Monday's announcement of a temporary reduction in import tariffs is only the latest chapter in a nearly eight-year trade dispute that began during President Donald Trump's first term. The agreement, which followed discussions between American and Chinese representatives in Geneva,

President Donald Trump’s shock-and-awe tariff approach threatened to rupture global financial system and drive the US economy into recession. Nervous about the prospect of empty store shelves and reignited inflation,

Two days of high-stakes talks between the US and China have led to a 90-day pause on tariffs, with duties set to drop by 115 percentage points on both sides by Wednesday and with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping now likely to talk in the coming days.