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Trump plays coy on apparent trade talks with China’s Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump declined to offer details about an alleged phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade.
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China’s Xi Prepares to Eat America’s Lunch as Trump Cedes Leadership on Clean Energy
The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s ...
Trump discusses Xi talks, trade deals, and Pope Francis funeral before leaving White House
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania departed the White House for Joint Base Andrews, heading to Rome for Pope ...
Trump and Xi are locked in a standoff over direct trade negotiations
The president’s refusal to allow informal diplomatic outreach to bridge the gap between the White House and Beijing is ...
White House trade chief says Trump has no plans to speak with Xi Jinping about tariff war
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are not scheduled to speak any time soon, says the White House.
White House: 18 Trade Proposals Under Review
The Trump administration is reviewing 18 trade proposals, and President Trump’s trade team is meeting with 34 countries this ...
Trump reiterates that he spoke with China's Xi, offers no details
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping numerous times but did not say ...
Xi Jinping’s jaunt through Southeast Asia is ‘a reassurance and a warning’ to trading partners as the region is caught between the U.S. and China
On Monday, after Xi's visit, Beijing warned countries against signing trade deals with the U.S. "at the expense of China’s ...
Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous
President Donald Trump can’t stop contradicting himself on his own tariff plans. He says he’s on a path to cut several new ...