At the center of the latest trade storm between the U.S. and China is He Lifeng. Since He became vice premier in early 2023, China's leader Xi Jinping has essentially put him in charge of fortifying the nation’s economy against the effects of U.

President Donald Trump has said he will soon speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the renewed trade conflict.

Economic growth will slow this year and next as the trade war hampers development in the United States and around the world, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

President Donald Trump is hiking tariffs on aluminum and steel as his administration presses countries to speed up trade talks, amid legal battles.

Global economic growth is expected to take a hit, in part as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, if major nations remain mired in unresolved trade disputes, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report released Tuesday.