US-China trade war

Chinese factories welcome any tariff relief from Trump-Xi summit, but diversification continues

The photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows a man wheeling bags of clothes toward a wholesale clothing market in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Factories in Guangdong province, China's production heartland, have borne the brunt of the US president's mercurial policies and a blistering trade war that saw US levies on their goods reach an eye-watering 145 percent for many products. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-trade-US-tariffs, by Isabel KUA

Trump says did not discuss tariffs during summit with China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump said on tariffs: “We didn’t discuss those... It wasn’t brought up.”

Xi Jinping has just rewritten the rules of US-China rivalry

US President Donald Trump (right) gestures to China’s President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, on May 15.

China renews import permits for US beef plants as Xi, Trump meet

The beef import licence renewals come as US President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the first visit by a sitting American leader in nearly a decade.

Xi warns Trump mishandling Taiwan issue could lead to ‘conflict’

Mr Xi Jinping called Taiwan the most important issue in China-US relations in his meeting with Mr Donald Trump.

Recap: Trump leaves Beijing after two-day summit with Xi

US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One, in Beijing, China, on May 15.

Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with Xi, after US and China trade chiefs hold last-minute talks

US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, during a red-carpet greeting ceremony after arriving in Beijing on May 13.

Trump heads to Beijing amid war, trade tensions and hardened rivalry

US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on Nov 9, 2017.

‘Big hug’ or colder shoulder? Xi-Trump talks spotlight contrasting styles, expectations

US President Donald Trump’s bombastic, freewheeling comportment contrasts dramatically with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s measured approach.

News analysis

Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

Most analysts agree that US President Donald Trump is coming to a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping with a weak hand.

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