2019 February 25
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President Trump said Friday that he will “probably” host Chinese President Xi Jinping next month at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and expects to finalize a sweeping trade deal that would end a nearly year-long tariff war. - Read more
After reports that Australian coal had been blocked at a key port in north-eastern China, officials have defended the action. A Chinese official said yesterday that the delays were a result of stepping up efforts to check the quality of imported coal. - Read more
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) met President Xi in Beijing on Friday. Saudi Aramco signed off on a huge $10bn refinery and petrochemical project in Liaoning, the latest sign that China is more welcome to megadeals from foreign investors in the LNG space. - Read more
Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality saw its foreign trade volume rise 17.5 percent year on year to 47.78 billion yuan (7.07 billion U.S. dollars) in January. Electronic products such as laptops were Chongqing's major exports, while integrated circuits were the major import. - Read more