Article: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/caribbean-news/dominica-and-china-seek-to-strengthen-relations-further/ The Dominican Republic will be strengthening their relations with China throughout the coming years. China is also planning on improving, or at least developing their relations with the whole of the Caribbean community. There are multiple quotes from the Prime Minister of the Dominican Republic telling the world how happy and hopeful they are for the future and… Read more »
Trade talks between the US and China have broken up without a deal, with the US warning that “very difficult issues” remain unresolved. The talks in China this week were aimed at securing a new deal before further US tariffs are imposed on 1 March. China said negotiations would now continue in the US next week. “We feel that we… Read more »
President Donald Trump on Thursday talked up China’s commitment to buy more American soybeans. But the tough issues dividing the world’s two biggest economies remained unsettled after two days of meetings between U.S. and Chinese negotiators. Trump said he expects to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to try to reach a final resolution to the six-month trade standoff…. Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/china-argentina-sign-currency-swap-deal-g20-summit-181202165338460.html Argentina’s central bank has signed a deal with its Chinese counterpart to expand a currency swap programme by eight billion dollars, the bank said in a statement. The agreement is an extension of a swap first agreed between the two countries in July 2017. The new deal, announced on Sunday during a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping,… Read more »
CNN: After pouring billions into Venezuela over the last decade, China is cutting off new loans to the Latin American nation. It’s a major reversal of relations between the two nations, experts say. It also comes at the worst time for Venezuela, which is spiraling into an economic and humanitarian crisis. “China is not especially interested in loaning more money to Venezuela,”… Read more »
