China has pledged full support to Brazil in resisting President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff policy, calling it a threat to global trade stability and a violation of international law. In a Wednesday phone call, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offered to deepen strategic cooperation with Brazil against what he called the “external uncertainties” created by the United States.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, aiming to force tech companies to manufacture semiconductors inside the United States. The move threatens to raise prices on consumer goods ranging from smartphones and laptops to cars and kitchen appliances, unless companies shift production to American soil.
President Donald Trump has directed his administration to begin working on a new census that does not incorporate those illegally present in the United States.
President Trump is reportedly preparing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, following a “highly productive” three-hour meeting in Moscow between his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and President Putin.
President Trump announced a landmark deal in partnership with Apple on August 6, securing the tech giant's fresh $100 billion commitment to boost U.S. manufacturing.
Brazil’s socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Tuesday he will not negotiate with President Donald Trump on the 50-percent tariff the U.S. recently imposed on Brazilian exports. Instead, Lula said he plans to contact Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping and other BRICS allies while inviting Trump to a climate summit.
