(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
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(Reuters) – The United States has a responsibility to lead in the Pacific and “will not give up an inch” to other countries that think their political system is better, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a thin veil on Wednesday. China. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense …
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HONG KONG / TAIPEI / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies looking at new factories in Mexico, said people with immediate knowledge of the matter, such as the US-China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt companies have re-examined global supply chains. FILE PHOTO: …
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PHOTO PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to reporters following a meeting with UN Security Council members on Iran’s proven failure to comply with a nuclear deal and calls for the restoration of sanctions against Iran at UN headquarters in New York , FS, August 20, 2020. REUTERS …
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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting in Arlington, Virginia, US, August 21, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump in a Fox News interview on Sunday mentioned the opportunity to disconnect the US economy from China, a …
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