US slaps ‘symbolic’ tariffs on China steel, aluminum
The United States has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum products originating from China via Mexico, closing a loophole that had allowed Chinese metal suppliers to evade US tariffs since 2018.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejects accusations Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the U.S. has seen no evidence that Israel has committed genocide during its military operations against Hamas in Gaza.
America on autopilot to self-inflicted destruction
At a recent hearing in the US Senate, Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas apparently had trouble understanding that a citizen of Singapore can look like a Chinese, talk like a Chinese and yet not be a member of the Communist Party of China. In Cotton’s questioning of Chew Shou Zi, the chief executive of TikTok, even the fact that Chew’s wife and children are American citizens seemed suspicious to him.
Singaporeans slam US senator’s grilling of TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi’s nationality, links to China: ‘pure ignorance’
Video clips of a United States senator’s persistent grilling of TikTok’s Singaporean boss on his nationality and links to China’s Communist Party have sparked anger from online users in the island republic, with many criticising the politician’s racism and lack of understanding of Singapore.