It will be interesting to see if Canada decides to give in to Chinese intimidation and threats:
Vice President Mike Pence and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wait for the Canadian Council for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement meeting to begin on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
China warned Canada that it needs to be aware of the consequences of aiding the U.S. in an extradition case involving Chinese tech giant Huawei that is believed to have sparked the detentions of two Canadians in China. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang’s comments came after Vice President Mike Pence and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Both were arrested on Dec. 10 after Canada detained a Huawei executive wanted by the U.S. on fraud charges. While China has denied they were taken in retaliation, it has implied repeatedly that there is a strong connection between the cases.
You can always count on the Chinese to bust international sanctions:
China has provided rice and fertilizer to North Korea, Chinese data showed Sunday, amid U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against the North that prohibit any large-scale economic assistance.
According to data from China’s customs office, Beijing provided 1,000 tons of rice, worth about US$1 million, to the impoverished North between May and October of 2018. The data showed Beijing also provided 162,000 tons of fertilizer, worth more than $55 million, to the North.
The shipments of what appears to have been free assistance followed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to China in March 2018, when he held his first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
….of additional goods sent to us by China remain untaxed, but will be shortly, at a rate of 25%. The Tariffs paid to the USA have had little impact on product cost, mostly borne by China. The Trade Deal with China continues, but too slowly, as they attempt to renegotiate. No!
Is China trying to protect local businesses from international competition or does Amazon just suck at selling goods in China as Chinese critics claim?:
Amazon says it is curtailing business operations in China, the world’s biggest retail market, after struggling against better entrenched local players for more than a decade.
The company announced recently that as of July 18, it will no longer provide services through its Chinese website, Amazon.cn. The decision means Amazon will stop selling goods from China-based vendors to domestic consumers on the portal. Although it is moving out of the e-retail business in China, Amazon will continue with its cross-border business, bringing foreign brands and goods to China, the company said.
“Their demand for high-quality, authentic goods from around the world continues to grow rapidly, and given our global presence, Amazon is well-positioned to serve them,” the company said.
The announcement has raised questions about the extremely thin presence of foreign companies in internet-related businesses in China, while Chinese companies like Alibaba create market space for themselves across the world.
This cancer in the US will be removed, one #China spy after another. Until we can stabilize the critical situation, we should disengage from China as fast and as completely as we can. This will be unfortunate and will cost our society, but Beijing is leaving us no choice. https://t.co/4AQNDhVNmc
Ruling party lawmaker Park Jeong attended the commemoration event for North Korean & Chinese forces buried in Paju, South Korea. But he skipped the commemoration event for the sailors killed from NK's attacks on Cheonan, Yeonpyeong, etc. held only 3 days prior. https://t.co/vpOzhKhCcr
