Analysts say it the proposal was likely rhetorical rather than genuine, with little chance Beijing would ever take up such a deal.

Voices from Washington reveal deep divisions on how to deal with Beijing, with Trump 2.0 adding another layer of uncertainty, analysts warn A lack of continuity in the US' foreign policy approach to ...

On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60 per cent on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he launched ...