China cautiously welcomes pause in US tariff war

<p>State media editorial says talks mark ‘step toward resolving differences’ but Xi again criticises US ‘bullying’</p><p>A 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war has been cautiously welcomed in China but tensions remain high, with Xi Jinping again accusing the US of “bullying”.</p><p>After two days of talks between officials in Geneva over the weekend, China and the US agreed to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/china-us-agree-pause-trade-war-trump">substantially lower</a> for the next 90 days the high tariffs each had imposed on the other in a tit-for-tat trade war.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/13/china-cautiously-welcomes-pause-in-us-tariff-war">Continue reading...</a>