China

The Ukrainian president said his forces have already captured two Chinese nationals fighting for the Russian army.

Beijing, which imports far fewer goods from the U.S. than it exports, is considering a range of nontariff measures amid growing trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies.

As President Donald Trump tries to return the U.S. to its manufacturing past, China wants to make its economy more like that of the U.S. by boosting domestic consumption.

Trump said the pause will apply to more than 75 countries but not China. Tariffs on Chinese goods will now rise to 125%.

“There isn’t one ‘right’ response to Trump’s tariffs,” one analyst says. “China and the E.U. have different geopolitical relationships with the U.S. and different decision-making processes.”

China’s official Xinhua news agency said the fire started Tuesday night in northern Hebei province. Six hours later, 20 people were confirmed dead.

Two of Trump’s closest advisers, Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, are publicly feuding over the president's tariffs.

The tussle over two ports on the Panama Canal shows Beijing’s willingness to assert its power as the U.S. attempts to roll back Chinese presence in the Western Hemisphere.

Global markets got momentary relief Tuesday, but China said it would “fight to the end” in an escalating tit-for-tat with the U.S. over Trump’s tariffs.

The Ukrainian president said he had instructed his Foreign Affairs Ministry to immediately contact Beijing and find out “how China is going to react to this.”

Beijing said it will “resolutely” take countermeasures to safeguard its own interests after Trump threatened to impose a new 50% duty on Chinese goods.