On February 2, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered a reporter's question on the US announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese products imported to the US. The US side imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese products imported to the US on the grounds of the fentanyl issue. China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it. It will take necessary countermeasures to firmly safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests. The US side should view and handle its own fentan...
On January 31st, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce: At present, the relevant measures of the Japanese side are soliciting opinions from the public. We hope that the Japanese side will listen to the rational voice of the industry, proceed from safeguarding international economic and trade rules and the overall situation of China-Japan economic and trade cooperation, correct relevant practices in a timely manner, avoid relevant measures hindering the healthy development of China-Japan e...
Argentina's presidential spokesperson: Argentina will reduce grain export taxes.
A CME Group spokesperson clarified to Fox Business that the XRP and SOL futures contract information that appeared on the Beta website was misposted, and no official decision has been made on the launch of these two cryptocurrency futures contracts.
On January 21, a White House spokesperson said that Trump will announce major infrastructure building plans on Tuesday.
On January 15, the Chinese side took note of the announcement issued by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to further tighten export controls on some semiconductor manufacturing equipment and software, and expressed its high concern to the Dutch side in this regard. The semiconductor industry is a highly globalized field. Recently, some countries have repeatedly generalized the concept of national security and abused export controls, seriously threatening the stability of the global semicondu...
Microsoft (MSFT. O) will donate $1 million to President-elect Trump's inauguration fund, matching donations from Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple CEO Tim Cook and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a spokeswoman confirmed. The company donated $500,000 each to Trump's committee in 2017 and to President Joe Biden's committee in 2021, double the previous donation. It is a symbol of the tech industry's sweeping efforts to curry favor with Trump. Since Trump's election in 2024...
On December 27, the China Animal Husbandry Association, together with 9 associations in major producing areas, recently submitted an application for safeguard measures to the investigation authority, arguing that the sharp increase in China's beef imports in recent years has had a significant adverse impact on the domestic industry. The Chinese investigation authority reviewed the domestic industry application in accordance with the law and decided to initiate an investigation after finding that...
On December 22, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the United States has once again provided military aid and arms sales to China's Taiwan region, which seriously violates the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques, especially the "August 17" communique. It seriously violates China's sovereignty and security interests, seriously violates the US leader's commitment not to support "Taiwan independence", and sends a serious wrong signal to the "Taiwan i...
White House spokesperson: The U.S. Government Budget Office suspends shutdown preparations because of "high confidence" that Congress will pass appropriations bills soon.
Spokesperson for the European Union: We are ready to discuss with US President-elect Trump how to further strengthen our strong relationship. The European Union is committed to phasing out energy imports from Russia and diversifying its energy supply.
International monetary fund (IMF) spokesperson Kozak said when asked about bitcoin's legal tender status in El Salvador that the use of bitcoin will be voluntary. He also said that the U.S. labor market is cooling and inflation is higher than expected, but inflation is trending towards the 2% target. As uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook remains high, the Federal Reserve needs to adjust the pace and magnitude of interest rate cuts based on upcoming data.
Israeli army spokesperson: The Israeli army has issued a warning to five towns in southern Syria, urging residents to stay at home until further notice.
On December 4, Liu Dejun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Coast Guard, said that on December 4, the Philippines sent coast guard vessels, official vessels and a number of fishing boats to invade the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Island, and the Chinese Coast Guard implemented control in accordance with laws and regulations. During this time, the Philippine official vessel No. 3003 ignored China's many solemn warnings, turned to reverse at a large angle, and deliberately rammed the Chines...
A spokesperson for South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Finance said authorities had decided that the country's stock market would open at 9 a.m. local time as usual.