That’s the case when gauging China’s evolving view of President Donald Trump’s second term. Beijing sees Trump’s disruptive actions — his gutting of institutions of U.S. soft power, his launching of trade wars against adversaries and allies alike,

The Dow Jones index rose after surprise economic data. Tesla stock rallied on new plans to launch its robotaxi service.

US President Trump stated a “50/50 chance” of securing a trade agreement with the EU to lower import tariffs, with an August 1 deadline looming. While the EU approved a $109 billion retaliatory package,

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.

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says TikTok will be forced to go dark in the U.S. if China does not approve a sale of the company’s operations there. U.S. President Donald Trump has set a deadline of September 17 for that to happen.

"China has largely shown unwillingness to live within the constraints of the rules based international system.”

The State Department said that officials are actively engaged with their Chinese counterparts to resolve the situation swiftly.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China purchasing Russian oil and the impact of President Donald Trump withdrawing the U.S. from UNESCO.