WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen has cast doubt on the merits of the trade agreement between the United States and China, arguing that it has failed to address […]
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Back to news homeGlobal Tax Overhaul Gains Steam as G20 Backs New Levies
Absent unanimous approval among the members of the European Union, an accord would stall. Establishing a minimum tax would require an E.U. directive, and directives require backing by all 28 […]
For China’s Business Elites, Staying Out of Politics Is No Longer an Option
Internet infrastructure operators like Didi must now prove their political and legal legitimacy to the government, Ma Changbo, an online media start-up founder, wrote on his WeChat social media account.“This […]
Attempted Hack of R.N.C. and Russian Ransomware Attack Test Biden
Last month, Mr. Biden used the summit with Mr. Putin to make the case that ransomware was emerging as an even larger threat, causing the kind of economic disruption that […]
High Lumber Prices Add Urgency to a Decades-Old Trade Fight
In 2016, toward the end of the Obama administration, the American lumber industry petitioned the government to impose duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports in response to what it contended […]
U.S. and E.U. End Aviation Trade Spat and Turn to China’s Rise
BRUSSELS — The United States and Europe on Tuesday agreed to put aside a 17-year dispute over aircraft subsidies for Boeing and Airbus and work together to counter China’s global […]
U.S. and E.U. Agree to Suspend Feud Over Aid for Airbus and Boeing
BRUSSELS — President Biden on Tuesday announced the end of a bitter, 17-year dispute with the European Union over aircraft subsidies for Boeing and Airbus, suspending the threat of billions […]
Senate Passes Bill to Bolster Competitiveness With China
WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Tuesday that would pour nearly a quarter-trillion dollars over the next five years into scientific research and development to bolster competitiveness against […]
Britain Holds On to a Colony in Africa, With America’s Help
The cause is a little-known group of 55 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos Archipelago. For 150 years they were part of the British […]
China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax Censorship
LinkedIn has been the lone major American social network allowed to operate in China. To do so, the Microsoft-owned service for professionals censors the posts made by its millions of […]