While Trump has appointed several vocal China hawks, including Marco Rubio as secretary of state and Mike Waltz as national security adviser, experts in Washington are struggling to work out what stance Trump will take on a range of national security-rated issues.

The plane carrying Steve Witkoff, special envoy of US President Donald Trump, has landed in Moscow on Thursday 13 March. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti, as reported by European Pravda Details: The plane with Witkoff on board reportedly landed at Vnukovo Airport.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin, has reported that Putin received US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, on the evening of 13 March, through whom "additional signals" have been conveyed to Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump could visit China as early as next month, according to multiple diplomatic sources, as the American leader has appeared focused on hammering out a deal with Beijing since his return to the White House.

A trade policy expert explains why Trump and Xi should refrain from a trade war and how they can strike a bigger deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump has made numerous tariff threats since returning to office on January 20, ranging from a universal duty on imports to targeted tariffs on specific sectors or countries, in a bid to get others to meet his policy demands.