Chickens. Pickup trucks. Trade war?

Chicken exports normalising after flu outbreak – MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says New Zealand chicken exports are returning to normal after trade was suspended last year. Last December, New...

Chickens. Pickup trucks. Trade war?

It’s called a chicken tax, but it’s levied on pickups. And it shows just why President Donald Trump’s tariffs could change the US economy longer than you might think.

Chinese ambassador warns US not to repeat tariff mistakes of the past

American mistakes in the wake of the Wall Street Crash such as protectionist measures are ‘still fresh today’, Xie Feng warns.

Beijing ready to fight trade war if necessary: China’s US envoy

China’s ambassador to the United states, Xie Feng, has called on the US to seek mutual ground and work towards peaceful coexistence while warning that China will retaliate if the trade war continues to escalate.

China has been preparing for a new trade war with the US for years. The blow that Trump is dealing with his sky-high import tariffs can therefore be absorbed reasonably well by the country. "It hurts, but the Chinese are good at eating bitterness," says China expert Henk Schulte Nordholt. "And Xi Jinping can use this in his propaganda."

China's US envoy urges end to trade war

China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and pursue peaceful coexistence while warning that China stood ready to retaliate in the escalating trade war.