China is hoping President Donald Trump's economic and military actions against other countries will weaken the U.S.-Canada relationship.

The push by Prime Minister Mark Carney, who arrives Wednesday, is part of a major rethink as ties sour with the United States — the world's No. 1 economy and long the largest trading partner for Canada by far.

Newsweek reached out to Moonscape Technologies by email with a request for comment. The app, called Sileme—a play on the Mandarin phrase “Are you dead?”—launched in mid-2025 and quickly became one of the most downloaded paid apps on Apple ’s App Store.

China’s auto exports surged 21% in 2025, driven by rising shipments of electric vehicles, while domestic demand slowed, an industry association said Wednesday. Confronted with grueling competition in an overcrowded domestic market,

More than two-thirds of Japanese firms expect the economy to suffer from frayed ties with China, with nearly half reporting or anticipating a direct business impact, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States,