By David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Alasdair Pal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

China and Russia vow to elevate relationship as US president issues executive orders on domestic and global issues and delays TikTok ban.

President Biden and his team saw China as the one nation with the intent and capability to displace American primacy — and crafted policies to defend U.S. power.

Donald Trump unexpectedly held off tariffs on China on his first day back at the White House and did not single it out as a threat, raising the prospect of a rapprochement as both sides look to gain from each other rather than rain harm on an adversary.

U.S. President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to assess China's performance under the Phase 1 trade deal that he signed with Beijing in 2020 during his first term at the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House has been met with both relief and disappointment across world markets as investors try to work out what the next four years will bring.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call hours after President Donald Trump re-entered the White House and pledged to "deepen" their partnership.

Oracle, OpenAI, and investors in Japan and the UAE have launched a $100 billion effort to build data centers to run AI applications, an indication of how the U.S.-China race for artificial intelligence is beginning to turn on sheer computing power instead of clever programming.

Biden removed Jackson's portrait early in his presidency and replaced it with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

China has a partnership of “no limits” with Russia, and this has proven to be a concern for the west, and particularly Europe. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nato declared that: “The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) stated ambitions and coercive policies challenge our interests, security and values.”

President Donald Trump said that his team was discussing a 10% tariff on China and that the duty could take effect as early as Feb. 1. "We're talking about a tariff of 10% on China based on the fact that they're sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada," the president said, speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday evening.