As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.

U.S. and Chinese officials will meet in Stockholm next week to discuss an extension to the deadline for negotiating a trade deal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday as President Donald Trump announced a deal with the Philippines and released terms of a previous deal with Indonesia.

A U.S. Commerce official has been barred from leaving China since April after having his passport seized, part of a growing trend affecting American citizens and executives.

Indonesia bore the brunt of a sharp fall in China’s coal imports last month, underscoring how Chinese power plants have shifted away from lower-quality fuel due to persistent domestic oversupply.

Chinese and European Union leaders will meet in Beijing on Thursday for a summit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties. Here is a timeline of EU-China trade tensions in recent years.

The recent enhancements at Chabua reflect India's broader strategy to counter China's expanding military footprint along the Himalayan frontier. The airbase is located near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — a 2,100-mile disputed border that has been the focus of sustained military tension since the deadly clashes in 2020.

The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local companies and fueling the country’s deflationary spiral.

President Trump suggested Tuesday that he could soon meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a session that would be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders in Trump's second term. "We're getting along with China very well,