And for now, at least, Beijing views the trade-deficit-obsessed Trump as a more pragmatic and adaptable partner to work with than the China hawks that called the shots during Trump’s first term. China’s leaders now believe they can broker a trade deal with Trump to reduce tensions.

US President Donald Trump said he will hold off on raising tariffs on Chinese goods over the country’s purchases of Russian oil, citing progress he said was made with Vladimir Putin toward ending the war in Ukraine.

The bilateral agreement to extend the temporary trade war truce this week came after a third round of negotiations framed by both sides as positive. Trump’s advisers regularly cite his “excellent” personal relationship with Xi and continue to weigh the possibility of a face-to-face meeting in China later this year.

Trump said Monday that he has cut a deal with chipmaker Nvidia, allowing it to sell certain artificial intelligence chips to China in exchange for a cut of the revenue, which would go to the U.S. government. Trump said he also negotiated a similar deal with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, delaying the U.S. deadline for higher tariffs on Chinese goods by another 90 days, the White House said.

U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted top economic rival China with a cascade of tariff orders on billions of dollars of imported goods aimed at narrowing a wide trade deficit, bringing back lost manufacturing and crippling the fentanyl trade.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins a three-day visit to India on August 18, holding a crucial bilateral with EAM S Jaishankar, having boundary talks with NSA Ajit Doval, and meeting PM Narendra Modi.

After making a show of getting tough on China, President Donald Trump desperately needs a trade agreement to prove that his disruptive tactics get results. This week, the United States and China agreed to extend their negotiations,

Last week, President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian exports, citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian crude. India is the world’s second-largest buyer of Russian oil after China.