Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that approach.

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is talking with China to strike a tariff deal and that Chinese President Xi Jinping has called him, according to a Time magazine interview published on Friday as Beijing continues to dispute U.

China has granted some tariff exemptions on American imports and is considering lifting other duties, according to the local US business lobby group, in a possible sign of relief for companies hit by Donald Trump’s trade war.

An American business group said Chinese officials had surveyed companies about American products that are crucial to their supply chains.

China reportedly quietly exempted some United States semiconductors from tariffs to protect its own tech industry.

China exempts some U.S. imports from 125% tariffs Beijing seeks to mitigate economic fallout from trade war Some recent imports from US have not been subject to tariffs, AmCham says, citing members April 25 (Reuters) - China has exempted some U.