Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing. Over the years, China and Russia have described their relationship as a friendship without limits. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing this week further emphasises the strength of those ties. He and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed their partnership as “a … Read more
He added: “I will not give up on the transatlantic relationship, and I will not give up on cooperation with Donald Trump.” Merz on Sunday sought to play down the substance of the dispute, particularly the threat of a U.S. troop withdrawal, framing it as part of longer-running military planning rather than a sudden rupture. … Read more
Carney heading on trade trip as Canada seeks to reduce reliance on US BBC Prime Minister Carney to diversify Canada’s trade, attract new investment, and secure new partnerships with visits to India, Australia, and Japan pm.gc.ca Mark Carney to visit India, Australia and Japan The Globe and Mail Canadian PM Carney Puts India At Heart Of Indo-Pacific Push … Read more
The US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s central policy. US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime has been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, removing a central policy plank of his second term. Trump’s promised replacement tariffs will take effect within days. What is the impact of the court’s ruling? And how will … Read more
“It’s the opportunity to have a rules-based trading bloc of one and a half billion people with complementary economies, and also provides a basis potentially for further expansion out of that,” the prime minister said. The CPTPP trade bloc includes Canada, the U.K., Japan, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and other Pacific nations. … Read more
The ‘mother of all trade deals’ comes months after the United States slapped tariffs on India and the European Union. One of the biggest trade deals in history has been struck by India and the European Union, months after United States President Donald Trump hit both with tariffs. What’s in the agreement – and how … Read more
The Parliament froze ratification of the agreement, signed by Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in July, after the U.S. president threatened tariffs on European allies backing Greenland. Lead negotiators will meet Feb. 4 to decide next steps, the Parliament’s International Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange said. At the meeting, lawmakers broadly … Read more
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact. It would create one of the largest free-trade zones in the world, connecting markets with more than 700 million people. A trade pact between the European Union and the Mercosur trading bloc has been agreed after almost 25 … Read more
US media reports say tariffs will be cut to 15 percent in exchange for TSMC investment. Published On 13 Jan 202613 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Taiwan and the United States have reached a “general consensus” on a trade pact that would reduce US tariffs on Taiwanese exports, officials … Read more
China expert Evan Medeiros discusses US-China relations going back before Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs and trade wars. The United States and China have declared a truce in the trade war launched by US President Donald Trump in April, argues Evan Medeiros, former US National Security Council director for China. Medeiros tells host Steve Clemons that … Read more