Trump leaves China with few wins but warm words for Xi
- 15-May-2026
BEIJING: U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end his Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping. Trump’s visit to America’s main strategic and economic rival, the first by a U.S. president since his last trip […]
China’s Xi signals trade progress as ‘biggest summit’ with Trump begins
- 14-May-2026
China’s Xi Jinping hailed positive trade negotiations with the United States at the start of a two-day summit with President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, with discussions also set to cover the Iran war and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. With his approval ratings dented by his entanglement in the Middle East, Trump’s hotly […]
Trump, Xi to weigh tariff cuts on $30 billion of imports in managed trade push
- 14-May-2026
The U.S. and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30 billion worth of goods on which they could reduce tariffs and sell to each other without crossing national security red lines. The so-called “Board of Trade” was first broached by […]
China’s Xi Jinping urges ‘central role’ of UN in international affairs
- 24-Jan-2026
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on countries to protect the “central role” of the United Nations in international affairs, urging his Brazilian counterpart on Friday to help safeguard international norms, state media reported. The comments come after US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for his new “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum. […]
China’s Xi to host South Korea’s Lee from Sunday amid Japan tensions
- 02-Jan-2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday, signalling Beijing’s intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amidst strained relations with Japan over Taiwan. The visit marks the second meeting between Xi and Lee in just two months, an unusually short interval that signals China’s […]
Trump seeks trade-war truce with China’s Xi in South Korea talks
- 30-Oct-2025
BUSAN: U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base on Thursday optimistic about striking a trade-war truce between the world’s two largest economies. The talks in the southern port city of Busan, their first face-to-face meeting since 2019, mark the finale of Trump’s whirlwind […]
China’s Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim
- 03-Sep-2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country’s largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The lavish event to mark 80 years since Japan’s defeat at the end of World War Two has been […]
Xi says China, partners will take Shanghai forum to a new level
- 01-Sep-2025
China will work with all parties in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to take the regional security forum to a new level, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday, unveiling his ambition for a new global security order that poses a challenge to the United States. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has set a model for a […]
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust in turbulent world
- 24-Jul-2025
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust and make “correct strategic choices” in a turbulent world, as he opened talks with the European bloc’s bosses at a summit in Beijing on Thursday. Both sides can find “common ground”, he stressed, even though the areas of friction range from trade […]
Xi says China must ‘overcome’ AI chip challenges: state media
- 26-Apr-2025
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said China must “overcome” the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end chips, state media reported Saturday, as Beijing seeks to become a world leader in the rapidly developing industry. China aims to dominate the artificial intelligence sector, a goal complicated by the trade standoff with Washington that could further […]