Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian nations to uphold openness and cooperation Thursday, delivering a message of inclusivity as President Donald Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on nations across the region.

President Trump is amping up trade threats, again unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August and a warning to BRICS nations.

President Trump’s ever-swerving tariff regime has taken more sharp turns this week.On July 7, his administration pushed back some of its most punishing duties by three more weeks to August, following a 90-day delay.

Carlos Gutierrez, former US Commerce Secretary, says any potential US-China trade deal will be a long-term one, and nothing like the 'mini' deals being settled with other US trading partners – adding that the issue of transshipments from Vietnam will be part of Trump's negotiations with China.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that there needed to be a “genuine rebalancing” in the China-Europe relationship.

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China warned President Trump on Tuesday against restarting trade tensions and that it will hit back at countries that make deals with the US to exclude China from supply chains. Last month, the US and China agreed on a trade framework to ease tensions,