On the campaign trail, Mr Trump promised a 10 per cent to 20 per cent charge on all imported goods and 60 per cent on Chinese products. He also vowed a 25 per cent tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10 per cent duty on Chinese goods.

President Donald Trump said from the White House that he's looking at a 10% tariff on imports from China. He pushed Xi Jinping crack down on fentanyl.

President Donald Trump indicated that he wanted to have more talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping before deciding when to move forward with tariffs

President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

Trump should reflect on the ramifications of his comments about Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.

The incoming US leader is interested in making the trip during his first 100 days, and has discussed it China’s Xi via their representatives.

President Trump announced discussions on a 10% tariff on China starting February 1, citing fentanyl shipments to Mexico and Canada as a reason.

President Donald Trump could take a slower, more deliberate process in establishing tariffs after promising for months that trade partners would be hit with significant tariffs

Donald Trump is focusing on early foreign policy engagements with China and India as he begins his second presidential term. He has contacted Chinese President Xi Jinping and plans to visit India by April.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed ties with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the two face a more geopolitically assertive US government led by Donald Trump, who criticised the Kremlin's war against Ukraine on the first day of his second term as president.

Trump has been making certain goodwill gestures, from inviting Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration ceremony to providing a high-level reception to China’s special representative and Vice President Han Zheng through US Vice President JD Vance.

On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders, 26 in total, covering a vast variety of subjects.