China’s Ability to Weather Trump’s Trade War Was Two Decades in the Making

China’s ability to weather Trump’s trade war was two decades in the making

As Xi Jinping prepares to host Donald Trump for a delayed summit in Beijing on May 14-15, a lot has changed since the US president’s last visit to China in November 2017. Trump’s first trade war with China began in earnest the following year, ushering in a new era of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Trump will travel to Beijing in the wake of a US Supreme Court ruling in February that struck down his “Liberation Day” tar…

US President Trump's Renewed Trade War With China

US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May on his first visit to China in eight years.

President Trump's Renewed Trade War With China

President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May on his first visit to China in eight years. Here is how the rivalry between the world’s two biggest economies has unfolded since Trump returned to the White House in 2025. Developments This Year MAY – China invokes anti-sanctions law to counter U.S. blacklisting of refiners, telling companies not to comply. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges China to step up diplo…

U.S. President Trump's renewed trade war with China

BEIJING, May 7 - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May on his first visit to China in eight years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chinese exporters 'numb' to US threats as Trump set to visit

SHANGHAI/BEIJING – President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing this month is none of her business, says Chinese salesperson Yu Yangxian, even though a large share of the electric lockers and vending machines sold by her company are destined for the United States."As long as the United States continues to trade, it will have to do business with us," said Yu,...