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The Chinese government on Wednesday sought to draw a line on trade tensions with the United States, saying that both sides had agreed not to raise tariffs further while signaling that it could retaliate if Washington did so again.

BRUSSELS -- Kaja Kallas, the top European Union diplomat, recently suggested that ending the continent's dependence on China was like trying to cure a disease. "Chemotherapy" might be needed, she said, and it was likely to be painful.

EU:s utrikeschef Kaja Kallas liknar Europas beroende av Kina vid en sjukdom som kan kräva ”cellgifter” – och göra ont.

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HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government said Wednesday that it had charged seven people and two companies with dozens of offenses, including manslaughter, in relation to the city's worst fire in generations.

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government said Wednesday that it had charged seven people and two companies with dozens of offenses, including manslaughter, in relation to the city’s worst

Alexandra Stevenson, Maureen Farrell and Lauren Hirsch NEW YORK - When SpaceX starts trading this week, one group will be noticeably absent from the frenzy: investors from China and Hong Kong.

China is the world’s largest purchaser of oil. But three months after the war with Iran began, it cut its imports, cushioning the global market.

After the war in Iran cut off a fifth of the world’s oil supply, oil prices jumped, at one point reaching nearly $120 a barrel. But they didn’t spike higher, even though some analysts warned ominously of $200 oil, and prices have since come down.