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One of the things I think that could be most exciting for us and also for China, is that we're trying to open up China,
he added, without elaborating on details
We have the confines of a very, very strong deal with China. But the most exciting part of the deal...that's the opening up of China to U.S. business,
he told the U.S. broadcaster while aboard Air Force One on the way to the start of his Gulf tourRemember it's an armistice not a peace treaty - and the tariffs are still at these levels worse than we had before,
Neil Wilson at Saxo Markets said
Let's be honest, the market knows this script by heart: Trump escalates. Markets tumble. Back-channels open. China blinks. A deal gets made. Risk rallies,
added Stephen Innes at SPI Asset ManagementThe fog has lifted - for now. Whether this cycle brings more sustainable upside or just sets up the next tantrum remains to be seen,
he saidBoth sides have endured a good deal of economic pain and they can still endure a little bit more,
Dylan Loh, an assistant professor at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, told AFPFurther tariff reductions will be difficult and the risk of renewed escalation persists,
Yue Su, Principal Economist at The Economist Intelligence Unit, told AFP
There are no winners in tariff wars or trade wars,
Xi told leaders including Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while his top diplomat Wang Yi swiped at a "major power" that believed "might makes right".
Sure, it will continue to try to leverage the upheaval in Washington’s trade policy by presenting itself as a beacon of stability and predictability,
Richard McGregor, a senior fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, said of China
I think it validates Beijing’s view that it was correct to take a dark view of U.S. intentions — and prepare for the eventuality of a second trade war with the policies it has pursued in the years since the first trade war
during Mr. Trump’s first term ... said Jonathan Czin, the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, who formerly worked in the Central Intelligence Agency analyzing Chinese politicsThey believe it is precisely the moment to set the relationship with China’s neighbors — particularly those that they worry have grown too close with Washington — on more advantageous terms,
Mr. Gewirtz said
There is continuity here in this region — with Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Australia,
said Ely Ratner, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs under President Biden, said of alliance ties under Mr. TrumpBoth sides, the U.S. and its Asian partners, are trying to silo off their defense and security relationship from the trade and tariff environment,
said Mr. Ratner, now a principal at the Marathon Initiative, a group that studies U.S. competition with China and other rivalsCertain countries have been strengthening their military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, courting regional partners, forming exclusionary ‘cliques’,
it said, in a reference to the United States and its partnersThe Asia-Pacific region has become a focus of contestation between major powers,
said the Chinese national security white paper issued on MondayDespite yesterday's tariff agreement between the United States and China, global trade conditions are still marked by considerable uncertainty,
acting Finance Minister Kim Beom-suk said during a meeting with economy-related ministersThey had a deal pretty much from the beginning,
Trump said on "Hannity,"
I've been busy, but I've enjoyed it because we're getting things accomplished. We're getting things done,
Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on TuesdayThe return of the US market is largely attributed to China's resolute countermeasures. Standing firm has earned us the respect and the orders we deserve,
Mu added
The results of any future negotiations will ultimately be determined by how each side leverages its power and economic resilience."
Luo Zhiheng, chief economist at Yuekai Securities, said