Following China’s response to US $50 billion tariffs in Chinese imports announced by Trump last Friday, new threats emerged. Trump announced fresh Tariffs of 10% on $200bn Chinese goods if China “insists on going forward with the new tariffs”.
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China is ready to respond to US $50 billion tariffs in Chinese imports announced by Trump last Friday. Fears that the trade war escalates exerted a pressure on oil prices.
North Koreans were informed by N. Korean state media on Wednesday about the meeting of their leader with the US President in Singapore on Tuesday. Local newspapers reported the summit between the U.S. and North Korea describing it as a win of Kim Jong Un.
Strong words, tense and anger highjacked the 2018 G7 summit. As analysts expected US allies fought against Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminium from EU, Canada and Mexico. Trump abruptly withdrew support for a joint G7 communique, after G7 summit, for the first time in G7 history.
Second day of negotiations for the US Secretary of State and North Korean envoy, Kim Yong Chol in New York. Kim Yong Chol, Pyongyang’s senior official and trusted adviser to North Korea’s leader, met Pompeo in Wednesday in a private dinner. Nuclear talks take place ahead of Singapore summit.