President Donald Trump sat with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House on Tuesday as he told the press he was not happy with how trade talks with China have gone. “They’re a start,” Trump said of the talks thus far, responding to a question from a reporter. Trump called it a “dereliction of duty” that United States representatives have allowed many countries, China being the “big one,” to take advantage of the U.S. on trade. He said that “China, as an example, has made a fortune” in trade with the U.S. It is a “transfer of wealth like nobody’s ever seen in history.” “They’re almost all bad, but China’s the big one,” said Trump. “So no, I’m not satisfied, but we’ll see what happens. We have a long way to go.” Trump wants the talks to go quickly because each week involves billions of dollars. “So when they say, ‘Oh, let’s meet in a … [Read more...] about Trump Not Happy with China Trade Talks: ‘They’re a Start’
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Russian Special Envoy Arrives in Iran as U.S. Implements Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Alexander Lavrentiev arrived in Tehran, Iran, Monday to express Moscow’s rejection of the fresh round of U.S. sanctions. “Moscow will do everything it can to preserve and expand international trade, economic and financial cooperation with Iran despite the US sanctions,” the state-run TASS news agency declares, citing the Russian foreign ministry.On Monday, Putin’s special envoy met with Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council, in the Iranian capital. Iranian media outlet Tasnim News Agency notes: The Russian envoy said he has traveled to Iran on Putin’s orders for a twin mission: to give a report on a recent 4-party meeting of Russia, Turkey, Germany and France on the situation in Syria that was held in Istanbul, and to voice Moscow’s unequivocal support for Iran against the fresh round of US sanctions … The visiting envoy also called for concreted … [Read more...] about Russian Special Envoy Arrives in Iran as U.S. Implements Sanctions
Special envoy Elliott Abrams says TPS for Venezuelans is ‘under review’
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Beijing Warns: China-India Ties ‘Cannot Stand’ a Sequel to Doklam Border Standoff
The already fragile bilateral ties between regional rivals India and China could not sustain the strain of another incident mirroring the 73-day standoff near the Doklam region that nearly triggered a war last year, the Chinese envoy to New Delhi warned this week. During his address on Monday, Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui called on China, its ally Pakistan, and their rival India to participate in a trilateral meeting to resolve ongoing hostilities between them, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reports.India’s Ministry of External Affairs declined the offer. The Chinese envoy stressed the need for Beijing and New Delhi to find a “mutually acceptable solution” to their boundary dispute. China and India went to war over a border dispute in 1962 that ended in a ceasefire. “We need to control, manage, narrow differences through expanding cooperation. The boundary question was left over by history. We need to find a mutually acceptable solution through Special … [Read more...] about Beijing Warns: China-India Ties ‘Cannot Stand’ a Sequel to Doklam Border Standoff
North Korea Makes China the Star of Subdued Independence Day Parade
North Korea held a significantly toned-down parade on Sunday for the 70th anniversary of its founding; it lacked the usual display of nuclear-capable weapons but prominently featured China’s special envoy to the country, representing communist leader Xi Jinping. Beside dictator Kim Jong-un, who presided over the Pyongyang event but did not deliver a speech, sat Li Zhanshu, the chairman of China’s National People’s Congress, He was next to him for the parade and granted him an exclusive personal meeting, where Li reportedly delivered a personal letter from Xi Jinping. According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, Xi told Kim in his letter that “it is an unswerving policy of the CPC [Communist Party of China] and the Chinese government to safeguard, consolidate and develop China-DPRK relations.”The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo quoted an unnamed “diplomatic source” naming China as one of North Korea’s main allies that … [Read more...] about North Korea Makes China the Star of Subdued Independence Day Parade
