Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused the Trump administration of “ceding global leadership to China,” citing the trade war and a retreat from international engagement through cuts to foreign aid and media agencies.

China relationship, which could flare up at any moment, noted analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Since US President Donald Trump – just days into his second term – began imposing tariffs on China for its role in the flow of deadly opioids like fentanyl into the United States, Beijing’s message has been clear.

Beijing’s pervasive and predatory practices have distorted global manufacturing for almost two decades and undermined faith in the multilateral trading system.

China's total trade with the US fell 9.3 percent year-on-year to reach 2.08 trillion yuan ($290.16 billion), in the first half of the year, according to an official from China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Monday.

Nvidia Corp. plans to resume sales of its H20 AI chip to China after securing Washington’s assurances that such shipments would get approved, a dramatic reversal from the Trump

The Chinese commerce ministry said on Friday that Beijing and Washington had stepped up efforts to implement what they had agreed during recent trade talks but cautioned the U.S. against destabilising their "hard-won" consensus.

China always welcomes companies from all countries, including the US, to invest in China and share in development opportunities, Li Chenggang, China's international trade representative and vice minister of commerce,

China has meanwhile sought to portray the U.S. to the rest of the world – and the Global South in particular – as a disruptor of the free trade system. At the same time, it has worked to rally allies of the U.S. that have been hit with high tariffs, calling on them to work with China to confront Washington over tariffs.

Vietnam and the US mark three decades of evolving trade, diplomacy, and strategic trust that have reshaped their economic partnership.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that Beijing is ready to deepen ties with Canberra after overcoming a setback in their relationship.