Ueli Maurer is president of the Swiss Confederation and head of the Federal Department of Finance. The author contributed this article to China Watch exclusively. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of China Watch.
US President Donald Trump met with DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June, and after the meeting, Trump announced the suspension of several joint military drills with the ROK.
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer faced an outcry from some lawmakers on Wednesday, one of whom said the Trump administration's planned tariffs on Chinese goods could elicit a "devastating" retaliatory response by China.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday railed against proposed restrictions on trade with China, saying that his administration wanted to make doing business with China "easy'', including the sale of jet engines, instead of resorting to the "always used national security excuse".
US President Donald Trump, file photo. [Photo/VCG]
US Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado also announced Tuesday that he would suspend his campaign. He received under 1 percent of the votes in New Hampshire.
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US LNG exports to China increased significantly last year, from 17.2 billion cubic feet in 2016 to 103 billion cubic feet in 2017. China accounted for nearly 15 percent of US LNG exports in 2017, behind only Mexico and South Korea.
US President Donald Trump and his son Barron walk to the White House from Marine One in Washington, US August 16, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
US medical device makers could lose 8 million this year as a result of the 25 percent US tariffs on Chinese imported goods that went into effect last week, and they may cause some manufacturers to downsize and cut research and development.
US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are playing a game of political brinkmanship, seeing who will blink first, political observers say.