Trump to travel to China next month, with US tariffs in focus


US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan on Oct 30, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2 for a highly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies, a trip announced as the Supreme Court overturned Trump's sweeping tariffs on imported goods.

A White House official confirmed the trip on Friday (Feb 20), just before the highest US court dealt Trump a stinging defeat by striking down many of the tariffs he has used in a global trade war, including some against rival China.

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