US-China talks break up after US raises tariffs WASHINGTON (AP) — Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports. Trump asserted on Twitter that there was “no need to rush” to get a deal between…
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FACE OFF WITH CHINA TRADE TALKS TURN TOUGH WALL STREET ON EDGE
White House Ratchets Up Trade Fight U.S. trade representative says U.S. to raise tariffs to 25% on $200 billion in Chinese goods By William Mauldin, Michael C. Bender and Josh Zumbrun Prospects for a speedy conclusion to the U.S.-China trade fight dimmed Monday after U.S. officials accused Beijing of reneging on its promises and vowed to implement President…
THE GREY REPORT
Trump threatens ‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ with federal investigation… GAFFTASTIC DAY! Yellow vest ‘ultimatum’ rally in France… ULTRA VIOLENT: Looting, clashes… Champs Elysees Store Windows Smashed…APPLE’s iPhone 11 may have folding screen, triple camera and FART sensor… Young Americans Hilariously Explain Why Lowering Voting Age to 16 Is Terrible Idea… US warship quarantined for two months…
IS BIG TECH MERGING WITH BIG BROTHER?
A FRIEND OF mine, who runs a large television production company in the car-mad city of Los Angeles, recently noticed that his intern, an aspiring filmmaker from the People’s Republic of China, was walking to work. WHEN HE OFFERED to arrange a swifter mode of transportation, she declined. When he asked why, she explained that she “needed…
China confirms the birth of gene-edited babies
China confirms the birth of gene-edited babies and vows to punish scientist He Jiankui who ‘violated rules to carry out the unethical study for personal fame’ Investigations reveal He Jiankui had acted on his own and forged review papers He organized and handled funding for experiment with no outside assistance China confirmed He gene edited…
APPLE WARNING; BLAMES CHINA
Apple Inc. AAPL 0.11% slashed its quarterly revenue forecast for the first time in more than 15 years, an unprecedented move in the Tim Cook era that was prompted by a downturn in sales of iPhones in China. The surprise cut, issued Wednesday in a letter from the chief executive to investors, renews concerns about waning demand…
How arrest of Chinese ‘princess’ exposes regime’s world domination plot
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in Vancouver on Dec. 6 led to immediate blowback. Furious Chinese Communists have begun arresting innocent Canadians in retaliation. So far, three of these “revenge hostages” have been taken and are being held in secret jails on vague charges. Beijing hints that the hostage count may grow if Meng is…
China suspends tariff hikes on $126B of US cars, auto parts
BEIJING (AP) — China announced a 90-day suspension on Friday of tariff hikes on $126 billion of U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts following its cease-fire in a trade battle with Washington that threatens global economic growth. The suspension is China’s first step in response to President Donald Trump’s Dec. 1 agreement to suspend U.S….
Former Google CEO predicts the internet will split in two by 2028 — and one part will be led by China
Eric Schmidt, who has been the CEO of Google and executive chairman of its parent company, Alphabet, predicts that within the next decade there will be two distinct internets: one led by the U.S. and the other by China. Schmidt shared his thoughts at a private event in San Francisco on Wednesday night convened by investment…
Who needs democracy when you have data?
by Christina Larson People in Beijing are always under the watchful eye of Mao—and myriad surveillance cameras. In 1955, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov published a short story about an experiment in “electronic democracy,” in which a single citizen, selected to represent an entire population, responded to questions generated by a computer named Multivac. The machine…
