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.

South Korea, China and Japan held their first economic dialog in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the three Asian export powers brace from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

President Donald Trump said he would consider lowering tariff rates imposed on China to secure Beijing's support for a sale of TikTok's US operations to an American company. Trump predicted he would be able to secure at least the outline of a deal for TikTok by next week,

After their first trilateral economic meeting in over five years, China, Japan and South Korea vowed to strengthen their trading ties.

Taiwan’s Taiex index was down 4.2%, the worst performer among major Asia-Pacific market indexes. The Nikkei 225 fell 4.1%, while South Korea’s KOSPI dropped 3.0%.

As the world emerged from pandemic shutdowns in early 2021, a supply chain shock left a lasting imprint on the cost of owning a car in the U.S., spilling out first through prices of used and then new cars and on to replacement parts and finally to loan costs and vehicle insurance rates.