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2 days ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

One person close to the White House said that it “may take months to hammer out the final deals.” President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll held on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, on April 21, 2025. | Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA The White House is closing in on general agreements with Japan and India to stave off massive U.S. tariffs, but they are likely to leave many of the thorny details to be hashed out at a later date.

3 days ago | politico.com | Ari Hawkins

A ship under construction sits docked at Fincantieri Marinette Marine Friday, July 12, 2024, in Marinette, Wis. | Mike Roemer/AP — The Trump administration’s decision to slap fees on ships and propose triple-digit duties on cargo handling equipment linked to China is facing major backlash from industry. — South Korean officials are traveling to Washington this week as President Donald Trump and his staff signal that trade deals with Asian countries are a top priority.

4 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

Amerykański prezydent nie upoważni delegatów Białego Domu do współpracy z chińskimi urzędnikami w Pekinie w sprawie odprężenia [stosunków handlowych], donoszą anonimowo dwaj byli urzędnicy wysokiej rangi Departamentu Stanu i przedstawiciel branży. Senat nie zatwierdził jeszcze ambasadora w Chinach, Trump nie wyznaczył nikogo innego do prowadzenia rozmów z Pekinem, a Biały Dom nie kontaktuje się z chińską ambasadą w celu rozpoczęcia dyskusji.

5 days ago | politico.com | Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

The president won’t authorize White House delegates to engage with Chinese officials in Beijing about a detente, according to two former senior State Department officials and an industry official, who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive ongoing discussions. The Senate has yet to confirm an ambassador to China; Trump has not appointed anyone else to lead talks with Beijing; and the White House isn’t reaching out to the Chinese embassy to begin discussions.

1 week ago | politico.com | Ari Hawkins

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has no immediate plans to join the growing number of lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs, two people with direct knowledge of discussions confirmed to POLITICO. The business group, one of the most influential trade associations in Washington, will instead focus on lobbying the Trump administration on the tariffs directly, said the people, who were granted anonymity to divulge sensitive and developing discussions.