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US President Donald Trump, shown here signing executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025, has voted massive tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods

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Canada vows strong response, Mexico urges calm in face of Trump threats

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump’s trade threats that risk throwing their...

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Scholz vows to ‘defend free trade’ after Trump tariff threat

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday vowed to “defend free trade as the basis of our prosperity”, a day after US President Donald Trump...

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China says it remains committed to the WHO after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it following his inauguration

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China says committed to WHO, Paris climate deal after US pulls out

China vowed on Tuesday to continue participating in two cornerstone multinational arrangements — the World Health Organization and Paris climate accord — after newly...

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Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, pictured here at a November 14, 2024 meeting, is warning against a trade war with the United States under incoming President Donald Trump

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Canada vows ‘Trump tax’ on US in response to tariffs: minister

Americans will be hit by a "Trump tariffs tax" if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products.

AFP4 days ago

Chinese economic growth data at the end of the week comes as the country's leaders prepare for the second term of Donald Trump amid fears of another trade war

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US trade envoy finds China shipbuilding policies ‘actionable’

The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China’s practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors found that Beijing’s “targeted dominance”...

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Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius warned a 'trade conflict' with the United States 'would be significantly economically harmful to the EU'

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European carmakers warn against EU-US trade war

Europe’s biggest automakers called on the European Union Thursday to avoid a “trade conflict” with the United States, days before Donald Trump officially returns...

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Washington has expanded its efforts in recent years to curb exports of state-of-the-art chips to China, concerned that these can be used to advance Beijing's military systems and other tech capabilities

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China to probe US chips over dumping, subsidies

China said Thursday it would launch a probe into US exports of chips used in everything from cars to home appliances over concerns about...

AFP6 days ago

BYD electric cars wait to be loaded onto a ship in Suzhou, China. Washington has finalised a rule effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the US market

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Beijing ‘firmly opposes’ US ban on smart cars with Chinese tech

Beijing on Wednesday said it “firmly opposes” a US move to effectively bar Chinese technology from smart cars in the American market, saying alleged...

AFPJanuary 15, 2025