President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone on Sunday, Ocotber 12, calling for restraint in the ongoing trade dispute with China and expressing personal respect for Chinese President Xi Jinping. His remarks, shared on Truth Social late in the evening, came as relations between Washington and Beijing grew increasingly tense over new tariffs and export…
For months, bubbling trade tensions between China and the US seemed to calm to a simmer, with words like “thaw” and “truce” swapped in for warnings of economic “war.” Now, hostilities appear to be returning to full boil. A series of tit-for-tat moves this week by the two superpowers has thrust trade hostilities back in…
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in four weeks, with US soybean purchases expected to dominate the agenda. Trump, posting on his Truth Social account, said American farmers have been hurt as China holds back on soybean imports “for negotiating reasons only.” He stressed that the…
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) stated that his primary goal at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will be to advance “World Peace”, highlighting his administration’s efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, even as he again touted his record of settling seven wars in just over eight months. Responding to questions…
US President Donald Trump held a call with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday as both sides moved closer to a deal that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the US, the Chinese Embassy in the United States confirmed in a post on X. The conversation is being seen as a possible prelude to a…
The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the U.S. President as few others can. Once head of the largest empire in history, the British monarch’s main diplomatic job now is to schmooze and dazzle world leaders like Trump at grand state occasions in…