Trump and Xi set to ‘consummate’ TikTok deal during China trade talks: Live updates

The US president, who was in Malaysia on Sunday, had used the threat of higher tariffs against both countries to force them to agree to end a century-old dispute that has killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands.

President Trump announced that both sides had agreed to cease all hostilities and that the “peace deal” would save millions of lives.

At least 18 Cambodian prisoners of war would be released following the ceasefire extension. The agreement mandates both sides to begin removing heavy weapons from the border.

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The president is facing sharp criticism from members of both parties over his continued use of military strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean.

“I would call them extrajudicial killings. This akin to what China does and Iran does,” Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, told Fox News on Sunday. “They summarily execute people without presenting evidence to the public. It’s wrong.”

Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, had a similar line of argument.

“It’s murder. It’s very simple. If the president feels they’re doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard,” he told Meet the Press. “This is murder. It’s sanctioned murder.”

The U.S. and China could reach multiple major deals while Trump is in Asia.

Both countries have reached a framework of a deal to avoid further escalating their ongoing trade war, U.S. officials said.

“We are moving forward to the final details of the type of agreement that the leaders can review and decide if they want to conclude together,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters in Malaysia.

And both parties are set to agree to a deal for TikTok, which the U.S. has been weighing banning unless its U.S. operations find new owners.

“My remit was to get the Chinese to agree to approve the transaction, and I believe we successfully accomplished that over the past two days,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Face the Nation today.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Donald Trump’s ongoing diplomatic tour of Asia.

During the trip, the president is hoping to finalize U.S.-China deals over the ongoing trade war and the threatened U.S. ban of TikTok.

We’ll be following all the latest developments. Stay tuned.