U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing during the first week of April for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Politico reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with the plan.

The US President made the bizarre claims in a lengthy rant on Truth Social in which he also threatened to block the opening of a $4.6bn bridge between Canada and the US

What Mr. Trump should learn — as should everyone else — is that we are not going to beat China by imposing tariffs or by attempting to negotiate trade agreements that China would probably violate. (Importantly, sound industrial policy does not mean taking stakes in companies or demanding royalties, as the Trump administration has been doing.)

Communist China is riding high. President Xi Jinping has been feting some of America’s closest allies, reaching new agreements to boost his economic ties with and influence over these nations. That’s bad for America.

China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa's leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs imposed on it by the U.S. and its diplomatic fallout with the Trump administration.

Canada this month negotiated a deal to lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower import taxes on Canadian farm products.

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Xiuhao Chen WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) - China is considering buying more U.S.-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump said after what he called "very positive" talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.

Soybeans and bean oil ended sharply higher but off session highs, corn slightly higher with wheat lower. Cattle rallied to nearterm highs, with hogs mixed.

President Donald Trump warned he will block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, accusing Canada of unfair trade practices and excluding U.S. products.

President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."