China's state media have praised some U.S. firms for "strong collaboration" - commentary that comes amid fears of a trade war and is reminiscent of how tensions with the U.S. were covered by Chinese newspapers during Donald Trump's first presidency.

Chinese state media has cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods risks igniting a devastating tariff war between the world’s two largest economies.

BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - China's state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump his pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows could drag the world's top two economies into a mutually destructive tariff war.

While China could offset American tariffs by letting its currency fall, that might endanger Beijing’s recent efforts to stabilize the economy.

On Truth Social, Trump alleged that Chinese inaction on illegal fentanyl was the reason behind the new 10% tariff.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the top trade position sees China as a “generational challenge” to the US and has advocated for a strategic decoupling from the country.

American drone maker Skydio, a key supplier to the U.S. military, faced a major setback when Chinese sanctions cut off its battery supply. This action, occurring just before the U.S. presidential election,

By bno - Taipei Office China has responded defiantly to US President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports, accusing him of using the fentanyl crisis as a pretext for trade escalation.

Donald Trump has already begun to ramp up threats of a trade war, with a vow to enact sharp new tariffs across the board on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China to strong-arm them into stopping the flow of drugs and migrants.