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Beijing on Thursday said U.S. rules banning technology giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government contracts amounted to "abuse of state power" amid an escalating China-US trade war. The interim rule, which will preclude any U.S.

The United States unveiled rules on Wednesday formally banning technology giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government contracts in the latest move in the countries' escalating trade war. The interim rule will preclude any U.S.

China's move to devalue its currency could prove to be a double-edged sword in its escalating trade war with the United States, offsetting tariffs but potentially hurting Beijing's efforts to shore up its weakening economy, analysts say.

China has only tough choices as it looks to end more than two months of pro-democracy protests in its semi-automous southern city of Hong Kong.

The yuan plummeted Monday to an eleven-year low versus the dollar, adding fuel to the China-U.S. trade war. The dollar soared to 7.0536 onshore yuan -- the Chinese currency's weakest level since 2008. At the same time, the greenback surged to 7.

Hong Kong civil servants on Friday night kicked off a weekend of anti-government protests and unsanctioned rallies in defiance of warnings from China and after a prominent independence campaigner was arrested.

U.S. exports weakened across the board in June amid a global economic slowdown, as President Donald Trump's trade war with China intensifies, according to government data released Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would be taking a hands-off approach towards unrest in Hong Kong as China flexed its military muscle in a sign of growing frustration over weeks of pro-democracy rallies in the former British colony.

Hunted by police, low on supplies and running the gauntlet of bear and wolf attacks in the mosquito-infested forests of central Canada, two teen triple murder suspects are unlikely to survive much longer, say experts.

China stepped up pressure on Taiwan on Wednesday as it announced the suspension of individual travel permits to the self-ruled democratic island "due to current cross-strait relations".