Xi and Trump in 2020

China’s Xi Makes Trump Wait for Leader Talks

The White House has been optimistic about the prospects for an in-person summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping—the first of President Donald Trump‘s second term. Yet analysts say the Chinese leader is likely holding out for concrete deliverables before agreeing to the high-profile meeting. All Eyes on Sweden Trump dramatically escalated the trade war with…

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EU and US edge closer to trade deal as tariff deadline looms | European Union News

EU and US edge closer to trade deal as tariff deadline looms | European Union News

US officials are ‘optimistic’ that an agreement could be imminent. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that negotiations between the European Union and the United States over a long-running trade dispute are making progress. Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merz said, “We have been hearing in…

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Lula and Xi sign dozens of trade deals as Brazil-China ties deepen | International Trade News

Trump’s hefty tariff on Brazil expected to push the country towards China | Donald Trump News

When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in China earlier this year for his third meeting with Xi Jinping since returning to office in 2023, he hailed the relationship between the two countries as “indestructible”. That proximity will likely increase even more following United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50 percent…

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