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US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
September 22, 2026, 1:48 pm
Trump and Xi see tensions flare over Iran, AI and trade but still seek stability
Ahead of 3rd meeting between leaders since Trump returned to office, US hopes to balance trade, maintain tech dominance, while China hopes to solidify its place in the global order
By Didi Tang and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, August 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
August 28, 2026, 8:20 am
Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed to ‘Lake America’ as trade war with Canada escalates
Canadian PM Mark Carney rejects move, saying historic name will remain ‘then, now and always,’ as US president hints Atlantic or Pacific could be next
By Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert
Illustrative: A family seen during the Passover Seder on the first night of the eight-day long Jewish holiday. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
April 1, 2026, 4:26 am
Trade war meets tradition: Canadian Jews confront a Manischewitz-free Passover
The ban on American booze, which came in response to the country’s tariffs, has ‘created a meaningful opening’ for Israeli wineries in Canada, according to a wine executive
By Joseph Strauss
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again' at the White House in Washington, DC, April 2, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 22, 2026, 6:54 am
Bypassing court ruling, Trump imposes 15% US global tariff under alternative mechanism
After US Supreme Court nullified previous program, president invokes Section 122, giving him 150 days before congressional extension is needed, to search for other legal avenues
By Andrea Shalal and Joseph Ax
US President Donald Trump, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pose with their documents during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 26, 2025, 9:49 am
Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement at Malaysia summit
Amid push for Nobel Peace Prize, US president also expected to travel to Japan, South Korea, China to discuss trade agreements and tariffs
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, David Rising and EILEEN NG
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, talks with US President Donald Trump before a group photo at the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
July 31, 2025, 12:56 pm
Trump threatens to hold up Canada trade deal over Ottawa’s Palestine recognition
Canadian umbrella Jewish group also condemns announcement by PM Mark Carney, calling it ‘a recipe for another failed Palestinian pseudo-state controlled by terrorists’
By Jacob Magid, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Pedestrians and office buildings are reflected on the window of a brokerage house as an electronic board displays trading data in the Central Business District, in Beijing, China, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
April 9, 2025, 4:47 pm
China raises its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84%, vows to ‘fight to the end’
New measures follow 34% levy placed on American goods last week in response to Trump tariffs; Beijing’s commerce ministry cites TikTok law as example of unfair US trade practice
By HUIZHONG WU
US President Donald Trump arrives to sign an executive order to boost coal mining and production in the United States, in the East Room of the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 9, 2025, 1:59 pm
Trump’s new tariffs take effect, spurring more carnage in global markets
With massive 104% duty on all Chinese imports and reciprocal tariffs on almost every country, US trade war causes stock indexes to tumble; economists fear recession
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Tom Westbrook
People walk by shelf displaying imported nuts from the United States, at the Hema supermarket, in Beijing, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
April 8, 2025, 2:15 pm
China says will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose additional tariffs
Beijing says US making ‘a mistake on top of a mistake’; US tax on Chinese imports could reach 104%, raising prices for consumers; global stock markets fall amid fears of trade war
By AP
US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One before departing Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida on April 3, 2025. Trump is travelling to his Mar-a-Lago Resort. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
April 5, 2025, 7:11 pm
Trump tells Americans to ‘hang tough’ as markets crash, warns trade war ‘won’t be easy’
After tariff announcement leads to massive drop in global markets, president says US began an ‘economic revolution’ that it ‘will win,’ as world grapples with its effects
By AFP
Cars and other vehicles for export are seen at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 3, 2025. (AFP)
April 4, 2025, 5:27 pm
China hits back at Trump with 34% tariffs on US goods as global market rout deepens
Beijing, which says it will file lawsuit against tariffs at WTO, announces export controls on rare earth elements used in medical tech; Asian and European marks continue to spiral
By Luna Lin, Sam Davies and Sebastian Smith
A broadcast screen of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, depicts news of US President Donald Trump unveiling sweeping new trade tariffs. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 9:50 am
US trading partners baffled by Trump’s tariffs, but little appetite for trade war
EU preparing response but leaving door open for negotiations; China decries measures as violation of international trade rules; Australia puzzled by 29% tariff on small island
By Agencies
For illustration: A farmer harvests wheat in the Hula Valley, northern Israel, May 17, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 7:04 pm
Israel nixes all US import tariffs, day before Trump set to levy duties on trade allies
Smotrich signs directive to immediately scrap remaining tariffs on US goods, mainly in agriculture, with US president about to hit trade partners with tit-for-tat duties
By Sharon Wrobel
A woman walks by the Chinese and US national flags on display outside a souvenir shop in Beijing on January 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
March 4, 2025, 10:07 am
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports
Beijing also blacklists 10 more American firms that now can’t do business in country, adds 15 to export control list, meaning they can’t get dual-use Chinese exports
By Josh Boak, PAUL WISEMAN and Rob Gillies
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2025. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
March 4, 2025, 12:38 am
Trump says 25% US tariff on imports from Mexico, Canada to take effect Tuesday
American president claims ‘no room left’ to delay tariffs on neighbors, in announcement that rattles stock markets; Canada and Mexico both vow to respond
By Agencies
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