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China hits US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war threat grows

China has hit the US with retaliatory tariffs on a series on products including soybeans, chicken, beef and pork, of up to 15%, after the US decided to impose further 10% tariffs on Chinese imports as of March 4; the US has also slapped tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.
March 04, 2025

Updated: China hits back with retaliatory tariffs on US products

After US president Donald Trump issued executive orders to place 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports (now delayed) and 10% on Chinese goods (starting February 4); China has now retaliated with tariffs on US coal, gas, crude oil and more.
February 03, 2025

Canada approves Cnooc’s Nexen acquisition

Canada’s leaders defy domestic support for resource nationalism and allow Cnooc’s purchase of Nexen and Petronas’s takeover of Progress to go ahead.
December 10, 2012

HSBC shuffles country CEOs

HSBC announces new CEOs for its operations in Australia, Canada and the Philippines. All appointees are long-serving executives who have worked throughout HSBC’s global network.
November 08, 2012