Tag: international trade
US Envoy Warns CCP Is Using Global Maritime Power for Political Coercion
According to the New York Post, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Warren Stephens warned at the International...
Lloyd Austin Says Xi Jinping Unlikely To Use Force Against Taiwan
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin recently said in an interview with Bloomberg Television...
Scott Bessent Announces New Sanctions Targeting Strait Of Hormuz-Related Operations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a latest statement on Thursday, May 28 regarding ongoing...
Supreme Court Ruling Triggers Potential $175 Billion Tariff Refunds
The U.S. government launched a new online system on Monday, April 20 through which businesses can apply...
BYD Shenzhen Fire Destroys Over 1,000 Test Vehicles; Contractor Safety Breach Cited
According to Reuters, a fire broke out just before 3 a.m. on April 14 at BYD’s Pingshan campus in Shenzhen...
US Says Iran Maritime Blockade Fully Implemented as Trade Routes Severed
According to a CNN report on April 15, the U.S. Central Command stated that a blockade of Iranian ports...
Beijing Announces ‘Ten Measures to Benefit Taiwan’ Amid Political Debate
On April 12, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced “Ten Measures to Benefit Taiwan.” Kuomintang...
Trump Warns Iran as US Imposes Maritime Blockade in Gulf Region
According to the Associated Press, on Monday, April 13 U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new warning...
How China Helps Iran Evade Sanctions and Fund Its War Machine
The CCP has dramatically expanded its purchases of Iranian crude. China is now Iran's only significant...
Eight Chinese Ships Trapped in Persian Gulf Amid Hormuz Blockade
Recently, the general manager of China COSCO Shipping acknowledged that eight of the company’s vessels...
US Section 301 Investigation Signals Global Supply Chain Shift
Many people only see “tariffs” and “trade war” in the news, but I think the focus is actually elsewhere...
Trump Keeps Tariff Pressure on China After Supreme Court Ruling, Ahead of Beijing Summit with Xi
On Feb. 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that the Trump administration had exceeded its authority...