El ministeri d'Afers Exteriors de la Xina sobre soldats capturats ha dit ara en un comunicat que actualment està "verificant la situació" amb Ucraïna i que sempre ha demanat als seus ciutadans que es mantinguin allunyats de les zones de conflicte armat i que no s'impliquin en conflictes armats.
EU to Approve First Retaliation Against Trump Tariffs. The EU is set to greenlight its first counter-tariffs on U.S. goods today, joining China and Canada in responding to Trump’s escalating trade war.•The EU’s response targets $23 billion worth of U.S. products like The EU’s response targets $23 billion worth of U.S. products like motorcycles, poultry, fruit, wood, and clothing. Duties will roll out in three stages: April 15, May 16, and Dec 1.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 32 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar)
Reuters: China's central bank urges major state-owned banks to limit US dollar purchases
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A Hong Kong court sentenced Jackie Chen, a prominent social worker, to three years and nine months imprisonment for rioting during the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, following a retrial
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 86 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
1 week agoEls Estats Units "coneixen" els informes que Ucraïna va capturar dos ciutadans xinesos que lluitaven en nom de Rússia, diu DoS Spox, qualificant-ho de "pertorbador". "La Xina és un important facilitador de Rússia en la guerra a Ucraïna", diu
White House Press Secretary says 104% additional tariffs went into effect at noon eastern time because China has not removed it's retaliation. The 104% additional tariff will be collected starting tomorrow April 9th
China misses deadline to remove retaliatory tariffs, US to impose additional 50% tariff - bringing total to 104% on Chinese imports - starting tomorrow
Ministre d'Afers Exteriors d'Ucraïna: Condemnem fermament la participació de Rússia de ciutadans xinesos en la seva guerra d'agressió contra Ucraïna, així com la seva participació en el combat contra les forces ucraïneses. Hem convocat l'encarregat de negocis de la Xina a Ucraïna al Ministeri d'Afers Exteriors per condemnar aquest fet i demanar una explicació.
1 week agoPresident Zelensky: El nostre exèrcit ha capturat dos ciutadans xinesos que lluitaven com a part de l'exèrcit rus. Això va passar al territori ucraïnès, a la regió de Donetsk. Es van trobar documents d'identificació, targetes bancàries i dades personals en el seu poder. Tenim informació que suggereix que hi ha molts més ciutadans xinesos a les unitats de l'ocupant que només aquests dos. Actualment estem verificant tots els fets: la intel·ligència, el Servei de Seguretat d'Ucraïna i les unitats pertinents de les Forces Armades hi estan treballant.
1 week agoNepal: Pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) carries out a protest march in Kathmandu. RPP vice president Rabindra Mishra and General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana were arrested in March. Violence had erupted in Nepal following a clash between pro-monarchists
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 72 km WNW of Modisi, Indonesia
China firmly rejects pressure or threats, emphasizing that this is not the right way to engage. 'We will safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' says Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing's embassy in the U.S
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 65 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
1 week agoTrump: China is a massive surplus. That they take and they spend on their military we don't want that. I don't want them to take $500 billion, $600 billion a year and spend it on their military. I don't want them spending money on their military
1 week agoReporter: How do you ensure that these tariffs don't drive U.S. Trading partners into the hands of the Chinese? Trump: I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about it. The Chinese have turned out to be not very good at that
Trump: We will talk to China
1 week agoTrump: if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.
1 week agoVietnam’s zero tariff offer has been rejected by the Trump administration. This offer “means nothing to us.”
Hassett: Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China
Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 12% Monday in their worst day in more than 16 years as China's retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears
President of Taiwan: Taiwan does not seek retaliatory tariffs against the US. Instead, we’ll start talking from bilateral 'zero tariffs.' To ensure Taiwan's competitiveness, we'll increase US imports and adopt other measures. Working together, we'll usher in a golden age of shared prosperity
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 150 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km N of Hasaki, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 118 km E of Tual, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 122 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 204 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 173 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
