China lashes out at Taiwan for offering asylum to Hong Kong protesters

The government of Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China considers its own territory, strongly supports the protests.

‘We just can’t compete with Canada right now’: Tariffs drive down U.S. lobster exports to China by 46%

But an increase in sales to Canada also has offset all but $14.4 million of the lost Chinese market.

Maine Voices: Investment, not tariffs, the way to compete with China

Instead of slowing China's economy, we should do more to meet the challenge with innovation.

S&P 500 posts its worst week of the year as trade tensions flare

Stock indexes fell from the get-go following President Trump's latest escalation in his trade war with China.

Trump administration reviews foreign money going to U.S. colleges

The Education Department opens investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as the administration increases its scrutiny of international money flowing to American colleges.

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

Among other votes, the House passed a bill to extend through September 2019 the federal government's block grants program to states for temporary assistance for needy families.

View from Away: 30 years after Tiananmen, oppressive Chinese state remains

Maine Voices: Don’t expect Trump to accept spineless compromise with China

His decades-long support for tariffs means that the trade war with Beijing won't end before 2021.

Stocks take a dive worldwide as US-China trade war looms

U.S. stocks slumped Thursday after China said it would retaliate if the U.S. follows through with a plan to raise tariffs on Chinese imports.

Jackson Laboratory expands presence in China

The Bar Harbor-based research organization and lab mice supplier says China has emerged as the hottest country outside the U.S. for genetic research into diseases.