US China relations Archives

October 30, 2025 9:41 AM

Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in 33 years, minutes before beginning a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump made the surprise...

October 29, 2025 4:56 PM

Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip

Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalised details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on Wednesday, and the U.S. president also sounded an optimistic note about a looming summit with China's Xi Jinping. “We...

July 11, 2025 9:48 AM

Rubio to meet China’s Wang Yi in Malaysia amid trade tension

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, the State Department said, in what will be the first in-person meeting of the two counterparts. Washington's top diplomat arrived in Malaysia o...

January 22, 2025 4:30 PM

Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU and China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the U.S. via Mexico and Canada. Trump ...

November 13, 2023 2:56 PM

APEC’s growth to slow as persistent inflation, US-China tensions weigh- Report

Economic growth among Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation countries is expected to decline next year and remain below the global average as higher interest rates slow U.S. growth, as China continues to struggle with its recovery and tensions between th...