While Beijing maintained official silence on Saturday on the Oval Office clash between the US and Ukrainian presidents, Chinese state media reported the incident quoting Russian sources. State broadcaster CCTV quoted Dmitry Medvedev,

The White House has also accused Canada and Mexico of failing to prevent criminal gangs from smuggling fentanyl into the US. Beijing has hit back with a 15% tariff of its own, and Canada has announced 25% tariffs against $30bn worth of US goods,

China is firmly opposed to the White House’s additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports and will take countermeasures to protect its interests, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said Tuesday morning Beijing time.

Trump says extra 10% duty on China imports coming March 4 China rejects White House fentanyl accusations Beijing vows steps to protect Chinese firms' interests Top Communist Party official vows to "resolve" external shocks BEIJING,

Donald Trump has imposed a swath of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, sparking retaliation from Beijing and sending stock markets lower as fears mount over a trade war. In the most sweeping trade measures since returning to the White House in January,

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Amid a near-complete reversal in U.S. foreign policy, more nations may look to China to fill the role that the United States once played – an unthinkable prospect just a few months ago.

Within minutes of the new U.S. tariffs taking effect, China unveiled on Tuesday its initial response by placing additional 10% to 15% tariffs on imported U.S. goods, like chicken, wheat, soybeans and beef.

Contrary to Beijing’s expectations, China seemed to have been let off easy in the early days of the Trump 2.0 presidency. Will that last?

in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Pool via AP) Demonstrators hold sympathetic to the Beijing protesting students, outside the Chinese embassy on Saturday, June 3, 1989 in Washington. (AP Photo/Doug Mills ...

In response to what is now a 20% tariff on all Chinese goods—Tuesday’s 10% plus the 10% levy imposed last month by the White House—Beijing announced 10-15% increases in import duties on ...

Trump has justified the tariffs on the United States’ neighbours and vital trade partners, along with China, as a response to illegal immigration and the deadly drug fentanyl coming into his country.