Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

Xi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China's continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors. Friday's meeting of the politburo was convened to discuss China's economic situation, which since the pandemic has faced difficulties fuelled by a housing sector crisis, youth unemployment, and Donald Trump's tariffs on all Chinese exports. A readout of the meeting published by the official state media outlet, Xinhua, said China's economy had showed a "positive trend" with increasing social confidence in 2025, but "the impact of…