U.S. President Donald Trump said he saw the U.S. as locked in a trade war with China, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a longer pause on high tariffs on Chinese goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/16/trump-us-china-trade-bessent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #jamiesongreer #scottbessent #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #china
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says President Donald Trump is expected to sign trade deals with countries in Southeast Asia during a trip later this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/trump-trade-chief-us-asia-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jamiesongreer #asia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #asean #apec
U.S. and Chinese officials say they've reached an agreement on TikTok, to be confirmed during a call between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/tech/us-china-tiktok-trump-xi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tiktok #bytedance #china #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #scottbessent #jamiesongreer #helifeng #xijinping
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. and China will continue talks over maintaining a tariff truce before it expires in two weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/world/politics/us-china-tariff-truce-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #scottbessent #jamiesongreer #china #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #helifeng