China, U.S. to hold lower-level trade talks in late August
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will hold a fresh round of trade talks with the United States in Washington later this month, Beijing said on Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope Continue Reading
U.S., China to Resume Trade Talks as Tariffs Bite
China and the U.S. reached a modest breakthrough in their standoff over trade, saying they will hold lower-level talks later this month on the spiraling dispute. China’s Commerce Ministry said Continue Reading
LNG: China’s Biggest Weapon In The Trade War
President Donald Trump’s first year in office must have been a pleasant surprise for Chinese President Xi Jinping. A successful state visit in Beijing and an apparent personal chemistry between Continue Reading
After ‘Peak Water,’ the Days of Plenty Are Over
In a recent paper in Science of The Total Environment, a team of Chinese researchers created a model of the Urumqi No. 1 catchment in Xinjiang, China, and made a Continue Reading
Survey completed at giant Australian oil and gas basin
A survey completed at a basin off the coast of Australia thought to hold at least 1 billion barrels of reserves. Image courtesy of Melbana Energy Aug. 14 (UPI) — Continue Reading
China’s Growth Engine Sputters as It Battles U.S. Over Trade
As China girds for an escalating trade fight with the U.S., it is facing increasing trouble on the home front from a slowing economy. Spending on so-called fixed assets such Continue Reading
Trump’s Trade War Is Rattling China’s Leaders
China’s leaders have sought to project confidence in the face of President Trump’s tariffs and trade threats. But as it becomes clear that a protracted trade war with the United Continue Reading
Why China Will Continue To Buy Iranian Crude
On Monday, the head of the international office of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) Andrey Yu, said that “Chinese companies need the Iranian oil in any circumstances and Continue Reading
The Single Biggest Threat To Global Oil Demand Growth
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates, a growing number of analysts and organizations have increased warnings that further trade tensions could dent economic growth, consumer spending, and investment flows globally—all Continue Reading
Chinese oil importers shun U.S. crude despite tariff reversal
Chinese oil importers are shying away from buying U.S. crude as they fear Beijing’s decision to exclude the commodity from its tariff list in a trade dispute between the world’s Continue Reading