Oct 31 China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press “The more turbulent the times, the more we must work together,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during APEC's opening session. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 3:19 Trump and Xi outline deal to ease U.S.-China trade war, but tensions remain By Nick Schifrin President Trump returned to the White House Thursday afternoon after a trip to Asia and a meeting with Chinese President Xi. It comes as the nations are engaged in a tough trade war, covering everything from agriculture to advanced technology. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:29 Trump should 'hold the line' and block AI chips from Chinese market, ex-ambassador says By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till To discuss the Trump-Xi meeting, Geoff Bennett spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. A diplomat with decades of service under Republican and Democratic administrations, Burns served as envoy during the Biden Administration. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:26 Trump-Xi agreement a 'fragile truce,' former deputy national security advisor says By Amna Nawaz For another view on the Trump-Xi meeting, Amna Nawaz spoke with Matt Pottinger. He was deputy national security adviser in the first Trump administration and spearheaded China policy as the confrontation with Beijing accelerated. He now serves as chairman of… Continue watching
Oct 30 6 takeaways from Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Pacific Rim summit gatherings in South Korea, where the two leaders agreed to dial back some of their trade measures and work together to resolve others. Continue reading
Oct 30 China says it will work with U.S. to resolve TikTok issues after Trump-Xi meeting By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press President Donald Trump's meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok's ownership. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump cuts tariffs on China after Xi meeting By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 7:57 Trump's Asia tour takes him to Japan ahead of pivotal meeting with China's Xi By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Janine AlHadidi The U.S. and China said they’ve agreed on a framework for a potential trade deal, once again trying to pull back from a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The announcement comes as President Trump’s tour through Asia… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 6:12 Trump tries to assure Asian nations hit by U.S. tariffs amid progress on China trade deal By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara On the first day of his Asia trip, Trump sought to shift attention from controversies at home to deals struck with allies in the region. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration is closing in on a trade deal with China… Continue watching
Oct 26 U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting By Chris Megerian, David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting. Continue reading