Top Trump officials are heading to Switzerland this weekend for the first face-to-face meeting with Chinese leaders since President Donald Trump unleashed a brutal new round of tariffs that have started to bite China’s economy.

China is considering US proposals for trade talks. This follows economic strain from US tariffs. Factory activity and exports in China have declined. Beijing signals openness to dialogue. However, it warns against coercion.

Voicing frustration over the lack of success in ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for renewed focus on "our number-one geopolitical foe" -- China.