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S.A. Miller

S.A. Miller

S.A. Miller is the Politics Editor for The Washington Times. He can be contacted at smiller@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by S.A. Miller

China has retaliated in "equal scale" Saturday to U.S. tariff moves by scraping a recent agreement to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. by buying more American goods and by raising duties on a $34 billion list of U.S. goods, including soybeans and whiskey. (Associated Press)

China responds to Donald Trump moves by scrapping surplus trade agreement

Mere hours after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, Beijing hit back, escalating the trade dispute between the world's two largest economies even as the U.S. continues to seek Chinese support in keeping pressure on North Korea. Published June 17, 2018

In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump China's President Xi Jinping arrive for the state dinner with the first ladies at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump tariffs hit $50 billion of Chinese goods

The Trump administration announced Friday new tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, intensifying a trade dispute while seeking continued Chinese support in keeping pressure on North Korea. Published June 15, 2018

In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Trump administration has once again declined to brand China a currency manipulator, but it did target that country and five others for special monitoring for what the administration says are practices that are worsening America's trade deficit. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Donald Trump to impose tariffs on China

President Trump is ready to slap tariffs on nearly $50 billion in Chinese goods, according to reports, reigniting fears of a trade war between the world's two largest economies. Published June 14, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens a question from a reporter during a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, June 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China to sustain sanctions until North Korea gives up nukes: Mike Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to China on Thursday that both nations are committed to keeping economic sanctions in place until North Korea fully denuclearizes, knocking down claims by the rogue nation's state media in the aftermath of Tuesday's summit in Singapore. Published June 14, 2018

President Donald Trump walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says Kim Jong-un pledged ‘complete denuclearization’

President Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. and North Korea are ready for a new era of peace after securing a written pledge from dictator Kim Jong-un for "complete denuclearization" of the divided Korean Peninsula, saying the undisclosed fine print for dismantling Pyongyang's weapons programs will ease concerns that Mr. Kim came away from their historic summit with the better end of the deal. Published June 12, 2018

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives at Singapore's Changi Airport on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Dennis Rodman praises Donald Trump for meeting with Kim Jong-un

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman, a longtime proponent of people-to-people contact with North Korea, was overcome with emotion Tuesday about the historic summit between President Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Published June 11, 2018

A man photographs a police notice outside the St. Regis Hotel in Singapore on Sunday. (Associated Press)

Singapore an ideal location for summit due to tight security

Although criticized in the U.S., the use of caning for a variety of crimes is accepted in this wealthy tropical island that is a hub of finance and commerce. It is also part of the law-and-order ethos that helped make Singapore an ideal location for the historic meeting of Mr. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Published June 10, 2018

President Donald Trump arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump lands in Singapore: U.S.-North Korea summit is on

After weeks of doubts that they would come together for a summit, all the players had taken their places by Sunday on this island and prepared for an unprecedented dialogue about North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons and ending nearly 70 years of confrontation with the U.S. Published June 10, 2018