President Trump extended the US-China tariff truce for 90 days, aiming to de-escalate tensions. Xi Jinping is strategically weaponizing China's contro

US President Donald Trump’s trade war was meant to rebalance global power in the United States’ favour. Instead, China is playing the long game, enduring short-term economic pain to shape any eventual deal to its advantage.

President Trump’s order continues a reprieve from the threat of escalating tariffs and export controls, which rocked the global economy earlier this year.