Chinese officials vowed to provide more support for exporters affected by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, showing greater urgency to shore up the crucial sector while denying having had any trade talks with Washington.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday did not back President Donald Trump's assertion that tariff talks with China were under way and said he did not know if the U.S. president had talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown.

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump's political ally David Perdue to be ambassador to China, a key trade partner that the Republican president has hit with punishing tariffs.Since taking office in January,

The Senate confirmed former Republican Georgia Sen. David Perdue as the new U.S. ambassador to China. Perdue, who has business experience in Asia, including China, will be on the front lines in Beijing of the fraught U.