In a 99-page document submitted to a US court, TikTok and ByteDance argued the divest-or-ban bill was punitive, speculative and needed to be struck down

Trump’s remarks are a sharp U-turn from his earlier stance on the app, given it was he who began the US crusade against TikTok during his presidency in 2020

Analysts say tariffs target sectors where the economic impact will be limited and where Chinese companies' dominance appears unassailable

The President said migration was good for the US economy, which is a global outlier with a positive growth forecast for 2024

The superpower leaders last exchanged words at an historic summit in November with Beijing describing it as a “candid and in-depth exchange”

The US Justice Department also said the bill forcing ByteDance to divest TikTok would put the government in a stronger legal position than if the app was simply banned

The new requirements, issued in December, seek to reduce US reliance on China in its electric-vehicle supply chain

US Commerce Secretary warns chip sector that Washington is set to “transform” its approach to export controls to stop firms like Nvidia from innovating specifically for the Chinese market

A bill requiring US companies to notify federal agencies of investment in Chinese technologies is opposed by a key lawmaker who believes Washington needs to invest more in its rival

While the Chinese president’s US visit didn't do much to ease the weight of Washington's chip sanctions on the world's second-largest economy, it did manage to score several brownie points

For US businesses, the dinner will particularly be a chance to hear directly from the leader of the world’s second-biggest economy as they search for ways to navigate its economic slowdown

The Biden administration sees direct leader-level engagement with Xi as particularly important in managing US-China tensions