The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump’s first term in office, when the U.S. and China engaged in a trade war that spanned most of Trump’s first four years in office and was continued to a certain extent under his successor, Joe Biden.

China trade war made clear that Xi Jinping is taking a more cautious approach than during Donald Trump’s first term.After the US leader gave a last-minute reprieve to both Canada and Mexico, his 10% tariffs on China took effect after midnight Washington time on Tuesday.

President Trump will talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping today about a potential tariff pause, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said this morning at a Politico event. The Trump administration had previously said that the two leaders would speak this week,

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping cancelled a scheduled phone call on Tuesday after China announced retaliatory tariffs on the US.

Shortly after tariffs on China imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect on Tuesday, China's Finance Ministry said it would impose levies of 15 per cent on imports of U.S. coal and LNG and 10% per cent for crude oil as well as on farm equipment and some autos,

The trade dispute between the US and China has gone into another round after President Donald Trump recently imposed a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports to the US. It piles on top of already existing levies.

China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are coming into effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates and US President Donald Trump threatens to hit more countries with tariffs.