Amidst escalating tensions over competition in advanced technology, the Trump administration has signaled a willingness to greenlight sales of certain high-end AI chips to China – a move that is not only drawing fierce bipartisan criticism in Washington but also prompting security audits and warnings from Beijing itself. This development marks

The Financial Times reported yesterday that the Trump administration has worked out a deal with Nvidia and AMD under which the semiconductor companies will be granted export licenses on chip sales to China, and in return the companies will give the U.S. government 15% of the revenue from these

Following two days of trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden, officials from China and the United States indicated a likely extension of their existing tariff pause.

For many years now, the U.S. government has complained about the Chinese economy being driven by exports of manufactured goods, rather than by domestic demand. The Trump administration is continuing this focus, although its language and approach diverge a bit from that of the Biden administration.

In what could be a sign of things to come for other existing Chinese investments in the U.S., the Trump administration is ordering the divestment of a 2020 purchase of a U.S. audiovisual equipment company.

The issue of Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland has become a hot button one in recent years, and the Trump administration has announced a new plan that addresses this and other issues related to agricultural security.

Yesterday, President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that 50% tariffs on copper would be imposed soon, on the basis of "national security" concerns.