President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup.

The president left Beijing following a summit with China, during which the two countries sought to stabilize their economic and political relations.

We didn’t discuss tariffs,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “They’re paying substantial tariffs, but we didn’t discuss.”

A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years has come into effect.

Washington is signaling renewed engagement with Beijing, and investors are trying to figure out which stocks would benefit if tariffs ease, export controls loosen, and Chinese consumer demand stabilizes.

China will impose additional tariffs ranging from 25 percent to 100 percent on certain imports from Canada starting on March 20, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced on Saturday.

Experts have described China's expanded zero-tariff arrangement for African exports as more than a trade measure, saying the initiative signals a broader shift toward long-term South-South cooperation aimed at strengthening Africa's industrial capacity,

President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for high-stakes trade talks as Supreme Court tariff setbacks cast a shadow over discussions.