The US presidential election hinged on thin margins in five states Thursday, as former Democratic vice-president Joe Biden closed in on a victory in the Electoral College while President Donald Trump said that a count of "legally cast ballots'' would show him winning the election.
The US goods trade deficit with China is considered the main reason for US President Donald Trump's recent actions, but the figure does not show the full picture of China-US economic ties, according to a Deutsche Bank research report.
The US has implemented stringent travel restrictions, such as temporarily denying entry to foreign nationals who have visited China in the 14 days before they arrive in the US, in its efforts to stop the virus from spreading in the country.
The US Chamber of Commerce said Trump's action cut against US interests. "Cutting the WHO's funding during the COVID-19 pandemic is not in US interests given the organization's critical role assisting other countries — particularly in the developing world — in their response," the group's executive Vice-President Myron Brilliant said.
The United States decided to suspend funding to WHO in April, damaging WHO's capacity and the international cooperation in fighting the pandemic.
The US government announced on Monday that it would impose new tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, much of them from China. The move has triggered strong protests from US solar energy producers.
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The US foreign policy chief added that US sanctions on the DPRK will remain.
The United States has put pressure on allies to ban the use of Huawei 5G kit due to security concerns. The US has accused Huawei of assisting the Chinese government in espionage, though Washington has not provided any evidence, and the company has repeatedly denied the allegation.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization data shows that international tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 7 percent in 2017, amounting to 1.32 billion. These included 671 million international visits to Europe, an increase of more than 8 percent on a comparatively weak 2016.
The UN chief also warned that the liquidity crisis "has not abated and severely hampers the United Nations' ability to fulfil its obligations to the people we serve."