The United States’ relationship with China is at a new low, but Trump has a chance to redefine bilateral relations by locking China into the U.S.-led global system

After a slower than expected start, the trade war between the US and China has begun to heat up, with President Donald Trump announcing a dizzying series of actions against China in the past seven days — and more to come over the next month.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to comment in response to a question about whether the United States would ever allow China to take control of Taiwan by force.