Celia Hatton
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It's believed that Donald Trump is not just trying to target China with high tariffs. He's also trying to go after Chinese manufacturing lines that have diverted to these Southeast Asian countries.
It's believed that Donald Trump is not just trying to target China with high tariffs. He's also trying to go after Chinese manufacturing lines that have diverted to these Southeast Asian countries.
You then ask the public whether we're the weakest connection.
You then ask the public whether we're the weakest connection.
It's dangerous work uncovering landmines and unexploded weaponry in Cambodia. Two clearance experts were killed earlier this year. And that's why many in the northern Cambodian province of Priya Vihir are celebrating the accomplishments of a certain rodent. Ronan is a giant African pouched rat, and he's a world record holder after successfully sniffing out 109 landmines over the past three years.
It's dangerous work uncovering landmines and unexploded weaponry in Cambodia. Two clearance experts were killed earlier this year. And that's why many in the northern Cambodian province of Priya Vihir are celebrating the accomplishments of a certain rodent. Ronan is a giant African pouched rat, and he's a world record holder after successfully sniffing out 109 landmines over the past three years.
Van Kang, a Cambodian working with the landmine action charity Apopo, cuddles a giant rat as he explains why they're so helpful.
Van Kang, a Cambodian working with the landmine action charity Apopo, cuddles a giant rat as he explains why they're so helpful.
Each rat weighs just over a kilogram, so as Van Keng says, they don't trigger the hidden explosives, which often lie buried just underneath the ground. After the mines are sniffed out by the rats, nearby human experts can then remove them safely. Cambodia is still littered with mines after three decades of civil war that ended in the late 90s.
Each rat weighs just over a kilogram, so as Van Keng says, they don't trigger the hidden explosives, which often lie buried just underneath the ground. After the mines are sniffed out by the rats, nearby human experts can then remove them safely. Cambodia is still littered with mines after three decades of civil war that ended in the late 90s.
As for Ronan the rat, it took a year for him to learn how to find explosives and his trainers believe he has another two years of work ahead before a happy rat retirement.
As for Ronan the rat, it took a year for him to learn how to find explosives and his trainers believe he has another two years of work ahead before a happy rat retirement.
Beijing has really uncovered a full menu of restrictions and tariffs designed to really try to hit back at the U.S. economy. So they have 34 percent tariffs coming into place on most American goods. On top of that, they've launched some anti-dumping investigations at the World Trade Organization's They've also decided to put 11 U.S. companies on an unreliable entities list.
Beijing has really uncovered a full menu of restrictions and tariffs designed to really try to hit back at the U.S. economy. So they have 34 percent tariffs coming into place on most American goods. On top of that, they've launched some anti-dumping investigations at the World Trade Organization's They've also decided to put 11 U.S. companies on an unreliable entities list.
That means all Chinese business people are restricted from any interaction with those American companies. And then last, they've put in some controls on rare earths that China really has a monopoly on some of these rare earths. So seven rare earths will no longer be allowed to be sold to the United States.
That means all Chinese business people are restricted from any interaction with those American companies. And then last, they've put in some controls on rare earths that China really has a monopoly on some of these rare earths. So seven rare earths will no longer be allowed to be sold to the United States.
They include things like samarium and terbium, which sound very strange, but they're actually really important to the development of some technologies in the United States. And so that actually might be one of the things that hurts the U.S. the most. And what about the effect inside China? It could be really terrible. and crucially, things like soybeans, wheat and corn to China.
They include things like samarium and terbium, which sound very strange, but they're actually really important to the development of some technologies in the United States. And so that actually might be one of the things that hurts the U.S. the most. And what about the effect inside China? It could be really terrible. and crucially, things like soybeans, wheat and corn to China.
Now, these are things that China has bought from the US in years past in an effort to kind of to shore up its trade deficit with the United States. And so it imports quite a lot from the United States. And so it's really going to affect Chinese markets to suddenly see these things jump up in price. But on the other hand, China has also been trying to pivot away from the U.S.
Now, these are things that China has bought from the US in years past in an effort to kind of to shore up its trade deficit with the United States. And so it imports quite a lot from the United States. And so it's really going to affect Chinese markets to suddenly see these things jump up in price. But on the other hand, China has also been trying to pivot away from the U.S.