China willing to begin trade talks with US, but sets several riders – The Times of India

China has expressed its willingness to resume trade negotiations with the United States, provided that certain key preconditions are fulfilled. Among the primary demands is a call for greater diplomatic respect, a consistent US trade stance, attention to its concerns on sanctions and Taiwan, and the appointment of a lead negotiator with Trump’s full backing,…

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‘Ball is in their court on tariffs’: White House says Donald Trump open to a deal with China, but… – The Times of India

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump has said “the ball is in China’s court,” amid the ongoing tariff war between the two countries, after which America’s tariffs on Chinese goods have reached 145 per cent, while China, in turn, now imposes 125 per cent tariffs on imports from the United States.White House…

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Donald Trump dismisses Xi Jinping’s Vietnam tour as effort to ‘screw’ US – The Times of India

Representative Image (AI) Donald Trump dismissed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s tour of Southeast Asia as a deliberate effort to “screw” the United States.Hours after Xi’s meeting with Veitnam President To Lam, Trump responded at the Oval Office: “I don’t blame China. I don’t blame Vietnam. I don’t. I see they’re meeting today. Is that wonderful?…

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‘Resetting the table’: Trump says he won’t pause tariffs as markets reel – The Times of India

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has no plans to pause his aggressive tariff strategy, despite mounting pressure from plunging financial markets and business leaders urging a rethink. “We’re not looking at that,” he told reporters when asked whether he might consider halting newly announced tariffs to allow room for negotiation.Trump insisted…

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Covid lab leak evidence ‘silenced’: Were US Defense and FBI scientists barred from briefing Biden? – Times of India

Spy chiefs allegedly silenced US defense department and FBI researchers who uncovered evidence supporting the theory that Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, sources told The Post. These findings were excluded from an August 2021 report presented to President Joe Biden, which concluded the virus was “probably not genetically engineered.”Key findings suppressedThree scientists—John Hardham, Robert…

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