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More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

BEIJING (AP) -- A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo rebuffed his host nation and the Japanese reported delayed shipments to suppliers in China because of the spat. Read More
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Geoff Russ: Carney cozying up to China aligns us with those who would destroy us

Prime Minister Mark Carney is going to China next week to discuss trade with President Xi Jinping, just as American power is moving hard and fast to curtail or eliminate Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere. Canada has nothing to gain from isolating itself from the United States or the West in the short term, just to stick it to Donald Trump. Read More
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Trump meets with oil executives at the White House on Friday, seeking investments in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum -- a plan that rides on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty. Read More
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