内容摘要：It is already a world leader in solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium ion batteries.

It is already a world leader in solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium ion batteries.

It has prompted viral memes of Trump waiting for the Chinese leader to call."We will not back down," has been an almost daily message from Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As the tariffs and the rhetoric from Washington escalated, China dug its heels in.

Even as Chinese officials headed to Switzerland for talks, a state-run social media account published a cartoon of the US Treasury secretary pushing an empty shopping trolley.There were even conflicting versions of who initiated the talks in Geneva.But after two days of "robust" talks, the situation appears to have changed.

So, is this a major turning point for Washington and Beijing? The answer is yes and no."The consensus from both delegations this weekend is neither side wants a decoupling," said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during

"And what had occurred with these very high tariffs... was the equivalent of an embargo, and neither side wants that. We do want trade."

Economists admit that this agreement is better than expected.Separately, Abacus Data polling found that about 18% of 18 to 29 year olds were worried about Trump. That jumped to 45% for voters over 60, suggesting a polarisation on issues between generations.

On Monday night, Poilievre remarked on demographic breakthroughs Conservative had made, including with younger Canadians."We gave voices to countless people across the country who've been left out and left behind for far too long," he said.

In this election, the smaller political parties have taken a hit as Canadians choose to park their votes with either the Liberals or the Conservatives - especially the left-wing New Democrats, or NDP.Some of the smaller parties have lost a significant amount of vote share - particularly the NDP who have received just 6% of votes counted across Canada so far, compared with 18% in 2021.