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PublishedApril 9, 2025
Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, sending stocks soaring, but again raises taxes on Chinese imports
Facing a global market meltdown after his tariffs took effect Wednesday, the president abruptly backed down on most of the import taxes — except for those on China.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2025
See how much Maine imports from Canada, China and Mexico
Tariffs on Maine's biggest trading partners are set to go into effect Tuesday.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2025
Labor union leaders, including former BIW worker, call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding to counter China
Brian Bryant, a former Bath Iron Works pipefitter who is now president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, joined 3 other labor leaders in the joint letter to the president.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2024
China bans exports to U.S. of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject to export controls on computer chip-making equipment, software and high-bandwidth memory chips.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2024
AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Trump, Vance
U.S. officials believe Trump and Vance are among several people whose phone numbers are believed to have been targeted and suspect it to be part of a larger cyber-espionage campaign launched by China, the FBI said.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2024
U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2024
U.S. awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
The effort is part of the Biden administration's continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in the sector.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
China tests new ways to boost economy stifled by wall of austerity
The embrace of a more expansionary policy in China’s capital is effectively getting canceled out in the provinces, where authorities are in full belt-tightening mode.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the U.S.
Western governments say China's subsidies give its industry an unfair advantage.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2024
New ‘great game’ unfolds in Pacific as U.S., China vie for maritime routes
The 'Great Game' reference harks back to 19th-century competition for influence in Central Asia between the British Empire and Russia’s tsarist rulers.
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