Laredo continues to be in the spotlight of trading activity between China and the United States. [Photo/IC]
Larger numbers of seasonal workers have been added to handle the demand. Amazon, the largest online retailer, is adding 80,000 workers for the holiday rush, an increase of?14 percent from last year, and up 40 percent compared to 2012. UPS is?hiring up to 95,000 seasonal employees to handle “the anticipated holiday surge in package deliveries that begin?in October and continue through January 2015.”
Last but not least, while many investment bets are overseas, they actually eye domestic markets.
Last year, bilateral trade in goods and services between the two countries reached a record 67.5 billion pounds (.6 billion), a 13.8 percent increase from 2016.
Last year, 70 percent of China-Europe trains exited China from Xinjiang.
Last month, US President Donald Trump said he was "very torn" about continuing the deal, raising concerns about additional tariffs and increased disruption of the world economy.
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Last year, China imported 88.51 million metric tons of soybean, 85 percent of the domestic consumption. Among the importation, those from Brazil, the United States and Argentina accounted for 65, 19 and 10 percent, respectively, he said.
Last May, the Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act was introduced in the US House of Representatives and US Senate, but has since been stalled in committee.
Last January, the Marriott hotel chain listed the Tibet autonomous region, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao as separate countries in their survey, resulting in its Chinese website and app being shut down for a week. Delta Air Lines and clothing stores Gap had also run into similar controversies by misrepresenting Chinese territories last year.
Last month, a fugitive from the US who is suspected of sexually abusing children was repatriated. He is a US citizen who arrived in Shanghai in May on a tourist visa.