U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he may visit China soon for a landmark trip to address simmering trade and security tensions between the superpower rivals.

The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls as the president angles for a Chinese trip later this year.

The US ambassador to NATO said China needed to be “called out for their subsidizing” of Russia’s war in Ukraine as the Trump administration ratchets up its threat to impose tariffs if Moscow does not agree to a peace deal.

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Trump is pulling the U.S. from UNESCO after his administration's review raised concerns about perceived pro-Palestinian and pro-Chinese bias, and an emphasis on "woke" diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that Washington opposes.

President Donald Trump says the United States and the Philippines are “very close to finishing” a big trade deal as he meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House.

The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday ahead of an August 1 deadline for countries to secure trade deals or face steep tariffs.