Companies that tried to avoid tariffs on China imports by moving production to Vietnam may now regret that move.

Marketing platform AppLovin said on Thursday it has submitted a bid for TikTok assets outside of China, ahead of the April 5 deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to find a non-Chinese buyer for the short video app used by 170 million Americans.

At the heart of this shift is the Philippines, which faces persistent Chinese incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). General Romeo Brawner Jr., head of the Philippines' Joint Chiefs of Staff, reported an average of 286 Chinese vessels operating daily last year within the EEZ, up from 190 in 2021. ​

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Fitch Ratings cut China's credit rating, citing ​"rapidly rising public debt" in the world's second-biggest economy. Fitch said this week's increase in U.S. tariffs wasn't the trigger, but cited "uncertainty about their impact.

America or China? Speculation is at fever pitch. The world’s most famous artificial-intelligence company, OpenAI, is American. Models produced by DeepSeek, a Chinese competitor, are almost as good—and cheaper.

Victor Davis Hanson breaks down why Trump has made maintaining dominance over China a central issue for his administration on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “He’s worried that China is intimidating countries in the Pacific and in Asia.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China agrees to approve the sale of the short video app owned by Byte Dance in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.