China has warned that US president Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves could harm the countries’ trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris. “We are concerned that the possible results of such investigations may interfere with or damage the hard-won and stable China-US economic and trade relations,” Mr Li told journalists. The meeting was meant to prepare for Mr Trump’s planned trip to China in about two weeks, though the president has warned that it could be delayed. Mr Li did not address that, and did not take questions. Mr Trump’s visit to China would be the first for a US president since he went in his first term in 2017.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 02:33 UTC