BEIJING–11 people were killed and 44 injured after a car plowed into a crowded square in southern China and the driver attacked people with a knife and spade seeking “revenge” on society for previous criminal convictions, reports said on Sept. 13. The car drove into the square in Mishui town, part of Hengyang city in […]

BEIJING—A bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Thursday, wounding the lone assailant, the embassy said in a statement, but police described the weapon merely as a “firework device.” The statement read: “There was an explosion at approximately 1pm today on the street outside the South East corner of the Embassy compound. According to […]

Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to rise as the two sides retaliate against one another with new tariffs. The United States, however, has a unique opportunity now to press China to end its unfair trade practices and technology thefts, as well as human rights violations, say experts. The United States has strong economic fundamentals […]

U.S. tariffs on imports from China are not set to take effect until July 6. However, escalating trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have already started to affect the volume of goods flowing from China to the United States. According to preliminary data released by China’s General Administration of Customs on July 3, the growth […]

Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington on May 14, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reviewed the Trump administration’s approach to trade, giving an update on negotiations with China. Ross said the strong personal relationship between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would facilitate a trade deal between the United States and China. […]

WASHINGTON—Speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ahead of his participation in the trade delegation to China, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said resolving the trade dispute with the Chinese communist regime would be a very challenging task. “I am always hoping, but not always hopeful. So it is a big, big challenge,” he said […]

Pollution from Asia contributed to up to 65 percent of the smog increase in the western U.S.