U.S. and China

The U.S. and China announce a deal to cut tariffs, temporarily easing trade war

4:29am May 12, 2025

by Willem Marx

U.S. levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.

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Ahead of trade talks, Trump says an 80% tariff on China 'seems right'

4:21am May 09, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are starting talks this weekend in Switzerland. These are the first high-level trade talks between the two countries since President Trump returned to the White House.

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China says it's considering trade talks with U.S., but demands canceled tariffs

12:36am May 02, 2025

Exporters, importers and recent government statistics all suggest that trade in both directions is slowing sharply as a result of the tariffs. Neither side appears willing to be seen giving ground.

The U.S. resumes hundreds of millions in security aid to Taiwan, annoying China

2:47pm February 27, 2025

The U.S. has unfrozen millions in security assistance for Taiwan, with an eye toward China.

The US and China flags stand behind a mi

From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0

6:00am November 09, 2024

Chinese business people may be able to find creative ways to avoid U.S. tariffs, but for Beijing, its concerns for the incoming Trump presidency go beyond trade.

T.D. Lee changed science in China and my life. This is what I owe to him

5:00am September 05, 2024

Chinese particle physicist Yangyang Cheng reflects on the legacy of the late Nobel laureate T.D. Lee — how his ideas changed her life, and the limit to his engagement with Beijing.

China's President Xi in Serbia to Bolster Relations With Europe's East

In China, Trump has cachet but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris

2:35pm July 31, 2024

by John Ruwitch

Former President Donald Trump thumps Vice President Harris in name recognition and cache, but analysts say Beijing sees both as bad news.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a chiefs of mission reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday. Blinken heads to China on Friday to meet senior officials, his first visit as secretary of state.

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Blinken travels to China amid low expectations and global worries of a new cold war

12:55pm June 16, 2023

by Emily Feng

In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks on the U.S.-China economic relationship at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Thursday, in Washington.

Security comes first in U.S.-China economic relations, says Treasury Secretary Yellen

2:03pm April 20, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Still, U.S. and China need to work together on issues like climate change and debt relief.

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2, recovering a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Sunday.

What we know so far about the suspected Chinese spy balloon and FBI probe

3:35pm February 09, 2023

FBI and State Department officials gave reporters an update on some of what the U.S. has learned so far about the balloon.

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