Chinese officials and ordinary people are hopeful but on edge as Donald Trump returns to the White House, eager to avoid a repeat of the bruising trade war that drove a wedge between the economic superpowers during his first term.

Joe and Jill Biden welcome President-elect Donald Trump at the White House shortly before Trump's inauguration.

"I've been doing this for 50 years, you’re the best group of people," Joe Biden told his staffers. "It's been the honor of my life to serve as your president."

Trump signed a slew of executive orders that initiated the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accords and WHO, ordered troops to the border with Mexico, pardoned about 1,500 January 6 rioters and restarted permitting for natural gas export terminals. He also rescinded 78 Biden-era directives.

President Donald Trump has used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organi

China's foreign ministry said on Monday companies should "decide independently" on matters of their operations and deals, responding to a question about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump proposing a 50% U.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to grant TikTok more time to strike a deal after he returns to power on Monday as China has signaled it would be open to a deal to keep TikTok in the U.S. market.

Newly-inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump gave TikTok a brief reprieve on Monday, giving the Chinese-owned social media app a few more months to find a U.S. buyer. TikTok briefly went dark for U.S.