Global views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved, while opinions of the U.S. and Donald Trump have declined.

China is positioned to attract global talent as Trump’s policies weaken American competitiveness, some lawmakers say.

Nvidia said the U.S. government is allowing the Silicon Valley giant to sell its artificial intelligence chips to China, indicating a course reversal in Washington’s ban on such sales and a tentative de-escalation in U.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments and news of the resumption of H20 chip sales to China have excited Wall Street.

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lauded a new trade deal signed with Indonesia and said the United States would be fighting China "in a very friendly fashion." Trump told an energy summit at Carnegie Mellon University that other trade deals could be reached, including potentially with India.

The administration said Nvidia would be allowed to sell the H20 chip after licenses are granted by the Commerce Department, according to the company. Nvidia said it would resume deliveries soon of the chip, which was designed for Chinese customers and has been a top seller in the country since 2024.

President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts, tariffs on allies and restrictions on international students have “deeply” undermined America's ability to compete with China, Senate Democrats say. In a report released Monday,

President Donald Trump has dialed down his confrontational tone with China in an effort to secure a summit with counterpart Xi Jinping and a trade deal with the world’s second-largest economy, people familiar with internal deliberations said.