policies if they want to operate there.
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Defense Bill, Establishing US Space Force
Lawmakers reached an agreement on Dec. 9 for a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes $738 billion for the Department of Defense to set national defense policy—as well as the authorization of the U.S. Space Force.
Chinese government surveills texts messages for references to “Almighty God”
The phrase ‘Almighty God’ could get your cell service banned in China, according to a report at Bitter Winter.
More pictures of Xi Jinping replace church iconography in China
Officials in Jiangxi Province, China replaced a church’s sign with a communist party slogan and swapped out biblical paintings for a portrait of President Xi Jinping.
China’s Unexpected Export Drop Shows Why It Wants a Trade Deal
The unexpected drop in China’s exports in November shows one reason why the nation wants to agree on a phase one trade deal – U.S. tariffs are hurting China’s exports at a time when global demand is already weak.
As Fed reiterates rate pause, forecasts likely to be blown off course
Friday’s booming U.S. jobs report should give the Federal Reserve all it needs to stick to its plan not to cut interest rates further in the near future, so when U.S. central bankers meet this week, most of the focus will be on their outlook for next year and beyond.
Trump warns Kim Jong Un he has ‘everything’ to lose after test at North Korea missile site
President Trump on Sunday said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ‘everything’ to lose by acting aggressively after Pyongyang conducted a ‘very important test’ at a missile site that supposedly had been shuttered.
Over 40 Hong Kong Christian leaders receive threatening messages
Hong Kong Christian leaders are coming under fire for their involvement in protests, with many receiving threatening messages that reflect a disturbing amount of surveillance.
Europeans rap Iran for working on nuclear-capable missiles
France, Germany and the United Kingdom say Iran’s efforts to develop ‘nuclear-capable ballistic missiles’ go against a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Tehran not to undertake any activity related to such missiles.
China gene-edited baby experiment ‘may have created unintended mutations’
The gene-editing performed on Chinese twins to immunize them against HIV may have failed and created unintended mutations, scientists have said after the original research was made public for the first time.