Here’s a quick guide to the Trump administration’s talks with a number of different countries about tariffs and trade, as markets prepare for another week of headlines and signs of potential agreements.

A professor at M.I.T. on how Xi Jinping is likely to respond to U.S. tariffs and why the standoff won’t weaken the Chinese Communist Party’s grip on power.

Consumers, businesses, and even the prospects for U.S. manufacturing are all likely to become casualties in the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, trade experts said.