Laurent Thomet

AFP China deputy bureau chief.

WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll reaches 2000

Article Laurent Thomet - 19 Feb 2020

More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries

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US-China fentanyl case just ‘the tip of the iceberg’

Article Laurent Thomet - 10 Nov 2019

Here is a look at the opioid crisis and the tensions it has caused between China and the United States

Rare earths are the latest weapon in the US-China trade war

Article Laurent Thomet - 29 May 2019

Beijing had already dropped a big hint that rare earths could be in the firing line

Huawei executive gets bail in case rattling China ties

Article Laurent Thomet - 12 Dec 2018

Meng Wanzhou's December 1 arrest in Vancouver has shaken China's relations with Canada and the United States

China slams ‘inhumane’ treatment of Huawei executive

Article Laurent Thomet - 10 Dec 2018

Meng's arrest on December 1 has infuriated Beijing, rocking stock markets and raising tensions amid a truce in the US-China trade war

China summons US ambassador over Huawei arrest

Article Laurent Thomet - 9 Dec 2018

The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, who faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking dealings with Iran, has infuriated Beijing

Trump says China to cut car tariffs in trade truce

Article Laurent Thomet - 3 Dec 2018

The ceasefire follows months of tensions and tit-for-tat custom duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods

China, US to resume trade talks in late August

Article Laurent Thomet - 16 Aug 2018

The two countries are expected to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on $16-billion worth of goods from each country on August 23

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Historic meeting lauds lifetime power for China’s Xi Jinping

Article Laurent Thomet - 5 Mar 2018

Legislators erupted into enthusiastic applause over plans to give the president a lifetime mandate to mould the Asian giant into a superpower.

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Trump officially orders wall construction, angering Mexico

Article Andrew Beatty & Laurent Thomet - 26 Jan 2017

The US leader instructed officials to begin to "plan, design and construct a physical wall along the southern border".

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Independent probe doubts 43 Mexico students cremated

Article Laurent Thomet - 7 Sep 2015

Independent foreign investigators tore apart the Mexican government's investigation into last year's abduction of 43 students.

Chávez’s protégé Maduro scrapes through Venezuela elections

Article Laurent Thomet - 15 Apr 2013

Venezuela's acting president Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner of the election by a 50.66% win, attributing his victory to Hugo Chávez.

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