China trade war escalates, Chinese social media users are employing humor to counter Trump's tariffs. They mock American dependence on Chinese-made goods through viral AI-generated videos and posts. These online campaigns target perceived hypocrisy and offer ways for Americans to bypass tariffs by buying directly from China,

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he expects to make a trade deal with China, though he offered no specifics or indications of how talks would get underway with the two superpowers at an apparent impasse.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that launched a national security investigation into the U.S. reliance on imports of critical minerals, after China suspended exports of certain rare earth metals and magnets.