By David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Alasdair Pal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Donald Trump’s second term in office is getting off to a good start for China.

China is responding to Trump's energy-centric executive actions with a global diplomatic blitz. China courts the Middle East without push back from Washington.

China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House.

Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.

China's expanding footprint in Latin America is expected to be high on the agenda when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Panama next week on his first overseas trip since taking office, according to observers.

Two Iranian cargo vessels carrying an ingredient for missile propellant will sail from China to Iran in the next few weeks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing intelligence from security officials in two Western countries.

Spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States Liu Pengyu commented on the reports that the US CIA leans toward the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a virus leak at a labor

By Nandita Bose, Dawn Chmielewski, Milana Vinn and Kanishka Singh ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in the next 30 days.

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.