Trump, BRICS and China
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President Trump is amping up trade threats, again unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August and a warning to BRICS nations.
It has condemned tariffs and military strikes on Iran, but analysts say Brics’ true test is in moving beyond rhetoric to deliver results.
The Trump administration will not immediately impose a new 10% tariff against members of the developing nation BRICS bloc, but will proceed if countries take so-called "anti-American" policy actions,
The White House hosted an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more than 50 nations were welcome to join.
At their latest summit in Brazil, the BRICS nations once again portrayed themselves as an emerging geopolitical heavyweight. Yet the internal contradictions within this expanding group remain plain to see.
It has been reported that Erdoğan's insistence on BRICS membership has been blocked by India and China. India vetoed Turkey because of Pakistan, while China objected to membership because it viewed Ankara as a ‘burden.
China’s vast clean-energy industry has spearheaded a BRICS solar-power boom, with the bloc accounting for more than half of global generation last year, according to a new report.
China’s new travel policy took effect, granting citizens from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay visa-free entry for up to thirty days. Chinese state-backed firms are negotiating