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A Turkish official points while giving a tour to media of the Turkish-made power ship 'Kaya Bey' after a dedication ceremony at Karachi Port on November 21, 2010. The Turkish-made power plant aboard the vessel will feed 232 megawatts to the national grid within a month, local media reported. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - GM1E6BL1QP501

Building beyond borders

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Chinese national flag flies on the roof of a Ford car dealership in Beijing, China October 11, 2018. To match Exclusive CHINA-AUTOS/DEALERS. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC188C227800

Trade issues for the new Congress and the 2020 election

David Dollar and Elaine Kamarck

Monday, December 10, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a working dinner after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Enjoy the Trump-Xi trade war truce while it lasts

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Iranian rials, U.S. dollars and Iraqi dinars are seen at a currency exchange shop in Basra, Iraq November 3, 2018. Picture taken November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani - RC18BD110300

Iran’s economic reforms in retreat

Djavad Salehi Isfahani

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1510574D80

Trump and Xi at the G-20: Why bilateralism won’t work

Saturday, December 1, 2018

A vehicle drives past the solar panels near wind turbines at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station in Zhangjiakou

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is poised to transform the clean energy industry

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Trucks pass the Port Newark Container Terminal near New York City in Newark, New Jersey in this picture taken July 2, 2009. The port serving the densely populated Northeastern United States is but one of a string of U.S. ports on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts whose businesses have been thinned by this recession and a dramatic drop in consumer spending. Port Newark has seen a 30 percent drop in business from a year ago as a drop in sea trade has cost U.S. jobs, forced businesses into failure and slowed big-ticket capital spending. Picture taken July 2. To match FEATURE USA-ECONOMY/PORTS REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES BUSINESS) - GM1E57G0A0C01

A handful of ports and their workers bear the brunt of retaliatory tariffs

Adie Tomer and Joseph W. Kane

November 28, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Damir Sagolj: "It's one of those "how to make a better or at least different shot when two presidents shake hands several times a day, several days in row". If I'm not mistaken in calculation, presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the U.S. shook their hands at least six times in events I covered during Trump's recent visit to China. I would imagine there were some more handshakes I haven't seen but other photographers did. And they all look similar - two big men, smiling and heartily greeting each other until everyone gets their shot. But then there is always something that can make it special - in this case the background made of U.S. and Chinese flags. They shook hands twice in front of it, and the first time it didn't work for me. The second time I positioned myself lower and centrally, and used the longest lens I have to capture only hands reaching for a handshake." REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo SEARCH "POY TRUMP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2017 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B1E5EF340

Three things to know ahead of the Trump-Xi Jinping meeting

Monday, November 26, 2018

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before Defense Secretary James Mattis welcomes Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC138EB22270

Trade deal or not, the long-range prospects for US-China relations are growing more troubling

Monday, November 26, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Damir Sagolj: "It's one of those "how to make a better or at least different shot when two presidents shake hands several times a day, several days in row". If I'm not mistaken in calculation, presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the U.S. shook their hands at least six times in events I covered during Trump's recent visit to China. I would imagine there were some more handshakes I haven't seen but other photographers did. And they all look similar - two big men, smiling and heartily greeting each other until everyone gets their shot. But then there is always something that can make it special - in this case the background made of U.S. and Chinese flags. They shook hands twice in front of it, and the first time it didn't work for me. The second time I positioned myself lower and centrally, and used the longest lens I have to capture only hands reaching for a handshake." REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo SEARCH "POY TRUMP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2017 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B1E5EF340

US-China trade war, or trade deal?

David Dollar and Eswar Prasad

Monday, November 26, 2018