Standing outside his friend’s cupcake shop, he says Donald Trump’s levies are a sign that America feels threatened by China’s rise. America’s power is declining, he says. “What you feel in today’s world is that hegemony is very hard to achieve.

The U.S. and China held talks on Thursday morning to help resolve an ongoing trade war, President Donald Trump said. "We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we've been meeting with China,

Beijing continues to be willing to endure economic hardship to put pressure on the U.S., even as the Trump administration hints at a more conciliatory approach.