Trump says the tariff exemption for the tech industry is temporary, and promises a nationwide investigation into electronics sector.

China has announced that it will raise tariffs on goods imported from the US from 84% to 125% hours after Chinese President, Xi Jinping, warned there were “no winners in a tariff war, and going against the world will isolate oneself”.

Tanker tracking agencies say China's imports of Iranian oil surged last month as buyers stocked up despite threats of sanctions by the US administration and amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and Washington.

China's President Xi Jinping calls on the EU to join Beijing for opposing "bullying" from the US on tariffs.

China has issued a complaint against Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s remarks after he allegedly claimed Beijing knew its citizens were fighting alongside Russia in the conflict. 

China's 84% retaliatory tariffs on US imports have come into force hours after the US president insisted he would further increase tariffs on Chinese exports to 125%.

US President Donald Trump has declared a 90-day pause on tariffs, but notably excluded China from the delay.