President Trump said little about China in his inauguration address Monday amid growing signs that he's becoming friendlier with the country he's long assailed. Why it matters: Trump ignited a trade war with China during his first term and pledged to do the same thing again this time.

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Vice President Han Zheng met on Sunday with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other members of the U.

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, a new chapter of geopolitical uncertainty will be written, potentially ushering in an intensified rivalry between the US and China under his "America First" policy.

The crowded scene in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the world’s five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, influential sporting figures and two other foreign leaders with prime seats on the dais.

The church service, typically a little-noticed part of Inauguration Day, quickly became a “who’s who” parade of some of the United States’—and the world’s— wealthies