Kaki Grishma Alekya | The Economist President Trump recently visited Singapore for a Press conference held at Temasek Polytechnic. The Journalists in question were the SG PREPMUN delegates, who each represented a news agency. But he could not give a proper answer to the younger generation.  PREPMUN is a 4-day conference where delegates are allowed to understand what happens and takes place in UN press conferences. The Delegates here are students from various academic institut

Rochelle Tanujoyo | The Hankyoreh Trump and his love for tariffs have been seen for years. Now in his second term, Trump is using tariffs against China to prevent the US from getting “ripped off”. During a Press Conference, after a question about his tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump answered, “America is great because of Tariffs”. Trump professed his love of tariffs multiple times, claiming tariffs were “bringing in billions, if not trillions, for the American economy”, t

How U.S. tariffs are affecting Japan, and Japan’s long-standing relationship with America. Sakthi Muralikrishna | Kyodo News Japan and the United States have maintained a cemented friendship since the Japanese economic miracle of the 1950s. With the two nations sharing strong economic and cultural ties, Japan has long been a crucial partner of the U.S. in East Asia. However, recent reciprocal  tariffs imposed by the American government on nearly all nations have stirred contr

President Trump has continued to claim benefits of his tariffs, and railed China and other “loser countries” in a press conference. Bryan Watt | The Wire US President Donald Trump has entered the headlines for his belligerent actions against China, namely, all the tariffs he had imposed on China. Recently, Trump has faced a press conference, in which gathered reporters interviewed him on his trade policies. His responses only serve to highlight his goal for America to re-ass

Trump doubles down on tariffs and mentions that there is no clear end goal for the US-China trade war. Intan Khairiah Adilah Binte Abdullah | The Business Times US President Donald Trump talks about the current standing of the U.S.-China trade war. PHOTO: PREPMUN.  THE BUSINESS TIMES, SINGAPORE - A press conference was held earlier today to clarify the United States’ stance on the ongoing trade tensions with China. US President Donald Trump instead delivered an ambiguous defe

Even with the recent trade deal struck between Washington and Beijing, the global economy is certainly not out of the woods yet. President Donald Trump’s remarks at a recent press conference forecast a bleak future for democracy and global prosperity.  Amber Cheng Yan Yu | Jakarta Post When questioned about what he envisioned for US-China relations in the long term, President Trump dropped a bombshell by saying that this would be something he could only answer in his “third t

Ellee Low | Al-Arabiya US President Donald Trump’s latest press conference was meant to outline the next phase of Washington’s tariff escalation against China, but the session quickly turned into a geopolitical spectacle. He only spent minutes explaining the latest escalation in the US-China trade war before launching into a familiar attack on Iran, declaring his distaste for the Iranian leadership and labelling the nation a “stupid” one. Moments later, he then praises Americ

Annem Urshita Sri | China Global Television Network During the recent press conference, Mr Trump had responded to questions on future agreements with China in a casual tone. Mr Trump had mentioned how he may have to “increase tariffs on China to 100%, 200% and maybe even 1000%” during the recent press conference. On 9 April 2025, he had done something similar by raising tariffs on China to 145% along with a range of additional duties on other global trade partners. This had

Sim Yu Ting Mischa | Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA English) In a recent press conference with United States President Donald Trump, he further emphasised his commitment to “making America great again” with more efforts to change and overcome the effects of its longstanding trade war with China.  The retaliatory imposition of tariffs on both countries has resulted in escalated tensions over the years. However, recent developments in the United States, including Pres

Yaqi Wang | Agence France-Presse The US-China trade disputes have resulted in a series of heated retaliations and dialogues amongst the two countries. The idea of a trade war with the United States has already been addressed by China in a previous interview, where officials stated: “we do not want a tariff war, but we are not afraid of one”. This bold response came after President Trump’s warnings that he might increase taxes on imports from Beijing, due to the new Chinese re

Resuello Aristhea Anne Mendoza | Buenos Aires Herald Amidst the ongoing US-China trade dispute and mixed reactions to President Trump’s high tariffs imposed on the great economic superpower, China, President Trump claims that such high tariffs are needed to protect local American businesses, going as far as to seeing tariffs as a way toward “making America great”. He also noted that these tariffs are essential as a shield from being exploited by “loser countries”, aiming such