The actions signaled the biggest rupture in relations in four months between US & China. Many questioned whether an uneasy economic detente reached over the summer can survive.
The US president says the tariffs imposed on China are a penalty to make up for the losses incurred by the US due to the alleged trafficking of the drug.
The meeting comes days after Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare leader-to-leader call amid weeks of brewing trade tensions and a dispute over critical minerals.
Leavitt is the third Trump aide to forecast an imminent call between the two leaders to iron out differences on last month’s tariff agreement in Geneva, among larger trade issues.
The two countries had agreed on a 90-day pause & lifting restrictions on Chinese exports needed for US semiconductor, electronics, and defence production in May this year.
Chinese officials say they reached an 'important consensus' & agreed to further the momentous talks. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent describes it as 'substantial progress'.
Trump has expressed optimism about reaching a tariff agreement ‘pretty quickly’, while Xi said that tariff & trade wars undermine the legitimate rights and interests of all countries.
TikTokers pull back the curtain on global luxury brands, revealing failed relocation attempts, unfair wages, and China’s unmatched manufacturing supremacy.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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