Shares advance in Asia following Xi-Trump tariffs truce
Asian markets were broadly higher on Monday after the U.S. and China reached a 90-day truce in a trade dispute that has dampened global growth and rattled investors worldwide.
Xi Jinping
![Asian markets were broadly higher on Monday after the U.S. and China reached a 90-day truce]()
Donald Trump deserves some credit for trade tariffs truce with China
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping declare trade truce at G20
US officials say president will wait 90 days before imposing 25% tariffs to allow negotiations![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping declare trade truce at G20]()
Trump opens high-stakes dinner with China on trade, predicts progress 'at some point'
President Donald Trump kicked off a closely watched dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday by expressing guarded optimism that the two nations could make progress in their simmering trade war "at some point."
![Xi Jinping says cooperation is best for China and US at G-20 meeting with Trump]()
BRICS slam protectionism as China-U.S. spat overshadows G20 talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of major developing economies condemned protectionism at a G20 summit in Argentina on Friday overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to escalate tariffs on China.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of major developing economies condemned protectionism at a G20 summit in Argentina]()
China welcomes surprise US offer to resume high-level talks
Chinese government confirms invite, only two weeks after Donald Trump said it was not the right time and a week after his latest US$200 billion tariffs threat
![The Chinese government said on Thursday that it had been invited by the US to hold trade talks and welcomed Washington’s gesture.]()
Pentagon says China military 'likely training for strikes' on U.S. targets
China’s military has expanded its bomber operations in recent years while “likely training for strikes” against the United States and its allies, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said.
![The Pentagon report said that despite a projected slowdown in economic growth, China’s official defense budget would be more than $240 billion by 2028.]()
Trade-war concerns cloud New York City investment conference
A prolonged U.S. trade war with China and Europe would dent global economic growth and force investors to reassess the profitability of U.S. companies, some of the biggest hedge funds and private equity investors in the United States warned at an investment conference on Wednesday.
![U.S. President Donald Trump is largely perceived on Wall Street as a pro-business leader but his hard-line stance on trade could jeopardize economic gains created by his tax cuts, investors said.]()
Trade war heats up
China blames U.S. for 'largest-scale trade war'
![EU says U.S.-China tariff hikes damaging, trade wars 'not easy to win']()
