Donald Trump's administration has put its main programme for bolstering economic relations with China on ice.

The Trump administration has lambasted China’s bid for recognition as a market economy in the World Trade Organization, citing decades of legal precedent and what it sees as signs that China is moving in the opposite direction under Xi Jinping.

The China-US Focus team has launched a new microsite that explores the trade relationship between China and the United States, including the remarkable benefits US-China trade offers.

The Trump administration launched an aggressive new trade action against China on Tuesday, opening the first U.S. government-initiated anti-subsidy and anti-dum

The trade deals signed during Trump’s recent visit to China represent a step in the right direction, but they won’t alter trade dynamics between the two countries.

Sino-American military engagement continues to lag behind engagement in other fields.

A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators have introduced a bill aimed at protecting the United States against "potential adversaries, such as China" that might attempt to acquire critical U.S. technologies and know-how through investment in U.S. companies.

China plans to stop accepting imports of solid waste materials by end of 2017. This ban is expected to improve China’s domestic environmental and food safety issues. While the U.S. recycling industry is worrying about the economic damage of this policy change, the ban could trigger a positive change in U.S. domestic recycling policies.

Trump has adjusted his tune from “America First” to a commitment to trade. He may go down as the greatest dealmaker in history.

Chinese and U.S. companies signed deals valued at US$250 billion during President Trump's state visit to China. The deals include purchases of Boeing aircraft, Ford automobiles, U.S. soybeans and joint development of liquefied natural gas in Alaska.