Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have been making vaguely conciliatory comments about the administration’s approach to China. The former said this week that his tariffs will eventually “come down substantially” and that he won’t play hardball with Beijing.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that "there is an opportunity for a big deal here" on trade issues between the United States and China. Tech giant Google is demanding that some remote employees return to the office if they want to keep their jobs A dozen states sued President Donald Trump and his administration Wednesday,