A high-stakes game of chicken has come to an end for 90 days, as both China and the US claim the upper hand.
![Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing [File: Andy Wong/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25041375282857-1739202750.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A high-stakes game of chicken has come to an end for 90 days, as both China and the US claim the upper hand.
![Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing [File: Andy Wong/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25041375282857-1739202750.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
It’s early days, but the warning signs are flashing red for the US.
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China is a far bigger trading partner than the US for most countries. That limits what Trump can demand, experts say.
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High temperatures, ageing trees and disease have lowered cocoa supplies and raised prices.

Fears about unpredictable policy are prompting investors to question their faith in the US dollar.

Tech companies, fashion firms and agribusinesses face body blows from Trump’s eye-watering tariffs on China.
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Trump administration officials have also repeated they are not responsible for returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US.

These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Monday, April 14.

Trump’s 125 percent tariffs on Chinese imports come into force amid market relief elsewhere.
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As other countries scramble to renegotiate new tariffs with Washington, China is unlikely to back down.
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