Beijing calls for US to 'correct its mistakes', as Xi launches tour to win support for the global trading system and greater access for Chinese goods

Beijing says the ramping of US tariffs is becoming a joke; meanwhile it is canvassing trading partners on how to deal with its trade crisis

Stock jumps 15% on Wednesday after tariffs eased and news emerges of airlifts of iPhones flown out of India to beat the start of tariffs in the US

Trump announces a 3-month pause on tariffs he imposed on dozens of countries last week. All now face a 10% base tariff, bar China, where exporters face a 125% tariff

China retaliated on Wednesday after the Trump Administration imposed a 104% tariff on Chinese goods – by hiking their levy on US exports to 84%.

Analysts said both sides seem "unwilling to back down" and they fear "the worst may be yet to come." In that event, China may move to boost domestic consumption, and start war games

Video game enthusiasts in the US say Trump's tariffs are having negative impacts on them - and they're angry about what he's done

Trump on Wednesday announced China would be hit with a 34% tariff, on top of the 20% he previously imposed earlier this year

The US has imposed tariffs ranging from 10% to 49% on countries across Asia and the rest of the world – plus two uninhabited Australian islands near Antarctica. In Asia there are fears of a trade war and a recession

Stocks were down again in India on Tuesday, when China's President Xi Jinping urged his giant neighbour to do a 'dragon-elephant tango,' but talks on a US-India trade deal are 'progressing'

Japan and South Korea reject claim by a Chinese state media outlet that the three countries will issue a joint declaration after Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' are announced on Wednesday

Trump’s declaration has fanned fears of a global trade war and a recession, causing big losses in equities in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan