China’s surprisingly quick agreement with the US to wind back punitive tariff rates put a spotlight on a Chinese negotiating team that features decades worth of technical trade experience alongside a top aide of President Xi Jinping.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping reinforced his message on U.S. trade policy Tuesday at a Beijing gathering of leaders and foreign ministers from Latin American and Caribbean countries, amid China’s efforts to rally international opinion against President Trump’s global tariffs.

Chinese President Xi Jinping made first public comments since the US and China reached a trade truce. “Bullying or hegemonism only leads to self-isolation,” Xi told the audience at a summit with Latin American and Caribbean officials in Beijing on Tuesday.

For years, the leader of China has planned to make the world dependent on its exports and know-how. But the strategy has costs for his own country.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer comments on the latest events in President Trump's tariff war with China: SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: Early this morning, it was reported that Donald Trump caved to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party with virtually nothing to show for American workers.

China and Russia pledged to deepen their relationship and oppose "power politics" amid tough negotiations with President Donald Trump on trade and war.

China’s leader Xi Jinping suggests expanding trade ties beyond buying commodities, as he continues to rally nations in the face of Trump’s tariffs.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken center stage at Russia’s Victory Day parade on Friday, surrounding himself by friendly world leaders in a highly choreographed show designed to show the Western world that Russia is far from isolated.

Xi Jinping’s decision to stand his ground against Donald Trump could hardly have gone any better for the Chinese leader. After two days of high-stakes talks in Switzerland, trade negotiators from the world’s biggest economies announced Monday a massive de-escalation in tariffs.