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Crash Injured Her Parents, but She Had to Pay Tesla

AP looks at how the company successfully sues its critics in China

(Newser) - Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father's panicked voice: The brakes don't work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a...

China Is Hiring for 'Planetary Defense Force'

Job posts follow discovery of an asteroid with a small chance of hitting Earth

(Newser) - China is not taking the 2% chance of a large asteroid colliding with Earth in 2032 lying down. Weeks after the discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which we still know little about, China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) has listed 16 available...

As Plant Opens, China Celebrates 'Tesla Speed'

Tariff tensions don't hurt official reception, despite Elon Musk's Trump administration role

(Newser) - Tesla's $200 million battery plant in Shanghai has launched production, complicating Elon Musk's unique position atop the Trump administration as it engages in a trade fight with China while his company further invests in the giant economic rival of the US. China's state news agency posted photos...

USPS Stops Accepting Packages From China
USPS Flips, Will Accept
Packages From China
UPDATED
Feb 5, 2025 8:37 AM CST

USPS Flips, Will Accept Packages From China

After announcing on Tuesday that it wouldn't

(Newser) - The United States Postal Service's decision to stop accepting packages from China and Hong Kong was a very short-lived one. "Effective February 5, 2025, the Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts," it said in an updated...

China Retaliates as US Tariffs Take Effect
China Retaliates
Against US Tariffs
Feb 4, 2025 12:00 AM CST

China Retaliates Against US Tariffs

Implements its own tariffs, and makes other moves

(Newser) - China countered President Trump's tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs of its own on multiple US imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures, the AP reports. Trump reportedly plans to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next few days....

Stock Market Is Going to Open in a Foul Mood

Dow futures down more than 600 points on worries over tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump warned that his coming tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China may cause some "pain," and it's showing up on world markets:
  • In the US: Dow futures were down more than 600 points before Monday's opening bell, reports CNBC . The broader S&P 500 index
...

Canada, Mexico, China Ready Their Retaliation


The Tariff
Trade Fight
Gets Underway
the rundown
Feb 2, 2025 8:14 AM CST

The Tariff Trade Fight Gets Underway

Canada, Mexico, China responds to Trump order of new tariffs

(Newser) - The newly ordered tariffs President Trump is imposing on Canada, Mexico, and China don't take effect until Tuesday, but all three nations already are firing back.
  • Canada: It will impose a 25% tariff on a wide range of US products, including beer, wine, bourbon, and orange juice from Trump'
...

Charges: Adviser Leaked Fed Secrets to China

John Harold Rogers faces espionage count

(Newser) - An economist who was a senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors has been arrested, charged with stealing insider data to provide to China. John Harold Rogers, 63, was taken into custody on Friday, CNBC reports. The information could help China manipulate the American market "in a...

DeepSeek Knows All. But Don't Ask About Tiananmen

The app out of China censors its answers on topics dicey to Beijing

(Newser) - The DeepSeek AI assistant out of China is winning strong reviews for its answers and reasoning across a broad spectrum of subjects—with one notable exception. Ask about touchy subjects such as Tiananmen Square or Taiwan, and the app will be at a loss for words. The Guardian explains that...

India, China Change Stance on Direct Flights

After nearly 5-year pause, direct flights between the countries will resume

(Newser) - For the first time in nearly five years, direct flights between China and India are set to resume. The New York Times reports the development comes as relations between the two countries improve after hitting one of their lowest points in recent memory, triggered by a deadly faceoff along a...

China Warns Marco Rubio to Behave Himself
China Warns Rubio
to Behave Himself
Jan 25, 2025 9:31 AM CST

China Warns Rubio to Behave Himself

The new secretary of state was told to 'act accordingly' in China relations

(Newser) - China's veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America's new secretary of state: Behave yourself. The AP reports that Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their first conversation since Marco Rubio's confirmation as President Trump's top diplomat four...

China: Xi Call With Trump Was 'Exceedingly Warm'
Trump Softens His
Rhetoric on China
Jan 24, 2025 1:47 PM CST

Trump Softens His Rhetoric on China

Says he'd 'rather not have to use' tariffs against China, which says Xi call with Trump was 'warm'

(Newser) - The three "T's" were on the agenda during President Trump's phone call, ahead of his inauguration, with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week: TikTok, trade, and Taiwan, reports Reuters . And it was "a good, friendly conversation" that "went fine," Trump told Fox News in...

Philippines Fights China With a Comic Book

The Stories of Teacher Jun covers the South China Sea territorial dispute

(Newser) - The Philippines launched a comic book on Friday to counter what the country says is China's disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea. As the AP reports, the 40-page comic book, titled The Stories of Teacher Jun, contains colorful caricatures of a Filipino...

Trump: 'Sad Thing' That Biden Didn't Pardon Himself

President sits down with Fox's Sean Hannity, with a slew of topics on the agenda

(Newser) - President Trump sat down with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday night, his first sit-down interview since the inauguration, per the BBC . They covered a range of topics, from pardons and TikTok to FEMA and the JFK files. A quick recap of some standout quotes from their interview, per the...

Marriage, Babies Finally on the Rise in South Korea

Birth rate to climb in 9-year first

(Newser) - South Koreans are finally getting around to making more babies, which is of great news to their government. South's Korea's birth rate—for years the lowest of any country in the world—is now set to climb for the first time in almost a decade. The number of...

Trump: More Tariffs on Chinese Goods Could Come Feb. 1

But no new tariffs have yet been imposed

(Newser) - President Trump's China tariffs are coming. Trump said Tuesday night that his administration is looking at the idea of a 10% tariff on Chinese imports into the US on Feb. 1, the New York Times reports. "We're talking about a tariff of 10% on China based on...

Trump Considers a Visit to China
Trump Considers a
Major Trip Abroad
Jan 20, 2025 2:00 AM CST

Trump Considers a Major Trip Abroad

President-elect is reportedly considering a trip to China soon after he takes office

(Newser) - President-elect Trump wants to visit China after he's inaugurated—possibly within the first 100 days of his second term as president—sources tell the Wall Street Journal and CNN , though they stress that no plans for a trip have actually been made. Almost a year into his first term...

TikTok Goes Dark in the US, for Now
Trump Commits to Delay
After TikTok Goes Dark
updated
Jan 19, 2025 10:09 AM CST

Trump Commits to Delay After TikTok Goes Dark

App shuts down in US, but president-elect says he'll sign an executive order on Monday

(Newser) - TikTok is no longer working for most users in America, but President-elect Trump committed on Sunday to officially delaying enforcement of the ban. Chinese parent company ByteDance began shuttering the app at 10:30pm Saturday to comply with a Supreme Court ruling on Friday, reports USA Today . Those who attempt...

Where Things Stand on TikTok After Supreme Court Ruling

'Stay tuned!' writes President-elect Trump, who says platform's fate is in his hands

(Newser) - The Supreme Court opted on Friday to uphold the ban on TikTok in the name of national security, meaning if parent company ByteDance, which is based in China, doesn't find a US buyer to take over the company before Sunday, the app will essentially die a slow death in...

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on TikTok
Supreme Court
Upholds Ban on TikTok
Jan 17, 2025 9:33 AM CST

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on TikTok

New users won't be able to download it come Sunday unless a US buyer emerges

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overrides concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in...

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