A s president xi jinping stood shoulder to shoulder with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, watching Russian and Chinese soldiers marching across Red Square on May 9th, they could have been mistaken for equals.

China’s leader Xi Jinping suggests expanding trade ties beyond buying commodities, as he continues to rally nations in the face of Trump’s tariffs.

The leaders of the three largest economies in the region travel to Beijing to participate in a summit with the Asian giant. During the week in which China boasts of having achieved that Donald Trump backed down in his trade war after reaching an agreement to suspend most tariffs,

Chinese President Xi Jinping made first public comments since the US and China reached a trade truce. “Bullying or hegemonism only leads to self-isolation,” Xi told the audience at a summit with Latin American and Caribbean officials in Beijing on Tuesday.

In a surprising turn, the US and China have agreed to de-escalate their trade war, with the US significantly reducing tariffs on Chinese goods. Beijing responded by lowering its tariffs on US products.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer comments on the latest events in President Trump's tariff war with China: SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: Early this morning, it was reported that Donald Trump caved to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party with virtually nothing to show for American workers.

From Xi Jinping calling on countries to stand together to why top mathematicians are choosing China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Xi invoked demonstrations in China in the 1960s that were held in solidarity with Panamanian protesters opposed to US control of the canal in the country. Trump has put pressure on Panama over what he has alleged is Chinese influence over the canal, which he has threatened to take back under US control.

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva insists he doesn’t want to pick between the US and China as his two largest trading partners wage a trade war. But it’s increasingly clear which side he has already chosen.