The United States and Australia have become the most popular destinations for Chinese corrupt officials to flee due to a lack of extradition treaties and legal differences.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Thursday showed export sales of US corn totaled 250,800 metric tons in the latest reporting week. Analysts' forecasts had ranged from 500,000 to 900,000 metric tons.
The US budget deficit widened to 4 billion, which was 4.6% of the nation's gross domestic product. The previous fiscal year deficit was 9 billion, with a deficit-to-GDP-ratio of 3.8%. Total receipts increased by 4% but outlays rose by 8.2%.
The US recycling industry, especially in the Pacific Northwest, is struggling to come to grips with China's planned ban on accepting foreign recyclables starting in March.
The UK had a trade deficit with China of 25.4 billion pounds in 2016, but this is likely to be reduced, with China in the future expected to have a huge appetite for the country's services.
The US administration, and Trump himself, have since tried a number of times to walk the comments back, said Politico.
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The US' largest machinery manufacturer is planning to organize a group of Chinese large contractors to go on an inspection tour of Africa and the Middle East later this month, where Caterpillar owns mature dealership networks and rich resources, according to Chen Qihua, its vice-president.
The USS John S. McCain illegally entered the waters near the reef and conducted a so-called "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday without permission of the Chinese government, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said, adding the Chinese Navy identified the US warship, warned and expelled it.
The United States and Afghan Taliban signed an agreement in late February, which called for a full withdrawal of the US military forces from Afghanistan by May 2021 if the Taliban meets the conditions of the deal, including severing ties with terrorist groups. Commander of US Central Command Kenneth McKenzie said that the Taliban "had not shown conclusively that they're going to break with al-Qaida."
The US' tariffs target Chinese goods from range of sectors including aerospace, IT, auto parts and medical instruments.