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The blacklistings come in retaliation for the United States recently sanctioning Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
Trade War
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A new bill would bar scientists and academics from participating in US-funded research if they get support from Beijing.
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The US warns China’s push to exert more control over Hong Kong threatens the rule of law and endangers employee data.
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Negotiators hope WTO can deal a blow to overfishing, reassert itself as it hasn’t clinched a major trade deal in years.
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Chinese exporters and American importers have been misrepresenting data to avoid paying taxes or losing out on rebates.
![Chinese apps have raised concerns in the US about unauthorised capture of user's information [File: Florence Lo/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-173_USA-CHINA-BIDEN-DATA.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
WeChat, TikTok, other apps targeted by Trump are eligible for review by Biden’s team, sources say.
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The delays at Yantian Port are further snarling trade routes and lifting record freight prices even higher.
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Biden and EU leaders agreed to a truce in a 17-year dispute over aircraft subsidies.
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A deal to end or pause world’s largest corporate trade war will help dozens of industries caught in tit-for-tat tariffs.
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A new executive order calls for a US security review of apps that are made, supplied or controlled by China.
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US President Joe Biden’s order is largely a continuation of a policy issued by former President Donald Trump.
![Shenzhen, China-based Huawei said on Wednesday that about 100 of its smartphone models will use its proprietary HarmonyOS system, and that the operating system will also be available on certain tablets and smart screens later this year [File: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hua.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The launch of the operating system comes as Huawei is still cut off from US technologies including Google’s services.
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The law directed the Commerce Department to work with other agencies to identify emerging or cutting edge technologies.
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When ties worsen between the governments, American firms doing business in China suffer, says AmCham.