Chinese Labor Market Theme
Has China had the foresight to solve the employment problem by signing a guest worker agreement with Russia?
Tariffs against China come into effect. Donald Trump's threat of import tariffs of the size of 104 percent against goods from China will become reality from Wednesday, the White House confirms.
Last week, Trump announced that the U.S. will add 34 percent on top of the 20 percent import tariffs. This prompted Beijing to respond with the same 34 per cent.
The Chinese response prompted Trump to give an ultimatum to Beijing: Withdraw the response tariffs until Tuesday, otherwise there will be another 50 percent in punitive tariffs. "China will never accept this," a China spokesperson said earlier today. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
Chinese soldiers are reportedly fighting for Russia. Chinese soldiers are fighting for Russia in its ongoing war of invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine is alarming.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted a video on social media that purports to show a Chinese man being captured. The Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese in heavily contested Donetsk, according to the post.
He added that the two Chinese were wearing several personal documents and that the government will contact the Chinese government to request an explanation. China has formally declared itself neutral in the war. See the article on SVT Nyheter and the feature on SVT Nyheter.