Japan and South Korea have tried to separate the defence costs issue, but Trump appears determined to extract an economic payoff, critics say

US officials have told their European counterparts they will cut tariffs if countries reduce their dealings with China, while Beijing has urged Trump to 'stop whining'

Top chip designer takes a $5.5 billion hit from US security clampdown, curbing sales of its H20 AI chip to cloud giants in China

China produces some 90% of the world's rare earths and is the dominant supplier of the vital elements to users around the world

Computer chips made outside the US could face a tariff soon, according to the US President, while a security review will be undertaken on critical technology products from China

Beijing calls for US to 'correct its mistakes', as Xi launches tour to win support for the global trading system and greater access for Chinese goods

Beijing says the ramping of US tariffs is becoming a joke; meanwhile it is canvassing trading partners on how to deal with its trade crisis

Stock jumps 15% on Wednesday after tariffs eased and news emerges of airlifts of iPhones flown out of India to beat the start of tariffs in the US

China restricts imports of US movies after Trump's latest tariff hike, which follows a ban last week imposed on rare earth exports. But Beijing says it's still ready to discuss trade concerns

Trump announces a 3-month pause on tariffs he imposed on dozens of countries last week. All now face a 10% base tariff, bar China, where exporters face a 125% tariff

After averting the risk of a 100% tariff on its chip sales to the US, the world’s largest contract chipmaker now faces the threat of a $1 billion penalty from Washington

China retaliated on Wednesday after the Trump Administration imposed a 104% tariff on Chinese goods – by hiking their levy on US exports to 84%.