And for now, at least, Beijing views the trade-deficit-obsessed Trump as a more pragmatic and adaptable partner to work with than the China hawks that called the shots during Trump’s first term. China’s leaders now believe they can broker a trade deal with Trump to reduce tensions.

Favoring "deals over deterrence" will damage U.S. alliances and embolden Beijing, says Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

US President Donald Trump said he will hold off on raising tariffs on Chinese goods over the country’s purchases of Russian oil, citing progress he said was made with Vladimir Putin toward ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump said Monday that he has cut a deal with chipmaker Nvidia, allowing it to sell certain artificial intelligence chips to China in exchange for a cut of the revenue, which would go to the U.S. government. Trump said he also negotiated a similar deal with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Gavekal Dragonomics’ Arthur Kroeber says tariffs haven’t hurt China’s growth perceptions and Beijing won’t accept a weak U.S. trade deal leaving little scope for a trade deal between the two major economies.

For years, the US has restricted the sale of powerful AI chips to China. But Trump is letting sales of less-advanced chips happen.

After making a show of getting tough on China, President Donald Trump desperately needs a trade agreement to prove that his disruptive tactics get results. This week, the United States and China agreed to extend their negotiations,

The bilateral agreement to extend the temporary trade war truce this week came after a third round of negotiations framed by both sides as positive. Trump’s advisers regularly cite his “excellent” personal relationship with Xi and continue to weigh the possibility of a face-to-face meeting in China later this year.

U.S. soybean prices soared to a two-week high on Monday after President Donald Trump urged China to quadruple its purchases ahead of a tariff truce deadline, though analysts questioned the feasibility of any such deal.

Trump rows back threat of ‘secondary tariffs’ against India and China after Putin summit - US president had promised to increase economic pressure on Russia by targeting buyers of its crude oil