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Laura Bicker

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Watch: ‘Both sides suffer’ – Shanghai residents on US-China tariff tensions

“China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war,” the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing declared, after China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on agricultural imports from the US.

This came within minutes of a new 10% US levy on Chinese imports that came into effect on Tuesday – which adds to existing tariffs both from Trump’s first term and those announced last month.

But China’s latest retaliatory measures are an opening swing, not a direct punch.

It shows some strength, and it has the potential to sting parts of the United States, but also leaves room to negotiate or escalate if necessary.

“We advise the US to put away it’s bullying face and return to the right track of dialogue and co-operation before it is too late,” foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian added.

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Will talks take place between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping?

This is the second round of tariffs the two countries have imposed on each other since February. But this time China is hitting Donald Trump where it has the potential to hurt – by targeting farmers, who are some of his core supporters.

Almost 78% of farming-dependent counties in the US endorsed Mr Trump in 2024.

China is one of their biggest customers for produce such as chicken, beef, pork and soybeans and now all those products will face a 10-15% tax which will come into effect on 10 March.

“The tariffs are broadly negative for US agricultural markets. It is going to have a bearish influence on prices. There are enough corn and soybean supplies in the world for China to make a switch, it is more of an issue for the US, because 30% of US soybeans still go to China,” Ole Houe, of Ikon commodities, told Reuters news agency.

Beijing may hope that this will apply some pressure on the Trump administration ahead of any potential negotiations.

The latest announcements raise the prospect of an all-out trade war between the world’s top two economies and in various ministry statements, China is making two things very clear.

Firstly, it is prepared to continue to fight.

“Pressure, coercion and threats are not the right way to deal with the Chinese side,” said Mr Lin.

But secondly, it is also willing to talk.

Beijing is not ramping up the rhetoric or the tariffs in the same way it did in 2018, during the last Trump administration. Back then it imposed a tariff of 25% on US soybeans.

“China’s tariffs impact a limited number of US products, and remain below the 20% level. This is by design. China’s government is signalling that they do not want to escalate, they want to de-escalate,” according to Even Pay, an analyst with Trivium China.

The prospect of talks was raised last month.

The White House said there would be a call between President Xi and Donald Trump. That never happened.

So will these talks take place and who will make the first move?

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A new 10% US levy on Chinese imports that came into effect on Tuesday is likely to hurt Beijing

China is unlikely to want to go first. It will not want to be seen kowtowing to Washington.

And in contrast to Canada and Mexico, Beijing has not announced new measures to target the flow of fentanyl. It simply repeated past statements that fentanyl is a “US problem” and that China has the strictest drug policies in the world.

On Tuesday, the State Council released a White Paper entitled “Controlling Fentanyl-related substances – China’s contribution.”

It outlines the measures Beijing says it has already made to crack down on Fentanyl-related crimes and the precursor chemicals used to make the drug. It adds that it is “diligently fulfilling international drug control obligations”.

So, while China hasn’t picked up the phone to Washington, this document forms part of the country’s message which appears to be saying – we are already doing what we can on fentanyl.

Money worries

Despite stating that China “will not yield”, these latest tariffs are bound to sting.

The cumulative 20% tax on all Chinese goods comes on top of a slew of tariffs Trump imposed in his first term on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese imports. And China’s population is already concerned about a sluggish economy.

Thousands of delegates are gathering in the capital this week to take part in an annual parliamentary session, most of which will focus on the economy.

House prices are still falling, and youth unemployment remains stubbornly high. A potential trade war with the US could prompt more money worries for businesses and consumers across the country at a time when the Communist Party wants people to spend to help the economy to grow.

But Beijing will also see an opportunity as Donald Trump sows uncertainty among his international allies.

It can partly place the blame for any further economic woes at Washington’s door and state that it’s the fault of the US for starting a trade war.

The state media outlet Xinhua has in recent days released a series of parodies poking fun at a United States that is prepared to tax its allies and neighbours. The skits portray Washington as a bully echoing the words coming from the leaders of Canada and Mexico.

At the same time, China’s Commerce Ministry has reiterated that it is prepared to work with other countries around the world to combat Mr Trump’s tariffs.

Beijing appears to be looking for potential allies in this trade war while also trying to cast Washington as a troublemaker who is prepared to target friends and foes alike.

All at a time when Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ doctrine has many in Europe and the UK wondering if the US-led world order is already in doubt.



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Bolangiz qalbidagi muammoni bilasizmi? Yaqinda bolalar bilan mutolaa uchrashuvida qiziq bir holatga duch keldim. Men bolalarga “Quvonch” kitobimni o‘qib berayotgan edim. Kitob yakunida bolalar birin-ketin syujet haqida aytib, “bu tushida bo‘lgan ekan”, “bola uxlayotgan ekan”, deb o‘z fikrlarini aytishni boshladi. Shunda bir qizaloq menga qarab, “bu uyqusizlik”, dedi. Undan bu gapni eshitdim-u, tushni adashib uyqusizlik deb yuborgandir, deb o‘yladim. Lekin u qiz ko‘zimga tik qarab, yana ikki marta baland ovozda “bu uyqusizlik” dedi.

Yoniga borib: — Shunday deb o‘ylayapsanmi, — deb so‘radim.

— Ha, men ko‘pincha kechasi uxlolmayman, kecha ham soat to‘rtgacha uxlolmay yotdim. Bu bolada ham shunday. U uxlolmay qiynalgan, — dedi.

Qizaloqdan bunday gapni eshitib g‘alati bo‘ldim, ammo hammani chetga surib bu qiz bilan alohida gaplashishga imkonim yo‘q edi, shunday bo‘lsa-da:

— Qiynalibsan-da ancha? Qo‘rqmadingmi, — deb so‘radim.

— Yo‘q, o‘rganib qolganman, — dedi u.

— Uyqusizlik menda ham bo‘ladi. Faqat men qiynalaman, sen esa kuchli ekansan, deb kulib qo‘ydim.

Keyin suratga tushayotganimizda u chopib kelib, yonimda turish uchun meni mahkam quchoqlab oldi…

Kitob shunday kuchga ega, u ba’zida bolaning ichidagi qo‘rquvlarni, tushunmayotgan holatlarini ham ochib beradi.

 “Quvonch” kitobi uyqusizlik haqida bo‘lmasa-da bolaning qalbidagi kechinmalarini ochishga unday oldi. Bola uyqusizlik kabi tushunarsiz holati haqida suhbatlashishni istadi, aytib berishni istadi.

Bolalar o‘zidan o‘zi men uyqusizlik tufayli qiynalaman yoki qo‘rqaman, deyishi oson emas. Bunday anglashlar katta bo‘lganida namoyon bo‘lishni boshlaydi, shunda ham hammada emas. Lekin kitob qahramonini ko‘rish orqali o‘zini anglashi, hissiyotlari haqida gapirishni istashi, o‘zining holatini tushunishi mumkin.

Bolalar bilan birgalikda turli mavzularda kitob o‘qishga harakat qiling. Uning sirli qalb kechinmalarini bilib olasiz va vaqtida ko‘mak bera olasiz.

Bolalar kitobi — bolalar bilan mazmunli suhbat qurish uchun zo‘r imkoniyat bo‘la olishi kerak, deb ko‘p aytganman. Shu yerda eng muhimi, suhbat muallifni emas, bolani qiziqtiradigan mavzuda bo‘lishi kerak! Yaxshilik va halollik haqida gaplashish yaxshi, lekin bola qorong‘ida uxlolmay qiynalgan bo‘lsa, unga yaxshilikdan ko‘ra uyqusizlik haqida gaplashish ham ruhiyatiga, ham aqliga, ham ma’naviyatiga foydaliroqdir.

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O‘zbekiston Jahon banki indeksida o‘z o‘rnini 43 pog‘onaga yaxshiladi

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Jahon bankining 2026-yilgi «Ayollar, biznes va qonun» indeksi hisobotiga ko‘ra, O‘zbekiston o‘z o‘rnini 43 pog‘onaga yaxshilab, 100 balldan 82,1 ball bilan 190 ta davlat orasida 48-o‘rinni egalladi.

Xususan, ayollarning iqtisodiy faoliyatini qo‘llab-quvvatlash yo‘nalishida O‘zbekiston top-5 davlat qatoriga kiritildi. Hisobotda amalga oshirilgan qator tizimli islohotlar ijobiy baholandi.

Jumladan, davlat xaridlari tizimida genderga yo‘naltirilgan qoidalar joriy etildi, qonunchilikka ayollar tadbirkorligini rag‘batlantiruvchi normalar kiritildi, shuningdek ijtimoiy himoya va mehnat sohasidagi ayrim cheklovlar qayta ko‘rib chiqildi.

Natijada mamlakatimiz indeksning «Erkinlik», «Oila», «Mehnatga haq to‘lash», «Bola parvarishi» hamda «Mulk va meros» indikatorlari bo‘yicha maksimal 100 ball to‘pladi. Shuningdek, «Mehnat» indikatorida ko‘rsatkichlar 50 balldan 91,75 ballga, «Pensiya» indikatorida esa 50 balldan 66,75 ballgacha oshdi.

Shu bilan birga, hisobotda ishbilarmonlik muhitini yanada yaxshilash, mehnat bozori imkoniyatlarini kengaytirish, real ijtimoiy rag‘bat mexanizmlarini kuchaytirish, ta’lim hamda monitoring tizimlarini izchil takomillashtirish bo‘yicha islohotlarni davom ettirish tavsiya etildi.



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Vaqt uvolining badali: uni to‘lashga tayyormisiz?

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Vaqtning qadr-qimmati haqida o‘ylaganimda Fransuz yozuvchisi Mark Levining “Osmon va zamin o‘rtasida” nomli asaridagi ikki qahramon dialogi esimga keladi. Uning qisqacha mazmuni shunday: tasavvur qiling, har tong hisobingizga 86 400 dollar tushadi. Sharti ularni kun oxirigacha ishlatish, aks holda qoldiq kuyib ketadi. Eng yomoni, bu “o‘yin” istalgan soniyada to‘xtashi mumkin. Shu pullarni kuyib ketmasligi uchun albatta oxirgi tiyinigacha ishlatgan bo‘lardingiz…

Endi keling, o‘sha pul bankini vaqt banki deb tasavvur qilamiz. Har tong uyg‘onganimizda bizga 86 400 soniya hayot krediti beriladi va har oqshom ishlatilmagan lahzalar mangulikka g‘oyib bo‘ladi. Kun davomida nimani yashab o‘tmagan bo‘lsak — hammasi boy beriladi. Bu har tong takrorlanadi.  Biroq biz shunday qoida asosida o‘ynaymizki, uni chetlab o‘tishning iloji yo‘q: bank istalgan daqiqada, ogohlantirishsiz hisobimizni yopib qo‘yishi, hayot har soniyada to‘xtashi mumkin. Biz o‘zimizning har kunlik 86 400 soniyalarimizni nimaga sarflayapmiz? Axir hayotning bir soniyasi dollardan ko‘ra muhimroq, shunday emasmi?

Biz uvol qilgan vaqtimiz uchun qanday badal to‘laymiz?

Vaqt isrofi, deganda avvallari shunchaki bo‘sh o‘tirishni tushunardik. Endi esa bekorchilikka vaqt yo‘q, uning o‘rnini maqsadsiz “virtual olam”da kezish istagi egallagan. Afsuski, bugungi kunda vaqt isrofi “diqqatning parchalanishi” qiyofasida namoyon bo‘lmoqda.

Agar inson kuniga atigi ikki soat vaqtini ijtimoiy tarmoqlardagi mazmunsiz videolarga, behuda bahslarga sarflasa, 70 yillik umr davomida bu raqam olti yilni tashkil etadi. Bu olti yil ichida inson bitta chet tilini mukammal o‘rganishi, bir kasb egasi bo‘lishi yoki o‘z sohasining dunyo miqyosidagi ekspertiga aylanishi mumkin ekan.

Zamonaviy texnologiyalar bizga vaqtni tejash uchun xizmat qilishi kerak edi, ammo ular vaqtni eng ko‘p yutadigan “qora tuynuk”ka aylandi.

Misol uchun birgina “qisqa videolar” algoritmi shunday tuzilganki, inson miyasi arzon dofamin olish ilinjida vaqt chegarasini yo‘qotadi. Bu yerda isrof bo‘layotgan narsa faqat soatlar emas, balki insonning diqqat jamlash qobiliyatidir. Diqqati parchalangan odam murakkab ilmiy va strategik muammolarni hal qila olmaydigan “yuzaki iste’molchi”ga aylanadi.

Ilm-fanda “Raqamli gipnoz” deb ataluvchi holat shunchaki irodasizlik bilan bog‘liq jarayon emas. Bu dunyodagi eng aqlli algoritmlarning inson psixologiyasi ustidan qozongan g‘alabasidir. Psixologiyada “Alisa mo‘’jizalar mamlakatida” sindromi bejiz tilga olinmaydi. Biz biror muhim ma’lumotni izlab yoki shunchaki bir daqiqaga ijtimoiy tarmoqqa kiramiz ya’ni quyon izidan tushamiz. Ammo algoritm bizni shunday devor bilan o‘rab oladiki, vaqt va makon tuyg‘usi yo‘qoladi. “Alisa devori”ning eng xavfli oqibati u insonni chuqur fikrlash qobiliyatidan mahrum qiladi. Alisa quyonning izidan yurib ajoyibotlar dunyosiga tushgan bo‘lsa, biz ijtimoiy tarmoqlar orqali “quyon uyasi”ga tushib, o‘z hayotimizni boy beryapmiz. Farqi shundaki, Alisa uyg‘onganida bu shunchaki tush edi, biz uyg‘onganimizda esa boy berilgan yillar va sovurilgan umr haqiqatiga duch kelamiz.

“Cheksiz aylantirish” texnologiyasining ixtirochisi Aza Raskin uni “vizual kokain” deb ataydi, keyinchalik u bu ixtirosidan afsuslanishini aytgan.

Odatda, kitob o‘qiganda bob tugashi yoki gazetaning oxirgi sahifasi miyaga “to‘xta!” degan signal beradi. Ijtimoiy tarmoqlarda esa bu “to‘xtash signallari” ataylab yo‘q qilingan. Miya keyingi yangilikni kutib, to‘xtovsiz dofamin ajratadi va siz “bank”dan olgan soniyalaringizni bitta-bitta algoritm savatchasiga tashlayverasiz. Agar siz biror kontentda 3 soniya to‘xtasangiz, algoritm sizning diqqatingizni “sotib oladi”. Endi u sizni uyaning ichiga yanada chuqurroq tortadi — o‘xshash mavzularni qalashtirib tashlaydi.

Har tong berilgan 86 400 soniya bu sizning shaxsiy mulkingiz. Lekin sizning diqqatingiz hisobiga iqtisodiyotini boyitayotgan yirik korporatsiyalar uchun vaqtingiz xom ashyo hisoblanadi. Siz “tekin” video ko‘ryapman deb o‘ylaysiz, aslida esa vaqt bankingizdagi eng qimmatli soniyalarni o‘sha videoni yaratgan va reklama berganlarga to‘layapsiz, ya’ni sizning vaqtingiz mahsulotga aylanmoqda!

Microsoft kompaniyasi o‘tkazgan tadqiqotga ko‘ra, zamonaviy insonning diqqatni bir joyga jamlash davomiyligi 8 soniyagacha tushib ketgan — bu hatto akvariumdagi oltin baliqchaning diqqatidan ham kamroq! Yosh bolalarning miyasi bu tuzoqqa besh barobar tezroq tushadi. Ular “quyon uyasi”ga kirib qolganda, atrofdagi real dunyoni mutlaqo his qilmay qo‘yadi. Bu ma’naviy isrofning eng ayanchli nuqtasi, bolalikning ekran qarshisida yo‘qolishidir.

Har tongda 86 400 soniya hadya etuvchi sehrli bankka kirish yo‘lagida bizni “Alisa ajoyibotlar dunyosida” ertagidagi kabi  “aldamchi quyonlar” kutib turibdi. Agar Mark Levining qahramoni har bir dollarni (soniyani) baxt va sovg‘alarga sarflashni orzu qilgan bo‘lsa, biz zamonaviy Alisalar bu xazinani raqamli “quyon uyalari”da qoldirib ketyapmiz va vaqt banki istalgan soniyada ogohlantirishsiz yopilishi mumkinligini unutayapmiz. Bugungi internet rivojlangan zamonda uvol qilingan vaqt badali juda og‘ir. Kun keladiki, siz nafaqat vaqtingizni boy berasiz, balki uni yelga sovurganingizni anglay olmaydigan, irodasi va diqqati algoritmlar tomonidan boshqariladigan  raqamli zombiga aylanasiz.  

Bugungi vaqt isrofi avvalgi zamonlardagidek shunchaki pushaymonlik emas. Bu ma’naviy o‘z-o‘zini qirg‘in qilishdir. Eng dahshatlisi, nafaqat soniyalarimiz, balki pushaymon bo‘lish tuyg‘ularimiz ham boy beriladi, hissiyotlarimiz birin-ketin karaxtlikka uchraydi. Diqqati titilgan, fikri sochilgan inson uchun boy berilgan umrning hech qanday qadri qolmaydi. Chunki u nimani yo‘qotganini anglay olmaydigan darajada ichki dunyosidan ayriladi. Biz shunchaki vaqtimiz bilan emas, balki inson bo‘lib qolish huquqimiz bilan badal to‘layapmiz. Vaqtning uvoli sizning his-tuyg‘ularingizni yemirib, qalbingizni muzlatgan holda o‘z haqqini olishi muqarrar.  

Ayting-chi, siz bunday mudhish badalni to‘lashga haqiqatdan ham tayyormisiz?

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bir savol va sakkiz xato…

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Yaqinda bir hayotiy vaziyatning guvohi bo‘lib qoldim. Ona va to‘rt yoshli bola o‘rtasidagi qisqagina suhbat meni mushohadaga tortdi.

— Oyijon, nega bugun havo issiq, yozmasku? — deb so‘radi bolakay.

— Unday dema! Bu Xudoni kuni, — deb javob berdi onasi va yumushini davom ettirdi.

Bola indamadi. Stolda turgan telefonni oldi-da, “shorts” videolari olamiga sho‘ng‘ib, o‘z xayollari bilan yolg‘iz qoldi. Bu manzara menga tanish insonlar hayotidan olingan bo‘lsa-da, unda jamiyatimizdagi ko‘plab katta muammolarning ildizi ko‘rinib turardi.

Ishonch va qiziquvchanlikning rad etilishi

Bu suhbatda, eng avvalo, bolaning fikrini inkor qilish holati yuz berdi. Bola norozilik yoki noshukurlik qilmayotgandi, u shunchaki o‘ziga qiziq bo‘lgan savolga javob izlayotgandi. “Unday dema” degan keskin taqiq esa bolaning endigina uyg‘onayotgan qiziquvchanligini bo‘g‘ib qo‘ydi. Vaholanki, bolaning aynan shu yoshdagi qiziquvchanligi qondirilmasa, u vaqt o‘tib atrof-muhitga befarq bo‘lib qoladi.

Mas’uliyatsizlik va hissiyotlarni tushunmaslik

Onaning havo issiqligini umumlashtirib izohlashi bolaning mantiqiy fikrlashini cheklab qo‘yadi. Albatta, bu Xudoning kuni, lekin issiqlikni tabiat hodisalari nuqtai nazaridan ham tushuntirsa bo‘lardi-ku? Bunday yondashuv bolada vaziyatlarga mas’uliyatsizlik bilan qarash ko‘nikmasini shakllantiradi. Ertaga u biror narsani sindirib qo‘ysa ham, buni o‘z xatosi emas, shunchaki “taqdir ishi” deb qabul qilishga o‘rganib qoladi. Bundan tashqari, bu yerda bolaning hissiyotlari ham inkor etildi. Bolaga haqiqatdan ham issiq! Uning kiyimlari qalin, tanasi noqulaylikni his qilyapti. Unga o‘z hissiyotlari “noto‘g‘ri” ekanligi uqtirilmoqda, bu esa kelajakda o‘z tuyg‘ularini anglay olmaydigan, emotsional intellekti past inson bo‘lib yetishishiga sabab bo‘ladi.

Telefonga ishonilgan tarbiya

Onaning vaqti yo‘qligi sababli bola o‘z onasi bilan suhbat qura olmadi. Uning gapi, fikri va hissiyoti rad etilgan joyda, u o‘ziga taskinni telefondan qidirdi. Shu tariqa, biz bolani o‘z befarqligimiz bilan telefonga yo‘naltiramiz. Vaholanki, bu oddiy savol kamida o‘n besh daqiqalik mazmunli, mehrli va rivojlantiruvchi suhbatga aylanishi mumkin edi.

Yechim kitobda…

Ko‘p ota-onalar farzandi bilan gaplashishga qiynaladi, sodda tilda tushuntirishga so‘z topa olmaydi. Bunday vaziyatda kitob eng zo‘r instrument bo‘la oladi. Kitob ota-onaga bola bilan muloqot qilish uchun mavzu, bilim va eng muhimi, to‘g‘ri so‘zlarni topib beradi. Farzandimizning aqliy va ruhiy rivojlanishi uchun kundalik yumushlardan ko‘ra, ular bilan quriladigan mana shunday kichik suhbatlar muhimroq ekanligini unutmasligimiz kerak.

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