The additions included companies that are customers of Intel and Nvidia, and one firm that was the focus of a New York Times investigation last year.

Tensions between Beijing and Washington could worsen this week, when a new set of Trump’s tariffs is set to take effect in a potentially broad limit on trade.

China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.5 in March from 50.2 in February, a 12-month high. Non-manufacturing PMI also saw a respectable uptick in March, rising to 50.8 from 50.2.

The U.S. has added dozens of companies to its export control, including more than 50 based in China that it says sought advanced knowhow in supercomputing, artificial intelligence and quantum technolo

As Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” for announcing “reciprocal” tariffs on America’s trading partners approaches, the question in Beijing is whether this will be the moment when its nascent trade war with the US really escalates.

U.S. beef sales to China have taken a dive, U.S. government data showed on Thursday, after Beijing allowed the expiration of registrations that had permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities.

China reassured executives from American and European firms, including Apple, Qualcomm, Mastercard, Pfizer and AstraZeneca, that the world's second-largest economy is open for business amid a looming tariffs threat.

Aside from duty-, quota-free access, a range of other issues, including the Rohingya crisis, was also discussed

Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) were down by around 6% during mid-day trading on Wednesday after a report that its business in China could be negatively impacted by new government rules. The stock traded around$113.

Countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela would have to pay a 25% tariff to the US if they also trade with America.