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US President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, May 13, 2026. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
May 13, 2026, 6:19 pm
Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with China’s Xi on trade, US arms sales to Taiwan
Despite US leader playing down significance of Iran war, conflict expected to be on agenda; senior Washington official says treaty with Russia limiting nuclear warheads also to be raised
By AAMER MADHANI, Will Weissert and Josh Boak
US President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One as he boards upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, May 12, 2026, for a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
May 13, 2026, 3:27 am
Trump says US will ‘finish the job’ against Iran, ‘peacefully or otherwise’
‘I don’t think we need any help with Iran,’ US president insists as he heads to China; Islamic Republic remains defiant, claims US must accept its ‘rightful and definitive demands’
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping participating in a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. (AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik, File)
May 10, 2026, 11:30 pm
Iran war sets cooler tone for Trump’s upcoming China trip than his first-term visit
As the largest purchaser of Iranian oil, China’s premier Xi Jinping is expected to discuss the US’s war with Iran and other issues, including trade
By Will Weissert
US President Donald Trump gestures to the media as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, March 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
March 16, 2026, 6:39 am
Lauding Israeli help, Trump intensifies pressure on China, others to help secure Hormuz Strait
US leader warns NATO faces ‘very bad’ future if allies fail to pitch in, but countries avoid committing, even as Trump said aiming to declare coalition this week; US officials predict war’s end within weeks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A woman uses her phone in front of TikTok's booth during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 19, 2026. (Ina Fassbender / AFP)
January 23, 2026, 9:56 am
TikTok finalizes deal to create US entity and retrain algorithm, avoiding ban
Trump thanks China’s Xi as joint venture announced to save behemoth video app; China’s ByteDance would keep algorithm but license it out, despite US law banning ‘cooperation’ on it
By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Check Point Software Technologies offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2026, 3:11 pm
Beijing tells local firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software
Sources say Check Point Software Technologies on list of banned companies, along with US firms Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Freed hostage Nimrod Cohen and his family members arrive in a Chery vehicle at their home in Rehovot, October 16, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 3:55 pm
IDF swerves away from Chinese cars, driven by worries of spies lurking in everyday tech
Army bans China-made autos from bases and reportedly recalls electric vehicles leased to senior officers, which experts warn are a nearly ‘perfect platform’ for espionage
By Stav Levaton
This combination photo shows US President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
July 9, 2025, 3:21 pm
Trump said he told Putin he’d ‘bomb the sh*t out of Moscow’ if he attacked Ukraine – report
CNN releases audio of Trump at 2024 gathering of donors during election campaign; US president claims to have issued similar warning to China’s Xi over potential Taiwan invasion
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Tokyo Tower is seen amid tall buildings as a container ship leaves a cargo terminal in Tokyo, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
July 8, 2025, 1:49 am
Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, new import taxes on 5 other nations
In latest trade shake-up, US president threatens East Asian leaders with further import tax hikes should they respond with their own tariffs
By AP
A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, January 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
July 5, 2025, 5:38 pm
Trump says he thinks talks with China on TikTok sale to begin this week
‘We would pretty much have a deal,’ US president tells reporters; negotiations were put on hold after Trump announced steep tariffs on Chinese goods
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
May 23, 2025, 4:53 pm
Exchange students in limbo as Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign enrollment takes effect
The administration’s move will hurt America’s ‘own image and international credibility,’ says Chinese foreign minister; Germany calls decision a bad sign for the ‘free world’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP)
May 5, 2025, 11:20 am
Trump orders ‘100% tariff’ on movies made outside US
US president says Hollywood being ‘devastated’ by a trend of American filmmakers and studios working abroad; unclear how move would be implemented
By AFP
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
A man walks past a screen showing Chinese stock market movements at a securities company in Beijing on April 8, 2025. (GREG BAKER / AFP)
April 8, 2025, 10:42 pm
US issues 104% tariffs on all Chinese goods, says open to talks with other countries
Stocks dip after announcement, as Trump tariff regime ripples across global economy; China says trade war is ‘blackmail,’ will ‘fight to the end’
By Susan Heavey, Trevor Hunnicutt and Joe Cash
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
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