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  1. Xi, Trump set for high-stakes talks

    Xi, Trump set for high-stakes talks

    Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing amid hopes for warmer personal ties but ongoing tensions over trade, Taiwan, tariffs,…

  2. China: U.S. must manage trade differences

    China: U.S. must manage trade differences

    While the US-China trade war has uprooted the global economy, Beijing has sought to profit off Trump’s mercurial policies by positioning itself as a reliable…

  3. ADB flags tariffs, policy risks to SEA growth

    ADB flags tariffs, policy risks to SEA growth

    In its Asian Development Outlook September 2025 report, the multilateral lender said tariff front-running boosted exports earlier this year, but global trade…

  4. This combination of pictures created on 17 January 2025 shows China's President Xi Jinping in Macau on 19 December 2024 and US President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC on 13 November 2024.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks on 17 January 2025, with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported. CCTV said the phone call happened "on the evening of 17 January", without providing any immediate further details.

    Markets rise despite China-US tariff clash

    Global markets bounced back Tuesday despite rising US-China trade tensions, as Trump’s steep tariffs sparked backlash from Beijing, the EU, and key allies…