Trump-Xi Summit

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Trump's tariff war with China and the truces that followed

66 of 75 stories this year · 8 about Trump-Xi Summit

Trump says he's considering a 10% tariff on China beginning as soon as Feb. 1 · 12 articles, Jan 22Trump tariffs latest: China to file lawsuit for 'wrongful practices of US' · 18 articles, Jan 31China counters with tariffs on US products · 73 articles, Feb 4China Announces Extra Tariffs on Key U.S. Farm Products · 18 articles, Mar 3China issues war warning to US: "Ready to fight till the end" · 9 articles, Mar 4China vows to retaliate against US tariffs, accuses of 'arbitrary actions' · 10 articles, Mar 7Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets shudder over how much pain economy can take · 55 articles, Apr 3China imposes a 34% tariff on imports of all US products starting April 10 · 31 articles, Apr 3Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs · 14 articles, Apr 4China raising its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84%, up from 34%, effective April 10 · 61 articles, Apr 4China Restricts Rare Earths Exports, Again · 5 articles, Apr 7China threatens to countermeasures after Trump threatens additional 50% tariff · 9 articles, Apr 8Trade war between the U.S. and China spirals into uncharted territory · 53 articles, Apr 8China says it will 'fight to the end' after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs · 53 articles, Apr 8China Raises tariffs on US imports to 125%, calling Trump’s policies a ‘joke’ · 115 articles, Apr 9China announces countermeasures by raising tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% · 14 articles, Apr 11China urges Trump to correct mistakes and heed ‘rational voices' on reciprocal tariffs · 8 articles, Apr 13U.S.-China trade war threatens to upend not only the American economy but the global order · 17 articles, Apr 14China’s Xi says there are no winners in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia · 12 articles, Apr 14China reportedly orders its airlines to halt Boeing jet deliveries amid US trade war · 21 articles, Apr 15China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the US · 12 articles, Apr 16Beijing Warns Against U.S. Trade Deals That Harm Chinese Interests · 18 articles, Apr 21Trump says China tariffs will ‘come down substantially,’ hinting at potential U-turn · 9 articles, Apr 22U.S. Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not 'sustainable' · 21 articles, Apr 22China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs · 19 articles, Apr 24China Reportedly Wants To Exempt Some U.S. Items From 125% Tariffs · 6 articles, Apr 25China says it's evaluating the possibility of trade talks with the U.S. · 26 articles, Apr 29China sees the U.S. trade deal as a huge win for Beijing · 13 articles, May 5U.S. and China cite progress in trade talks but release few details · 16 articles, May 6Top US officials will meet with Chinese delegation in Switzerland in first major talks of trade war · 20 articles, May 6US and Chinese officials meet in Geneva to discuss tariffs as the world looks for signs of hope · 21 articles, May 7The US and China reached a 90-day trade truce. Now begins the race to import stuff. · 7 articles, May 9US and China begin 2nd day of tariff talks. No breakthroughs but Trump touts 'great progress' · 30 articles, May 9Chinese exports to US plummeted in April as Trump’s tariffs kicked in · 5 articles, May 9Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of meeting as he looks to deescalate trade war · 53 articles, May 9Donald Trump hails "total reset" after US-China trade talks · 7 articles, May 11Dow jumps 1,079 points and S&P 500 climbs 3.1% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war · 12 articles, May 11White House announces U.S.-China trade deal, offers few details · 16 articles, May 11U.S. and China agree to slash reciprocal tariffs in major step toward easing trade war · 87 articles, May 12Stocks soar after U.S. and China agree to temporarily slash tariffs · 7 articles, May 12US to cut ‘de minimis’ tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120% · 6 articles, May 13Trump and Xi hold long-awaited trade call · 28 articles, May 30U.S.-China talks ‘a bit stalled' and need Trump and Xi to weigh in, Treasury Secretary Bessent says · 12 articles, May 30China: US severely violated trade truce · 34 articles, May 30Trump says ‘extremely hard' to make a deal with China's President Xi Jinping as trade talks stall · 21 articles, Jun 4Trump announces U.S.-China trade talks in London next week · 15 articles, Jun 6US-China trade talks in London enter their second day · 38 articles, Jun 7The U.S. and China have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes · 30 articles, Jun 8China says its exports to the US fell 35% in May, as trade talks are due to start in London · 7 articles, Jun 9Trump says U.S. trade deal with China is done, after tariff talks in London yield "framework deal" · 12 articles, Jun 10Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China in trade deal, tariffs on Chinese goods go to 55% · 36 articles, Jun 11Trump says the U.S. has signed a deal with China on trade, without giving details · 5 articles, Jun 27US, China formalize deal on rare earth shipments in trade breakthrough · 7 articles, Jun 27U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China in sign of trade truce · 8 articles, Jul 3US, China tariff truce holds for now but US says Trump has final say · 11 articles, Jul 27US, China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies · 45 articles, Aug 11China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology · 14 articles, Oct 9China vows to stand firm against Trump's 100% tariff threat · 51 articles, Oct 10Stocks fall as US-China trade war reignites after Trump threatens tariff hike · 6 articles, Oct 10China hits US ships with retaliatory port fees before trade talks · 7 articles, Oct 10Trump suggests canceling Xi meeting and threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports · 22 articles, Oct 10US and China have reached a framework agreement on trade ahead of Trump-Xi meeting. Here’s what we know · 26 articles, Oct 25Trump says China will buy ‘tremendous’ amount of soybeans · 14 articles, Oct 26Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea · 36 articles, Oct 29APEC summit to close in South Korea after Trump, Xi agreed on trade truce · 6 articles, Oct 31Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They’ve been hit hard by his trade war with China - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 52 articles, Dec 8

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Stories that name Trump-Xi Summit

  1. Oct 27– 30Trump and China's Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensions70 articles · 40 independent sources
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  2. Sep 17– 21Donald Trump Says China Approved TikTok Deal After Call With President Xi Jinping93 articles · 47 independent sources
    6 left, 22 center, 6 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 26US-China trade tensions appear to cool before upcoming Trump-Xi meeting9 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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