The move, if it occurs, would be in response to China's escalating hostilities near disputed waters as Trump is poised to meet with Xi, sources say.

If the Trump administration allows Nvidia to sell a version of its best AI chip to China, as the President opened the door to on Wednesday, experts say it would severely decrease the American advantage in artificial intelligence.

As the shutdown stalemate continues in the US, President Donald Trump is in South Korea during his Asia diplomacy tour, where he’s set to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Follow for live news updates.

The price of a pumpkin carving kit shows how tariffs on China are causing steep price hikes even among relatively cheap holiday items.

China "absolutely will not" rule out using force over Taiwan, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles in state media this week that pledged benign rule if the island comes over to Beijing.

President Trump and his team have buoyed markets in recent days, talking up a "deal framework" ahead of a high-stakes summit with China. A key question is what China may demand in return.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said he remained hopeful of returning to the China market, as US President Donald Trump signalled that the company's state-of-the-art Blackwell artificial intelligence chips could feature in his coming talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Boeing has been caught in the crosshairs of U.S.-China tensions and increasingly been treated as a bargaining chip in the long-running negotiations.