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China demands US withdraw request to extradite Huawei executive
Says the treaty with Canada infringed on the “safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.”
China says economy czar to visit Washington for trade talks
Vice Premier Liu He, was invited by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Democrats hit Trump EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks
Democrats say Andrew Wheeler’s work for coal companies should disqualify him from leading an agency that regulates coal.
US calls Chinese death sentence against Canadian ‘politically motivated’
Arbitrary detentions of Canadians are not just about Canada – they represent a way of behaving which is a threat to all countries: Freeland.
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Trade war delaying Chinese automaker’s US plans
GAC Motor’s president spoke about the company’s plans at the Detroit auto show.
US, China leave next steps for trade talks unclear
No progress on US insistence on “structural changes” in areas such as Chinese technology policy, market access, IP protection.
Bombardier signs US$669M rail car deal with N.J., but no work north of border
Buy American rules are prompting Bombardier’s plant in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to build the multi-level cars, rather than its facility in Quebec.
No word on progress after day 2 of China-US trade talks
Both sides have agreed to halt their trade war while they try to work something out, but economists say they haven’t given themselves enough time.
China’s Huawei unveils chip for global big data market
Huawei and other Chinese technology companies that rely on Western technology are stepping up efforts to develop their own.
China says trade talks with US planned for January
Trump and Xi Jinping agreed Dec. 1 to postpone more tariff hikes.
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Steel, aluminum tariffs impacting one third of Canadian exporters: poll
Tariffs and fear of protectionism are negatively impacting exporters, but USMCA has improved business sentiment.
Freeland says corners could not be cut with U.S. arrest request of Huawei exec
The arrest of a Huawei exec has chilled China-Canada relations.
Detention of Canadians raises stakes in China-US-Canada row
It’s unclear if the arrest of two Canadians in China is retaliation for the arrest of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.
China suspected in huge Marriott data breach, official says
U.S. official said investigators were concerned about the breach because Marriott is frequently used by the military and government agencies.
Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court
The US wants Meng Wanzhou to face allegations of fraud related to the use of Huawei’s subsidiary Skycom to do business with Iranian telecom firms between 2009 and 2014.
