U.S. President Donald Trump called China's Xi Jinping tough and "extremely hard to make a deal with" on Wednesday, exposing frictions after the White House raised expectations for a long-awaited phone call between the two leaders this week.

Even the president appears to be doubting his strategy to win over Beijing, as relations fray between the trading partners.

Ahead of a scheduled call to discuss tariffs and trade, President Donald Trump said he likes China's Xi Jinping but finds the Chinese leader very tough and difficult to make a deal with.

Apple and Alibaba's rollout of artificial intelligence services in China is being delayed by a Beijing regulator, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the partnership becomes the latest to take a hit due to U.

A decline in Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales extended to an eighth month in May, as the U.S. automaker's sales woes were compounded by brutal price wars in the world's largest auto market. Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles,

China-made electric vehicle sales fell 15% Y/Y in May 2025, totaling 61,662 units, Reuters reported, citing data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). This figure includes both domestic sales and exports of the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles manufactured at its Shanghai plant.

China shipments fell 15% year-over-year in May to 61,662 units, according to a preliminary report from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Despite a year-over-year decline, the electric vehicle maker reported a 5.