The United States | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported but later returned to the U.S., is gearing up for a new phase in his battle with the Trump administration, now staving off efforts to deport him to Uganda. An evidentiary hearing is set to …
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Beijing, China | Shao Xia | The Economist recently featured an article titled “How China Became Cool” — a rare departure from its typical tone on China. The article highlights not only China’s growing global appeal, but also the concurrent decline of the United States’ international image. While some Americans may reject …
Read More »FULL TEXT: China, U.S. announce measures to ease tariff tensions
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND | Xinhua | China and the United States announced here Monday a series of tariff modification measures aimed at easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The decision followed a two-day China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs, where both sides recognized the importance of …
Read More »How U.S. tariff neocolonialism undermines global economic stability
The U.S. administration’s protectionist policies have caused significant uncertainty. OPINION | Elbrus Mamedov | The Trump administration has relentlessly pursued protectionist policies that have destabilized global trade. The term “tariff neocolonialism” aptly captures how the United States leverages tariffs to suppress equitable development in the Global South. The administration’s embrace of …
Read More »Unraveling U.S. role in the escalating Gaza conflict
CAIRO,EGYPT | Xinhua | The United States has frequently employed political maneuvers to gain credit for its role in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. In July 2022, prior to a visit to the region, U.S. President Joe Biden proudly asserted in a Washington Post op-ed that “The Middle …
Read More »‘Washington’s bid for protectionism alliance harms itself and everyone else’
BEIJING, China | Xinhua | The United States recently encouraged its Group of Seven (G7) allies to revive discussions about China’s “overcapacity” in a communique following a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors. This move came after Washington substantially raised import tariffs on a host of clean energy …
Read More »Double-dealing defines U.S. politics
BEIJING | Xinhua | Washington delights in touting such noble terms as democracy, human rights and rules-based international order, but what it does betrays what it truly believes. The Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, featuring violent protesters, damaged statues, vandalized offices and terrified lawmakers inside the “seat of American democracy,” …
Read More »U.S. vetoes Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The United States on Tuesday vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. The draft resolution won 13 votes in favor among the 15 members of the Security Council. The United States voted against it. Britain abstained. …
Read More »Iran blames U.S. “wrong policy” for nuke talks impasse
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday blamed the U.S. “miscalculation and wrong policy” for causing the current stalemate on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in an address to the High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament in the Swiss …
Read More »Mexican president accuses U.S. of meddling in internal affairs
Mexico city, Mexico | Xinhua | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday accused the U.S. State Department of “interfering” in the internal affairs of other countries. “There is currently more democracy in Mexico than in the United States,” the Mexican president said at his regular daily press conference. On …
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