7/6/2018 Tariffs on $34 billion in imports begin.

7/6/2018 ZTE Corp. receives limited authorization to resume business.

7/3/2018 U.S. computer chip company  Micron Technology Inc. ordered to halt sales in China. 

6/27/2018 Trump agrees to less aggressive option to limit Chinese investment in the U.S. 

6/21/2018 President  Xi Jinping says China will hit back if struck, according to the Wall Street Journal, and  criticizes U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling Chinese claims of economic openness “a joke.”

6/20/2018 White House  releases report accusing China of threatening U.S. interests.

6/19/2018 Trump says U.S. looking to put tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese exports, with another $200 billion after that if China retaliates. 

6/18/2018 Pompeo calls Chinese claims of economic openness “a joke.”

6/15/2018 U.S. announces tariffs on $50 billion of imports from China, with Trump threatening more if China retaliates. China responds in kind. 

6/15/2018 Qualcomm Inc.’s takeover of NXP Semiconductors NV is  said to be approved by Chinese regulators, although a later report contradicts this.

6/15/2018 Pompeo meets Xi, discussing trade and security.

6/7/2018 Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announces deal allowing ZTE to get back into business. 

6/6/2018 China  said to offer to buy $25 billion more in U.S. goods in 2018.

6/3/2018 China  says previous offers and deals are off if tariffs imposed.

6/2-4/2018 Wilbur Ross, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He meet in Beijing for talks.

5/30/2018 China  announces cuts to tariffs on some consumer goods, to start July 1. 

5/29/2018 U.S. announces  plan to limit some visas for Chinese citizens to protect intellectual property.

5/29/2018 U.S. announces that it’s moving ahead with tariffs on $50 billion of imports and a plan to curb investment in sensitive technology.

5/29/2018 China said to be considering buying more U.S. coal to narrow trade deficit.

5/28/2018 At the WTO, U.S. accuses China of imposing laws that result in the theft of U.S. tech and IP. 

5/28/2018 China ready to approve Qualcomm/NXP deal if it gets assurances that the U.S. will lift ban on ZTE Corp.

5/28/2018 U.S. said to be pressing China to sign long-term import contracts. 

5/25/2018 U.S. announces a $1.3 billion fine and other punishments for ZTE, but will allow company to resume purchasing from American suppliers.

5/23/2018 Trump backs away from the previous day’s deal, saying U.S. will "probably have to use a different structure."

5/22/2018 China will cut import duties on cars to 15% from 25%.

5/22/2018 Two nations  agree on the "broad outline" of a settlement for ZTE dispute, the WSJ reports. China offered to remove tariffs on U.S. farm products as part of the deal.

5/21/2018 Trump tweets that China will buy "massive amounts of additional farm/agricultural products."

5/20/2018 Both nations reach an agreement and issue a joint statement. The U.S. agrees to hold off on tariffs. China has offered to significantly increase purchases of U.S. goods. 

5/18/2018 China ends anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into sorghum.

5/17/2018 Talks start in Washington.

5/14/2018 China is said to restart review of Qualcomm’s proposed NXP deal.

5/13/2018 Trump tweets that he’s working with Xi to get ZTE "back into business."

5/10/2018 ZTE ceases major operations in the U.S. 

5/3-4/2018 Trade talks in Beijing. No agreement is reached, and no statement is released. U.S. demands a $200 billion cut in trade deficit. China protests over ZTE case, demands end of 301 investigation.

4/28/2018 China objects to being on U.S. intellectual property watch list.

4/27/2018 U.S. keeps China on IP priority watch list of nations.

4/26/2018 Reported that China may cut car import tariffs by half. 

4/26/2018 Reported that U.S. looking into China’s Huawei Technologies Co. for possible violation of sanctions against Iran.

4/17/2018 China announces it will collect anti-dumping tariffs on sorghum imports from the U.S., a trade  worth about $1 billion in 2017.

4/16/2018 U.S. penalizes China’s  ZTE for violating a previous agreement punishing it for doing business with Iran and North Korea. The company is  banned from buying U.S. technology for seven years.

4/10/2018 Xi  promises to open up various sectors including autos and finance.

4/5/2018 Trump issues statement that says “in light of China’s unfair retaliation” for his initial tariffs, his administration will consider an addition $100 billion in tariffs. 

4/5/2018 China complains to the World Trade Organization about U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

4/4/2018 U.S. responds to China’s WTO complaint on the section 301 tariffs, calling it baseless.

4/4/2018 China complains to WTO about the section 301 tariff action by the U.S. 4/4/2018 China says it will levy an additional 25% tariff on imports of 106 U.S. products including soybeans, automobiles, chemicals and aircraft, in response to proposed American duties on its high-tech goods.

4/3/2018 The U.S. releases a list dominated by high-tech industrial products as targets for proposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports. This is aimed at recouping losses from China’s alleged abuse of intellectual property.

4/2/2018 China says it will start levying tariffs on $3 billion of U.S. imports including fresh fruits, nuts, wine and pork.

Early April Liu He tells other officials that trade talks between the two parties broke down after the U.S. demanded that China curtail support for high-technology industries. Beijing had offered to cut the bilateral trade deficit by $50 billion. 3/27/2018 U.S. releases Section 301 report on China.

3/23/2018 China unveils tariffs on $3 billion of U.S. imports in response to steel and aluminum tariffs . 3/23/2018 US complains to WTO about Chinese protection of IP.

3/22/2018 U.S. proposes tariffs in response to China’s "unfair trade practices” related to technology transfer, IP, and innovation; says it will complain to WTO and look at restricting investment from China. 

3/9/2018 Trump  signs tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from all nations, including China.

2/4/2018 China starts a one-year anti-subsidy investigation into sorghum imported from the U.S.

1/22/2018 U.S. imposes safeguard tariffs on washing machine and solar cell imports. While much of these imports don’t come from China, the statement makes clear that Chinese dominance of the global supply chain was a concern.