China’s Trade Surplus Reaches Nearly $1 Trillion

• China’s trade surplus hits annual record of almost $1tn

  Rise in exports expected to increase tensions with US and other trade partners
  
  Financial Times - 7h

• Biden extends legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants

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  CBS News - 2d
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  How business is bracing for a US-China trade war

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• Demonstrators block a key Pakistan-China trade route over power outages

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  ABC News - 6d

• Demonstrators block a key Pakistan-China trade route over power outages

  Yahoo News - 6d
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  Yahoo Sports - Jan. 4
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  China Hits Dozens of U.S. Companies With Trade Controls

  The move was the latest escalation in the back and forth between Beijing and Washington over products considered vital to national security.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 2
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  China’s Zhangzhou nuclear plant Unit 1 begins commercial operations

  Yahoo News - Jan. 2

• Shipowners switch to smaller vessels as world trade reroutes from China

  Attacks on Red Sea ships have also hit demand for bulkiest carriers
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 2

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