Business Big Chill With China Takes Its Toll On Flow Of Money, People And Ideas As tensions deepen, the flow of tourists, students, researchers and entrepreneurs has slowed between the U.S. and China. Emily Feng
Business Stock Markets Take Another Hit As The Trade War With China Heats Up World stock markets saw sharp sell-offs after China lets its currency slide, the latest move in its trade war with the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 600 points. Jim Zarroli
Politics Get Ready For Higher Prices If New Tariffs Hit Goods From China, Retailers Warn Retailers predicted rising prices if President Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports. Scott Horsley
National Trump Ratchets Up U.S.-China Trade War With More Tariffs; Stocks Slide President Trump said the United States will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China, saying Beijing had broken some of the promises it made in trade negotiations. Jim Zarroli
Politics No U.S.-China Trade Deal Yet; Talks To Resume In September The White House called the brief talks in Shanghai this week between top U.S. and Chinese officials "constructive" and said negotiations are expected to pick up again in early September. Avie Schneider
Education FBI Urges Universities To Monitor Some Chinese Students And Scholars In The U.S. As suspicion toward China spreads to academia, the FBI has advised at least 10 U.S. universities to monitor academics associated with certain Chinese institutions. Emily Feng
Politics Deal Or No Deal? The Stakes Are High For Trump-Xi Trade Talks President Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend, raising hopes the two leaders might call a truce in their trade war. The White House has downplayed expectations of a deal. Scott Horsley
Politics Trump Turns Trade Talks Into Spectator Sport President Trump plans to hold trade talks with his Chinese counterpart. The administration's rhetoric is not the kind of dry, technocratic language one usually associates with trade negotiations. Scott Horsley
Business Trade war with China is hurting our regional economy, Ports say The region's seaports and airport say the Trump Administration's trade war with China will hurt Washington state's economy. And they say exports from the state are already suffering. Carolyn Adolph
World As Relations With U.S. Sour, Xi Describes Putin As 'Best Friend' At Moscow Meeting The Chinese leader met with his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Former rivals Russia and China have drawn closer in recent years. Scott Neuman
