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The first trade deal struck following Donald Trump's tariff regime has drawn criticism from Beijing, which experts say is also a warning to other countries.

While the 90-day tariff truce between China and the US is seen as a relief, at the heart of the stand-off is a clash between Donald Trump's America First vision and Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream.

Online retail giants Shein and Temu will likely adapt their business models in the face of Trump's tariffs, but its not good news for those fighting fast fashion.

The US president says relations with China have been "reset" after an agreement to slash reciprocal tariffs. But as Americas Editor John Lyons reports, what Donald Trump will do after the 90 day pause, is difficult to predict.

China and the United States have reached a truce in their escalating trade war after both countries agreed to a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs.

Beijing and Washington are pausing punishing bilateral tariffs for 90 days following a high-level meeting.

The US Treasury Secretary says the two countries will pause implementation of tariffs on each other's imports for 90 days.

The US president says he could speak to China's President Xi Jinping by the end of the week, after the two countries agreed to a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs.

The US and China end high-stakes trade talks on a positive note, with US officials touting a "deal" to reduce the US trade deficit while Chinese officials said the sides had reached an "important consensus".

China's embassy in the Solomon Islands becomes embroiled in a foreign interference controversy after allegedly forcing a newly appointed minister in the Pacific island nation to quit an international group. 

Talks between the United States and China aimed at easing their potentially devastating battles over trade will continue on Sunday in Geneva.

Despite global uncertainty, tariffs, Trump and trade wars, demand for Australian beef is breaking records.

A new Lady Gaga album, knee-high Converse and Snooki at the club. According to social media, signs of a recession are everywhere.

The so-called Great Recall campaign in Taiwan is deepening domestic political divides and rocking the self-ruled island's democracy.

China's Foreign Ministry sharply criticises Australia after joint drills in the South China Sea with the US and the Philippines, accusing all three nations of trying to "create trouble."

The US treasury secretary is leading a US delegation to meet Chinese trade officials in Switzerland.

Former Australian ambassador to Russia, Peter Tesch, says the significance of Xi visiting during 'Victory Day' celebrations can't be over-emphasised.

Xi Jinping sees Australia as a strategic partner — a relatively stable player amid the turbulence of Beijing's deteriorating relationship with the United States.

Australian mining companies could benefit from the US-China trade war, but they are walking a tightrope between their biggest export market in China and Australia's greatest ally in the US.

After returning last year from a match-fixing scandal, Zhao Xintong makes history with his win over three-time winner Mark Williams at World Snooker Championship.