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The China-EU relationship: prospects and pitfalls

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NBA: Thomas injury concern clouds blockbuster Cavs-Celtics trade

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Will U.S. policymakers repeat the past protectionist failures?

ThepastcoupleyearshavebeenroughforfreetradersintheUnitedStates–notonlydidanavowedprotectionistwintheWhiteHouseforthefirsttimeindecades,buthedidsowhileclaimingth

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China: US 'Section 301' probe violates international trading practices

TheChineseMinistryofCommercehasrespondedtotheUStraderepresentative'sdecisionlastFridaytoformallyinitiateaninvestigationintoChina'sintellectualproperty(IP)practi

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Trump's 301 probe against China is bid to divert attention from him

TheministryofcommerceexpressedstrongdiscontentonMondaywiththeUnitedStates'initiationofaSection301investigationintoso-calledChineseintellectualpropertytheft,pled

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U.S. President Trump warns may terminate NAFTA treaty

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpwarnedonTuesdayhemightterminatetheNAFTAtradetreatywithMexicoandCanadaafterthree-waytalksfailedtobridgedeepdifferences.TheUnitedStates,Ca

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S. Korea trade minister says no agreement at talks with US on FTA

SouthKorea'stradeministersaidonTuesdayattheconclusionoftradetalkswiththeUSthatthetwosidesfailedtoagreeonhowtomoveforwardondiscussionsoverthepossibilityofamendin

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S.Korea, U.S. launch 1st special session of KORUS Free Trade Agreement

SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesonTuesdaylaunchedthefirstspecialsessionoftheJointCommitteeundertheSouthKorea-U.S.FreeTradeAgreement(KORUS).SouthKoreanTradeMinisterK

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NAFTA partners wrap up first round of renegotiation talks

US,CanadianandMexicannegotiatorsonSundaywrappedthefirstroundoftalksaimedatrevampingthe23-year-oldNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,partofaUSefforttocutitstradedef

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NAFTA renegotiations likely to drag on into 2019: U.S. expert

RenegotiationsontheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)arelikelytodragoninto2019duetotheextensiveagendaandelectionsinMexicoandtheUnitedStatesnextyear,aleading

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Unilateral probe of China's trade could hurt both Washington, Beijing

U.S.TradeRepresentative(USTR)RobertLighthizeronFridayformallylaunchedaSection301investigationintoallegedintellectualpropertypracticesbyChinaunderararelyused1974

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Reducing U.S. trade deficits in NAFTA could prove difficult

RenegotiationsontheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)willhardlyreducetheoverallU.S.tradedeficitandunemployment,expertssaid.TheUnitedStates,CanadaandMexicoki

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Opinion: Politicizing trade will hurt Sino-US relationship

US President Donald Trump has given US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer a year to look into whether to launch an investigation into China's trade law, policies and practices. The US plans to apply the Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which empowers the president to take trade measures against Chinese products such as lifting tariffs.

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Brexit: Leaving EU without deal would be no disaster, says thinktank

LeavingtheEuropeanUnionwithoutadealinplacewouldnotspelldisasterfortheUKeconomy,accordingtoafreemarketthinktankadvocatingtradewiththerestoftheworldovera“hamstrun

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Opinion: Politicizing trade will hurt Sino-US relationship

USPresidentDonaldTrumphasgivenUSTradeRepresentativeRobertLighthizerayeartolookintowhethertolaunchaninvestigationintoChina'stradelaw,policiesandpractices.TheUSpl

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US talks tough on trade deficit at NAFTA discussions

TheUnitedStatesdrewahardlineforrenegotiatingtheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)onWednesday,demandingmajorconcessionsaimedatslashingtradedeficitswithMexico

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Trump's path to trade wars

AstheWhiteHouseisabouttoescalatetradefrictionsalongwithnuclearrisks,globaleconomicprospectswillbecomemorecloudedandmarketsmorevolatile.LastFriday,PresidentTrump