China's top trade negotiator Li Chenggang and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived on Sunday at a venue in Kuala Lumpur for a second day of trade talks between the United States and China. The Chinese economic officials are meeting with U.

S EVEN YEARS ago, when America’s trade war with China was just getting started, the Chinese science and technology ministry did something unusual. Its official newspaper, which usually confines itself to puff pieces about China’s accomplishments,

President Xi Jinping’s stranglehold on rare earths will give China unprecedented leverage to win concessions from the US during talks this weekend in Kuala Lumpur. Sitting in Beijing’s reserve is control over an even more vital supply chain: medicine.

Trade talks between the United States and China were moving towards a point where President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping can have a productive meeting this week, U. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

On defense contractors' recent earnings calls, fears about rare earth mineral shortages were largely glossed over.

Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies jumped Friday as trade developments between the U.S. and China supported risky assets. Investors will be closely watching CPI inflation data later in the day.

The US dollar is trading higher against all the G10 currencies today, but it has not broken out of this week's ranges.

China's leaders are vowing to reduce its reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds” amid elevated trade tensions with the U.S. An outline of the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the next five years was laid out in a 5,