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Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman is arguably the only American celebrity to spend some time with some of the most powerful leaders in the world.
Then-President Donald Trump considered nuking North Korea during closed-door discussions in 2017 and pinning the blame on another country, according a book about the administration.
If there's one thing Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on, it’s China.
Trump allegedly told his top diplomat to stop criticizing China after Xi expressed his anger.
After the Trump administration put Huawei on the denylist four years ago, the Biden administration is likely to strengthen it further.
A Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted over the US. Donald Trump wants the military to shoot it down.
Some Republicans such as former President Donald Trump have called for the balloon to be shot down as it crosses the U.S.
The Pentagon has declined to shoot down the suspected surveillance craft, citing the danger of debris falling onto citizens below.
Michael Waltz said he had been told by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's office that spy balloons had been spotted in the U.S. in recent years.
Officials in the last administration denied that the airships had flown over the U.S. on their watch.
Pentagon officials say three Chinese spy balloons flew into US territory under former President Trump's watch -- a claim he denied Sunday -- and that another crashed off Hawaii four months ago.
Former President Trump and a number of the top defense and intelligence officials from his administration are refuting a claim that Chinese espionage balloons flew over the U.S. multiple times during his tenure. The denials on Sunday puts the former officials at odds with defense officials from the Biden administration, who told reporters the U.S.…
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Donald Trump disputes claim that Chinese surveillance balloons transited continental United States three times during his own presidency
Rubio also said China was trying to send a message that it could enter U.S. airspace, adding that he doubted that the balloon's debris would be of much intelligence value. Trump on Sunday disputed Austin's statement that Chinese government surveillance balloons transited the continental United States briefly three times during his presidency.
"China had too much respect for 'TRUMP' for this to have happened, and it NEVER did," Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"China had too much respect for 'TRUMP' for this to have happened, and it NEVER did," the former president said Sunday.
A top military commander said the US had not detected previous incursions by Chinese spy balloons as they took place during the Trump administration.
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WASHINGTON — As political squabbles over the sighting of a Chinese balloon over several states last week continue, a senior U.S. defense official has said...
U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped spot the spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
The congresswoman Monday walked back her denial of Chinese spy balloons during the Trump administration and called for an investigation into the Pentagon.
The American military had a "domain awareness gap" that allowed three other suspected Chinese spy balloons to transit the continental United States undetected under the Trump administration, the Pentagon general responsible for providing air and missile defense over North America said on Monday.
Ex-GOP strategist Steve Schmidt accused the Florida Republican of "fear-mongering" over the suspected spy balloon, which was shot down over the weekend.
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Chinese spy balloons had briefly flown over the U.S. at least three times during Trump’s administration and one previously under Biden, Pentagon says
A top former military and diplomatic official urged President Biden to act like his predecessor toward Beijing, saying the "[Trump] administration's tougher approach is right."
Glen VanHerck, the head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said the flights went undetected by the military.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged then-President Donald Trump not to relent with North Korea and to keep up the threat of military pressure, according to his memoir.
Former Trump administration officials have expressed frustration and confusion in recent days over revelations that Chinese surveillance balloons hovered over U.S. airspace during their time in office. As more information has emerged about the extent of China’s use of balloons to surveil the U.S. and other countries — another object was shot down over waters…
After the Biden administration's DOJ got rid of a Trump-era FBI initiative last year, China has been able to increase its spying activities in the US, say intelligence experts.
The US government is reviewing a policy that permits certain US exports to continue to Huawei, despite an overall push by the Trump and Biden administrations to block the Chinese telecommunications giant from receiving American technology.
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A Trump administration policy that allowed companies to ship some U.S. technology below the “5G level” to China’s blacklisted telecommunications equipment maker Huawei is “under assessment,” a key U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Despite sharing similar political views, Elon Musk and Steve Bannon appear to have a mutual dislike for each other.
Guo Wengui conspired to cheat thousands of victims out of more than $US1 billion using “a series of complex fraudulent and fictitious businesses”.
A business tycoon long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon was arrested Wednesday in New York on charges that he oversaw a USD 1 billion fraud conspiracy.Guo Wengui, 54, was accused along with his financier and chief of staff of various crimes, including wire and securities fraud.
"If Trump is arrested, it will signal the corruption of the American spirit," wrote one person on the Twitter-like Weibo platform.
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A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney told a jury on Thursday that he simultaneously worked on behalf of hip-hop artist Pras Michel, as part of an illegal foreign influence campaign to persuade the Trump administration to return a dissident to China.
The old rules of politics are being smashed all over the world.
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Canadians’ opinions have soured on China in recent years, and softened on the U.S. since Trump’s exit. But some European powers are getting more favourable responses than either
Guo is a prominent critic of China's Communist Party, and business associate of former U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime adviser Steve Bannon. He has been jailed since his March arrest, when prosecutors accused him of defrauding thousands of followers by promising "outsized" investment returns, and diverting much of their money to fund lavish lifestyles for himself and his family.
Readers discuss whether criticism of him is valid as he met with Biden. Also: Making sense of Trump; politicizing the homeless; annoying noise.
Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu says he does not fear any security implications from a potential return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2024.
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U.S.-China tensions over semiconductors began with the Trump administration's trade war and have ratcheted up under President Joe Biden's leadership as Washington looks to undercut Beijing's efforts to build its high-tech industry.
In an interview with Reuters, the ex-president weighed in on the Ukraine-Russia war and China’s spy operation in Cuba
A trade war between China and the US over the future of semiconductors is escalating.
China’s leader is ‘smart, brilliant, everything perfect,’ Trump says.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the Indian-American lawmaker who is set to contest against former President Donald Trump in the 2024 elections, has called China the “biggest threat” that the US faces and has said that he would go for “total de-coupling” with Beijing if he comes to power.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday she does not expect any revisions to U.S. tariffs on China imposed during President Donald Trump's administration until an ongoing review is completed by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office.
India and the West began saying that the BRI was leading to debt trap among developing countries. This narrative became a success and undermined the Beijing discourse about China being an honest, sympathetic country.
Biden plays down the Communist Party threat, and Republicans, including Trump, are noncommittal on Taiwan.
James Cleverly also discussed progress in trade negotiations with India and defended the government's position on China.
When Xi Jinping last set foot in the United States, former-President Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese leader to his palm-tree-lined home at Mar-a-Lago. In the glow of warm candlelight, the two leaders bonded over the “most beautiful piece of chocolate cake” and a popular Chinese folk song serenaded by Trump’s grandchildren.
Xi is arriving in the US this week along with nearly two dozen world leaders for the APEC summit, an event that is much more formal and business-like than the get-to-know-you meeting at Trump’s private residence in 2017.
The current US president, Joe Biden, has spent his first term talking about the need to use American democracy as a counterweight to autocracy in China, among other countries. Biden called out Chinese President Xi Jinping by name in his State of the Union address earlier this year as he slammed autocracies.
Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House next year.
Donald Trump’s close rival for the Republican president has backed the AUKUS agreement and the sale of submarines to Australia.
Republicans have signalled that Donald Trump is likely to back the AUKUS submarine sale deal with Australia if he is elected president in November.
We're not focused on cutting off trade, or for that matter containing or holding back China." Intel and Qualcomm's licenses to sell to Huawei were granted during President Donald Trump's administration and have remained in place under President Joe Biden.
The battle between President Biden and former President Trump over who will be toughest on China and fight hardest for U.S. manufacturing is escalating as they seek to appeal to American workers in key swing states ahead of November’s election. The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it plans to raise tariffs against China across several…
Trump's allies are assuring Japan and South Korea of his support for continued collaboration to counter China and North Korea if he returns to office. These reassurances include improving military, economic, and diplomatic cooperation. This initiative aims to convince Asian countries of Trump's commitment to alliances despite his previous tough stance.
Crude oil futures suffered losses amid global cyber outage and concerns about Chinese demand. Another Trump presidency would seek to "drill baby drill" but actual prospect more complicated.
Donald Trump, during his acceptance speech as the Republican nominee, appealed to swing state autoworkers with unverified claims about Chinese auto plants in Mexico. Trump argued for firing the United Auto Workers president and criticized Biden’s electric vehicle policies. The union and industry experts countered his statements, emphasizing Trump's inaccuracies.
Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from autoworkers in key swing states during his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination.
The visit comes as both candidates looking to succeed Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, are vowing to carry out tough China policies.
Joe Biden cannot tie his successor’s hands on China, but his diplomatic engagement can build structures that will help to limit the damage if Donald Trump wins in November
Taiwan's economy minister denies a comment made by Donald Trump accusing Taiwan of taking the U.S. chip industry.
Donald Trump will address China's potential threat to America's farms and food supply during a Monday event in rural Pennsylvania, a host of the event told The Post.
"My first call -- I'm going to call up President Xi. I'm going to say, 'you have to honor the deal you made,'" Trump said at a roundtable featuring farmers at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
Former President Donald Trump suggested using the military against ‘radical left lunatics’ on Election Day during an interview with Fox News, downplaying any threat from his supporters.
Donald Trump, Republican candidate, has proposed steep tariffs on Chinese goods if China attempts to claim Taiwan. Promising similar actions to boost U.S. manufacturing, Trump recalls strong ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping. His approach to foreign policy includes preventing Russian aggression in Ukraine through potential military threats.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, stated that he would impose tariffs of 150% to 200% on China if it moved into Taiwan. He also suggested military action might not be necessary due to respect from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she's elected to the White House, as the former president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she's elected to the White House, as the former president
Federal authorities believe China-backed cybercriminals may have tried to tap into phones or networks used by Trump, Vance and Harris campaign staff, sources familiar with the matter confirmed.
Chinese state-affiliated hackers intercepted phone call audio from several U.S. political figures, including a Trump campaign adviser. The FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity Agency are investigating unauthorized access linked to China. Hackers also targeted phones connected to Kamala Harris's Democratic campaign.
Trump’s de-hyphenation of India and China when talking about tariffs may be just the positive indication that India is looking for. A win might just present Harris the opportunity to engage South Asia more directly, one she did not have as vice president.
Don Farrell cautioned against a trade war, as experts warned more US restrictions on Chinese goods could hit Australia’s export growth plans.
"At face value, Trump 2.0 is bad news for Asia, esp[ecially] China," Macquarie Research analysts said, but they remains bullish on a number of stocks.
Elon Musk's relationship with Donald Trump has fueled expectations that he could soften the U.S. President-elect's policy stance toward Beijing.
Xi didn’t take Trump’s name but appeared to signal that the political rhetoric used by the president-elect during the presidential campaign could send the US-China relationship into another valley.
During his campaign, Donald Trump said he would enact a blanket 60% tariff on US imports of Chinese goods.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Joe Biden at the APEC summit, projecting ahead to the incoming Trump administration. Xi emphasized the significance of maintaining stable China-US relations amidst uncertainties over Trump's 'America first' policies, urging for cooperation to prevent geopolitical tensions.
President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada, citing the levies as necessary to
Trump's team is considering inviting foreign leaders to next month's ceremony.
Administrator rejects Donald Trump’s claims that China controls canal or suggestion US could take it back
A few weeks after being elected President for a second time, Donald Trump made a startling declaration. Choosing to announce the appointment of a new ambassador to Denmark on Truth Social, the president-elect added that:...
Investors will be looking out for Malaysia's central bank policy meeting today, where it's expected to keep its policy rate steady at 3%.
A trade deal between Ottawa and Beijing could further anger the new U.S. president and his administration
"I've been reading about China and some of the companies in China, one in particular, coming up with a faster method of AI and much less expensive method,"...
Oil prices jumped at the market open on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising fears of a trade war and disruption in crude supply from two of the United States' biggest suppliers. Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.
Amid growing uncertainty over TikTok’s future in the US, President Trump had said that he was open to Musk taking over the ByteDance-owned app if he wanted to do so.
The event aims to address how to harness the potential of artificial intelligence so that it benefits everyone, while containing the technology’s myriad risks.
China's military closely monitored U.S. naval vessels crossing the Taiwan Strait, raising security concerns. The military's spokesperson expressed readiness to defend sovereignty. This marks a significant event as it is the first such mission since President Trump assumed office, indicating escalating tensions in the region.
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CFIUS, which scrutinizes foreign investment in the United States for national security risks, has already overseen a sharp decrease in Chinese investment in the United States
Market concerns rise as China's deflation and U.S. economic policies create global instability. Wall Street futures drop, the yen strengthens, and Bitcoin reaches a monthly low. U.S. labor reports miss expectations, and Trump's trade policies add to economic uncertainties, fueling market unease.
President Trump said Wednesday he would be willing to reduce tariffs to get a deal done with TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance.
The Chinese Embassy has shared a clip of the iconic Republican criticizing tariffs, saying his words have "new relevance" amid Trump's global levies.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that the US president "believes that China wants to make a deal with the US" after confirming 104% levies on some Chinese imports would be in effect from 5am.
The US president hit pause in the face of intense pressure created by volatile financial markets that had been pushing him to change strategy.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump walked back plans on Wednesday for a global trade war that sparked fears of economic panic and recession, a dramatic reversal after a week of market turmoil that led to a historic surge of relief on Wall Street. But the president further escalated his standoff with China over tariffs, raising duties on America’s third-largest trading partner to 125%. Trump’s ...
President Donald Trump took “yes” for an answer Wednesday, pausing for three months most of his reciprocal tariffs to allow for one-on-one negotiations with the dozens of nations that had come calling since he dropped the bomb last week.
U.S. President Donald Trump sent stock markets soaring on Wednesday by softening some of his market-crushing reciprocal tariffs — though many remain in place. And China will now get a 125 per cent tariff, part of an exchange of economic blows between the superpowers.
Determined to grow at any cost, China has been overproducing everything. It started with roads and rail lines, then moved to apartments and mansions, and now it’s cars, refrigerators and semiconductors.
Does America need its friends back?
Although Donald Trump has paused some tariffs, China was the outlier, as he has kept in place 145% tariffs on the world’s second-largest economy.
Trump has imposed steep duties on imports from China, leading China to retaliate with levies of its own on the US.
Donald Trump say the levies are so high the world’s two largest economies have essentially stopped doing business. Follow live updates.
Talks between US and China officials will continued in Switzerland on Sunday.
Late on Sunday there were surprising developments on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and on trade between the US and China.
If President Trump wants a true end to the war in Ukraine, he needs to unleash secondary sanctions on those who are keeping Russia's war machine chugging.
Punitive measures against the Chinese economy won’t bring back the victims of COVID — but they must not be forgotten: That's part of the moral imperative to constraining Beijing.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as a frontrunner to build key components of the system.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed up to Xi Jinping’s vision of a multi-polar world, as Beijing expands its influence in Latin America
It comes amid the trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump.
Harvard University's longstanding connections with China are under fire as the Trump administration accuses the institution of facilitating Beijing-backed influence operations on campus. With accusations of antisemitism and ties to the Chinese Communist Party, the administration seeks to revoke Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students, raising legal challenges and sparking global debate.
Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic tie between the U.S. and China is now facing its greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening.
Recent developments have damped optimism that the two superpowers will reach a lasting deal.
Le constructeur chinois profite des faux pas politiques d'Elon Musk pour prendre la tête des ventes électriques en Europe.
Les États-Unis et la Chine négocient.
Avec 675 milliards de dollars investis en 2025, Pékin redessine la carte énergétique mondiale pendant que l’Europe est en plein débat. Cette transformation massive pourrait bientôt modifier nos factures, nos voitures et aussi nos habitations.
Die Entsendung von knapp 3.000 weiteren Soldaten stößt in Kalifornien auf Widerstand. Die Handelsgespräche mit China werden fortgesetzt. Der US-Überblick am Morgen
Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Welthandel“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Staatsmedien: China und USA sprechen in London weiter“.
President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal with China that will ensure the US receives rare earth materials, keeps tariffs at a total of 55 percent, and allows American universities to keep accepting Chinese students. Trump announced the news of the ag…
A tentative agreement between the White House House and Beijing would, among other things, restore US access to valuable materials from China.
After two days of talks in London, the U.S. and China have agreed in principle on a framework to carry out an agreement they reached on resolving their trade disputes last month, Chinese state media said.
President Donald Trump said the deal with China is "done." His former Commerce Secretary told Business Insider it's far from comprehensive.
A finales de mayo, la administración estadounidense dio un nuevo paso en su estrategia para frenar la industria china de semiconductores. Tras comprobar que impedir el acceso a su tecnología no había sido suficiente para detener el avance del país liderado po…
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said it was a "handshake for a framework."
Cet accord pourrait atténuer les tensions commerciales entre Washington et Pékin. « Nous allons respecter notre part, notamment en permettant aux étudiants chinois de venir dans nos universités », a précisé le président américain.
In an ambiguous post today, President Donald Trump noted that he's close to a deal with China, that's still worse for Apple and the US economy than what was in place before his April tariff program launch.Tim Cook and Donald Trump in a meeting at the White Ho…
Les États-Unis et la Chine ont trouvé un accord-cadre qui doit maintenant être approuvé par les dirigeants des deux pays.
Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Handelsstreit“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Trump: Einigung mit China auf Abbau von Exportbeschränkungen“.
He said about the unilateral tariffs: "You don't have to use it. You don't have to shop in the United States, as I say."
Beholden to the same pro-Israel, corporate and tech donors, Democrats have little ability - or desire - to resist Trump.
Apple manufacturer Foxconn's iPhone exports to the States have risen from 50% of Indian production to 97%, as Apple tries to mitigate the impact of Trump's tariffs.A render of what the iPhone 17 Slim could look likeIt was already reported in May 2025 that Fox…
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Trump Has No China Trade Strategy: Washington and Beijing stage a tactical retreat that shows China’s leverage. (Wall Street Journal) • Tax-Slashing ETF Trailblazer Preps for a Fresh $5 Billion Haul: ETF Architect has…
President Trump is reportedly set to extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok for a third time -- as the threat of a U.S. ban looms next week (June 19.) [Read More]
In April, DJI urged the US government to start the mandated security audit of its business -- an audit congress ordered as part of a structured approach for evaluating the security concerns of Chinese-owned companies. Now half a year has passed and DJI says t…
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with economist Jeffrey Sachs on the United States's place in a multipolar world.
Beijing has reasons to want its top students to stay home.
The French president says his US counterpart's Greenland takeover threats are not something allies do.
Donald Trump’s second-term policies have already been detrimental to America’s economy and national security. While his administration has delivered a massive gift to China, there is still a chance for Europeans and others mourning the loss of US global leade…
Some might hope that Donald Trump’s alienation of US allies can be reversed under the next administration. Yet regardless of how his trade wars, territorial claims, and coercive tactics play out, the damage to the West as an idea and organizing principle of w…
Notwithstanding Chinese leaders' stated global vision, the regime's diplomacy must serve the interests of its domestic political economy first and foremost. Filling a sudden void in global leadership left by America's withdrawal is not necessarily aligned wit…
Thousands of American investors have lost millions of dollars to sophisticated pump-and-dump schemes involving small Chinese companies listed on Nasdaq, prompting the Justice Department to declare the fraud a priority under the Trump administration's white-co…
Given China's dominance of the rare earth minerals market, the materials are a key component of trade negotiations between the US and China. Cirba Solutions ...
The White House confirmed today that President Donald Trump will sign a new executive order giving TikTok 90 days to avoid a U.S. ban. This marks the third time Trump has delayed enforcement of the law that technically went into effect in January. more…
A symbolic political move Taiwan has added China's leading foundry operator Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC) and IT giant Huawei to its export control list. The move effectively blacklists the duo from doing business with the chip manufact…
Donald Trump had said last month that the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.
President Trump has signed yet another executive order delaying enforcement of the TikTok ban by 90 days, so companies like Apple, Google, and ByteDance don't have to worry about fines.TikTok will continue to operate in the US at least until September 17TikTo…
Illegal products abound on Chinese site and its processes to stop ‘em are hopeless The European Commission has found Chinese e-tail giant AliExpress in breach of its obligation to assess and mitigate risks related to the dissemination of illegal products as r…
Trump hosts Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for an unprecedented White House lunch, as the US and Pakistan reset ties.
Trump signs an executive order extending the deadline for sale or divestment of TikTok to September 17.
The Russian and Chinese leaders agree there is no military solution to the dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Here’s what to know about China’s approach to—and stakes in—the Israel-Iran war.
Expects Huawei to start exporting AI chips soon, creating global fight for tech stack dominance China’s AI and chipmaking prowess lags the USA’s by just two years, and America’s efforts to slow its progress could be hobbling its own semiconductor industry, ac…
EU interests may no longer be best served by alliance with US - especially under Trump’s increasingly dangerous agenda.
Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an opportunity for Beijing.
China's Ministry of Commerce says the two sides "further confirmed the details of the framework."
Beijing likes allies who needle the U.S., but it values stability even more.
"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."
Trump said a “group of very wealthy people” intends to buy TikTok.
In his wildest dreams, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his designs on currency domination couldn’t have imagined a better foil than Donald Trump.
JATIBONICO, Cuba (Reuters) -Hours over rutted roads inland from Havana, the small Cuban city of Jatibonico is a snapshot of late 19th-century living, its...
But not in a good way.
Launching in 2028, China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts
The two sides are marking 50 years of relations this month, holding talks and pledging deeper cooperation.
Tesla Inc. CEO (NASDAQ:TSLA) and the world's richest man, Elon Musk, have found an unusual source of support in the form of Chinese social media users amid...
President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn't take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of...
Local residents, Tower Hamlets Council, the Metropolitan Police, the security services, the Trump administration and five British governments have all expressed concerns about the Chinese proposal to build the largest diplomatic mission in Europe next to the …
For the second straight quarter, Tesla’s sales have declined while Chinese rivals like BYD and NIO are surging, a sign of a major power shift in the global electric vehicle market.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he believes Iran can resolve its differences with the United States through dialogue, but...
My journey to a Huawei watch
President Donald Trump has started to send letters to world leaders announcing new tariff rates for countries without a U.S. trade deal, some of which affect countries where Apple manufactures its products.Tim Cook [left], President Donald Trump [right]In Apr…
A little over a week after U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News that a group of "very wealthy people" would buy TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, a new report suggests that TikTok is developing a new version of its app specifically for u…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China warned the Trump administration on Tuesday against reigniting trade tension by restoring tariffs on its goods next month, and...
President Trump is hosting 5 African leaders in Washington this week — a mini summit that's raising eyebrows over who was invited, what's on the table, and what it signals about U.S. rivalry with China and BRICS in Africa.
Bloomberg: An analysis finds Chinese firms aim to buy 115K+ US-sanctioned Nvidia H100 and H200 chips for 39 data centers across China's western deserts, mostly in Xinjiang — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/ articles/2025-07-08/latest-tariff-pause - shows-lim…
LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to ...
As the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
The Army is working on new tech, drones, autonomy, better decision-making, and more to deter and prepare for conflict with China.
With half the AI devs in the world, if China can't build on American hardware, they'll build on their own, Jensen warns If the US military wouldn't be caught dead building supercomputers using Chinese kit, there's no reason to think the People's Liberation Ar…
US president has pushed other countries to crack down on manufacturing and exportation of fentanyl.
The AI arms race just took a monumental turn.
Sentiment towards the US is deteriorating even among Washington's closest allies, according to Pew survey data.
A wiser, stronger strategy would be to reserve a presidential visit to China for when Beijing demonstrates genuine reform.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's lunch meeting with Pakistan's military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning...
Beijing wants the Chinese carrier included in the MSC-BlackRock acquisition of 45 Hutchison ports, raising U.S. security concerns over Panama Canal access.
Chinese investments could play a crucial role in enabling Brazil to boost its industrial capacity and diversify economy.
The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.
An important reason why the recall vote was defeated is a testament to the Taiwanese people’s desire to maintain a thriving democracy and a semblance of checks and balances but on a very practice level, saw the KMT and TPP work closely together for self-prese…
China has called for a new global organization to address the AI threat. Getting the US to the table might be a challenge.
Elbridge Colby wants the U.S. military to pivot toward Asia, even if it means turning away from Europe and the Middle East.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he warned Chinese officials that continued purchases of sanctioned Russian oil...
BEIJING/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Nvidia placed orders for 300,000 H20 chipsets with contract manufacturer TSMC last week, two sources said, with one of...
US President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a stopover in New York by Taiwan's president, says considers China trip.
US president says he will visit China only at the invitation of Chinese leader.
Report says US Senator Roger Wicker may visit Taiwan after President William Lai Ching-te cancelled Latin America trip.
China's spectacular economic development has brought up the price of its labour and dwindled Western corporate profits.
U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they remain far apart on...
Since 2023, the share of Americans who view China as an 'enemy' dropped by seven percentage points, while the share who see it as an 'ally or trade partner' ...
Recent developments and an escalating trade war have made travel to cities like Beijing challenging but by no means impossible.
Donald Trump is letting Nvidia and AMD sell some chips to China — but only if they pay a 15% tax. That's the opposite of Trump's tariff push.
The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing’s influence over the key...
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Just when NVIDIA thought it was in the clear to resume sales of its H20 AI GPUs to China, a new report suggests that Beijing is putting pressure on its major firms to avoid the chips.
Authorities press companies including ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to use domestic suppliers instead.
China's Xi and Brazil's Lula discuss cooperation amid fallout of US President Donald Trump's trade war.
The AI chip arms race reportedly involves spooky surveillance tactics.
Seven months after DeepSeek's debut, it appears the company needs some American rocket power to get its AI Sputnik off the ground.
Closing arguments are due to begin in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, 77, a critic of China's Communist Party.
The 77-year-old founder of the Apple Daily newspaper is charged with foreign collusion over 2019 protests.
Expert says ‘gaps’ in naval capabilities are closing between China and the United States.
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The remarks came ahead of Trump’s planned talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the controversial national security law, which Beijing imposed.
A Hong Kong court began hearing final arguments Monday in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could...
As the Chinese economy surges forward, the U.S. has lost its capacity for physical improvement.
Spy vs spy in the chips Comment Chinese state media called the US an aspiring "surveillance empire" over its proposed use of asset tracking tags to crack down on black-market GPU shipments to the Middle Kingdom.…
"It was clear that if we didn't do it, the world was gonna be mostly built on Chinese open source models," Altman said.
The merger helps China consolidate its shipbuilding and centralize government control, putting it in a position to continue dominating the market.
In an interview with CNBC, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that he doesn't believe export controls will work to curb China's AI progress, and that the US is underestimating its power.
China and India have agreed to resume trade ties and move towards resolving their longstanding border dispute.
Nvidia is still waiting for approval from the U.S. government to sell the B30 chip to China.
Nvidia’s CEO says it’s in talks with Trump administration on a new chip for China BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Huang was asked…
The president threatened a 200% tariff on China as he rambled incoherently Monday.
The US president’s escalation comes despite a 90-day pause on increased tariffs that has already been agreed.
President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into...
BEIJING (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful show of Global...
'They have to give us magnets' world war fee The Chinese lockdown on rare-earth minerals has drawn the ire of President Trump, who is threatening crushing tariffs if the Middle Kingdom doesn't cough up more rare earths.…
China would be a $50 billion a year market for Nvidia if Uncle Sam would let us sell competitive products, says Jensen Huang Nvidia's top brass urged Washington to approve the sale of Blackwell accelerators to China during the GPU giant's Q2 earnings call on …
Late last year, eight major U.S. telecoms were the victim of a massive intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year. The “Salt Typhoon” hack was so severe, the intruders spent a year rooting around the ISP netw…
The parade will mark the 80th anniversary of China's war against Japan and the end of World War Two.
Critics fear a new law in Texas will prove discriminatory - but officials say it it vital to combat "adversaries".
Plus millions of other people across 80+ countries China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies hoovered up information belonging to millions of people in the United States over the course of the years-long intrusion into telecommunications networks, according to a top FB…
South Asia's missile race is heating up. But India and Pakistan aren't only eyeing each other, say analysts.
Trump said he would allow Chinese students into US universities, months after administration announced visa revocations.
China's top diplomat tells Brazil's FM Mauro Vieira that Beijing-Brazil ties are at their 'best in history'.
Roger Wicker, head of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, says trip is focused on security ties with island.
Russia said it 'strongly condemns' actions of Germany, France and UK as China says sanctions move 'counterproductive'.
China is the host of this year’s SCO Summit which takes place in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1.
The China-led bloc will give members a chance to air common grievances, especially against Washington.
China halts Nvidia H20 purchases amid security reviews, fueling production suspensions and escalating US-China chip tensions.
Beijing's shipbuilding capacity is 200 times that of the US, an expert says, calling the scale "extraordinary".
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the 20 world leaders attending a regional security summit in China.
Indian leader appears to mark waning of strategic ties with US after Trump slapped punishing tariffs on Indian goods.
Summit in China shoulders mission of building consensus among parties and stimulating momentum in cooperation, Xi says.
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Chinese leader pledges $280m in aid to members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at summit in Tianjin.
Between US equivocation and China’s aggression, Taiwan is running out of options
Trump slammed India’s trade relationship with the United States as a “totally one sided disaster” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed with Russia and China’s leaders at a summit on Monday.
Japan will host the Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, missile system next month, a ground-based launcher that can fire long-range missiles.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the China-North Korea border by train on Tuesday, the country's state news agency reported, heading to Beijing.
Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, Michael Schuman argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."
It comes as China's Xi prepares to host the North Korean and Russian leaders at a "Victory Day" parade in Beijing.
Brit limb books just £188M in revenue – down 85% since 2019 Huawei's business in Britain has dwindled in the half-decade since the UK acquiesced to demands from the US to ban the Chinese networking giant from local telco networks.…
Chinese President Xi Jinping outlines plans for new development bank and financing options for SCO members.
Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties.
The two leaders' meeting comes the day before a military parade marking Japan’s surrender in World War II.
President Xi shows off his power and influence in an open challenge to US supremacy and the world order.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China's "beautiful ceremony" marking the end of World War Two should have highlighted the...
Speaking during the spectacle in Beijing, China's President Xi Jinping said the world faced a choice between peace and war.
The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States.
Trump says Beijing and Moscow would never use military force against US due to its superior military.
The Russian president and the North Korean leader travel to the talks together in the same car after a formal reception.
Trade among India, China and Russia is valued at $452bn in goods. Al Jazeera breaks down the numbers.
SEOUL (Reuters) -After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the...
They want reassurance that their orders of Nvidia's H20 model, which the U.S. firm in July regained permission to sell in China, are being processed, and are...
On a spring day in 1954, Bell Labs researchers showed off the first practical solar panels at a press conference in Murray Hill, New Jersey, using sunlight to spin a toy Ferris wheel before a stunned crowd. The solar future looked bright. But in the race to c…
A new poll shows a majority of Chinese people see competition with the U.S. as a threat, but there is a split on what role Beijing should take on in the world stage.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with Chinese...
At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.
While Putin, Xi and Modi build autocratic alliances, Trump is friendless on the world stage
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The SCO meeting looked to be a great success. But what can we expect in folllow through?
A White House House official, meanwhile, confirmed that a visit of the US President Donald Trump to South Korea is possible.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China is pushing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to sign an upgrade to their free trade agreement before the end of the year...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said her government was not looking for a conflict with countries on which it plans to increase tariffs...
Chinese companies are going full speed ahead with chip production.
NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy pushed back against recent claims that the agency is losing ground to China in the race back to the moon, promising the Artemis program will get astronauts there first, in a closed NASA town hall.
Beyond Russia, he proposed that NATO impose tariffs of 50% to 100% on Chinese goods until the war ends, arguing that such steps would loosen Beijing’s “strong grip” on Moscow.
China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national...
The US and China have reached a “framework” deal to divest TikTok from its Chinese parent company, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters during trade talks in Madrid on Monday. As noted by Reuters, Bessent confirmed that “the framework is for a swit…
U.S. officials have announced a "framework" that would let Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok continue operations in the United States, although the two countries are still working out the details.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. and China have reached a tentative "framework" agreement on TikTok's U.S. operations, with Presidents Trump and Xi set to finalize details Friday. "It's between two private parties, but the commercial t…
(Reuters) -U.S. Democrats have asked the Trump administration to press China to curb "structural overproduction", essentially overhauling Beijing's economic ...
A meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials went well and a deal was reached regarding “a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much...
Beijing prepares to roll out more stimulus packages to hit growth targets, the Senate prepares to vote on Stephen Miran's nomination to the Federal Reserve, ...
The negotiations are the latest attempt to end a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has released a statement that finds NVIDIA guilty of anti-trust practices.
The United States and China have reportedly agreed on the framework of a deal to bring TikTok under majority U.S. ownership. [Read More]
Long before the great TikTok moral panic of 2021 to 2024, you might recall that numerous members of Congress spent a solid decade freaking about another Chinese company: Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei. The argument, made without much in the way of pub…
US and Chinese officials to meet for second day in Spain as Trump threatens to target China's oil purchases.
The app would have gone dark if China’s ByteDance had not divested by Wednesday.
The claim came as the US and China held trade talks in Madrid that concluded on Monday.
TikTok might not finalize its deal to sell its US operations for at least another month. Sources tell CNBC’s David Faber that the US and China might close on an agreement within the next 30 to 45 days, while Oracle will remain the app’s cloud partner, allowin…
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is on a mission to weaken China's global network of ports and bring more strategic terminals...
SummaryThe US and China have agreed to a deal to transfer TikTok's ownership to a US-based entityUS officials announced the agreement, confirming that commercial terms have been settledDetails are expected to be finalized during a meeting between Presidents T…
US lawmakers are asking for information about Huawei's US research arm, which they say shared a campus with Nvidia's headquarters.
China has reportedly banned Chinese firms from buying Nvidia (NVDA) chips, according to reporting from the Financial Times. Rhodium Group director Reva...
Beijing tells Alibaba, ByteDance to cancel RTX 6000D orders as U.S.-China chip war hits new flashpoint
Jensen Huang told reporters he would be "patient" as the US and China grapple for global AI dominance.
CEO Jensen Huang is expected to discuss the developments with US President Donald Trump in London on Wednesday.
US president says a 'group of very big companies' wants to buy the popular video-sharing platform.
Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu.
As Washington pushes for a TikTok deal, Beijing is countering with probes into American chipmakers.
Trump floated the idea during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he wrapped up a state visit to the U.K. and tied it to the need for the U.S. to counter its top rival, China.
Russia, Iran and China have all attempted to shape the narrative, but so far, their influence has been relatively minor, experts say.
Bagram Air Base was the biggest US base in Afghanistan until it was abandoned when American forces withdrew from the country in 2021.
On Thursday, Huawei for the first time publicly laid out its three-year roadmap for chip development, boasting of “super clusters” and vastly faster AI chips...
Chinese officials have reportedly ordered top tech firms to stop buying and testing NVIDIA's new RTX Pro 6000D AI GPU.
China and the US have “made progress” on granting permission for ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American consortium, fulfilling a nine-months-overdue legal requirement. After saying a tentative deal had been reached Monday and that approval would come Friday,…
The president plans to meet Xi at a global summit in South Korea next month and will travel to China next year.
Clare Malone writes about TikTok, the Chinese-owned social-media app that was banned by Congress because of national-security concerns, and how Donald Trump seems more interested in leveraging its future for his personal gain.
After a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump says an agreement is on the way.
President Donald Trump signaled a deal to keep TikTok online in the U.S. was “approved” by China.
US President Trump tells reporters that 'great American patriots' are planning to buy the social media app.
TikTok US is set to sell to an investor consortium that will retrain its algorithm and keep Americans connected to users in other parts of the world.
Oracle would recreate and provide security for a new US version of TikTok's algorithm under a deal taking shape to sell the popular Chinese-owned app to a...
US residents may not have to migrate to a new version of the app after all, according to reports.
BEIJING (Reuters) -A group of U.S. lawmakers on a rare visit to Beijing raised a deal with top Chinese leaders which would see China commit to buy more...
With access to the US curtailed, Chinese manufacturers have shown they aren't backing down: Indian purchases hit an all-time high in August, shipments to...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. aircraft engines and parts, along with certain chemicals, could provide important leverage for the United States in its talks with...
It is China's first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.
After five deadline extensions and several rounds of negotiations, President Trump signed an executive order to put TikTok’s US operations in the hands of Oracle and other American investors.
U.S. President Donald Trump today signed an executive order approving a deal that would see TikTok's U.S. operations largely sold off, reports CNBC. The deal would allow TikTok to comply with U.S. law requiring the social media service to be sold to a non-Chi…
"This is going to be American-operated all the way," Trump says.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that outlines how the China-based Bytedance divestiture from TikTok in the United States will play out, laying the groundwork for the app to be majority-owned by U.S. persons and leaving Bytedance with…
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Trump says Xi Jinping approved the TikTok deal, and JD Vance says the transaction values TikTok US at $14B; ByteDance hasn't acknowledged the deal — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving a proposed de…
Following months of delays, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that's supposed to "save" TikTok. Trump claims the deal will make the app "American-operated," fulfilling the divest-or-ban law that threatened the China-owned app's presence in …
A new deal values US TikTok at $14 billion. That seems crazy low for an enormously powerful tech platform.
Not to be confused with all the other reports of Chinese intruders on US networks that came to light this week RedNovember, a Chinese state-sponsored cyberspy group, targeted government and critical private-sector networks around the globe between June 2024 a…
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we wrote about how the TikTok “deal” was a grift from the start, while the blowback from China started to arrive, though TikTok and the DOJ were still fighting it out in court (and a judge issued a preliminary injunction agai…
If successful, the transaction will cement Silicon Valley's right-wing shift
After about a decade, Iran is again subject to UN sanctions as the West piles pressure on Tehran.
“We are not able to pay $350 billion in cash,” South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said in a Channel A News television interview on Saturday ...
Analysts told BI TikTok's $14 billion deal secures its US future and signals a middle ground in the fraught US-China tech rivalry.
Xi Jinping is using his influence to align the world's most powerful dictators against America, while the US is weakening its institutions and alienating its...
Latest move underscores efforts to normalise ties and draw closer in wake of Trump's policies, stiff tariffs.
China told the US envoy to abide by 'fundamental norms governing international relations', including noninterference.
The two major players in India's neighbourhood, China and Japan, are set for recalibrated engagement under a new PM. An expert explains what is worth watching out for.
GOP spinmeister Scott Jennings stepped into Trump's tariff war fiasco while appearing on CNN and got sucked down in the muck quickly. As the gentle reader already knows, Donny Dementia has screwed up things so badly, that China is boycotting American soybeans…
Suspected Chinese government operatives asked ChatGPT to help write proposal for a tool to conduct large-scale surveillance and to help promote another that allegedly scans social media accounts for “extremist speech,” ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said in a report pu…
Analysts say Thursday's announcement is China's bid to strengthen its leverage in trade talks with the U.S., ahead of a planned leaders' meeting.
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says China's centralized policy has fueled its advantage in standing up "vast amounts of power."
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is expected to announce a new advanced "all-domain" air defence system to better defend against China when he...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that ...
Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Following U.S. lawmakers' call on Tuesday for broader bans on the export of chipmaking equipment to China, China dramatically expanded its rare earths export controls on Thursday, adding five new elements, dozens o…
The Trump Administration seeks to ban Chinese airlines from flying US routes over Russia, as they have an "unequal" advantage.
President Trump threatened a "massive increase" in tariffs against China in a post on Truth Social on Friday, sending US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) into...
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has launched an antitrust investigation into U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm over its acquisition of Israel's Autotalks...
BEIJING (Reuters) -Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals - or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag - will be charged ...
China imposed limits on rare earth minerals a day earlier.
BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -China will slap port fees on U.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to U.
The US president's announcement comes after China pledged to impose restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals.
Move is a strategic one ahead of new round of tricky trade talks with the United States.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States could impose export controls on Boeing plane parts as part of Washington's response to Chinese export limits on rare ...
Beijing accuses 18 personnel of spreading 'separatist' propaganda after Taiwan leader promises air defence boost.
Turning supply dispute into political spectacle, Trump revives old tactic — weaponizing trade for power, headlines
Both Chinese and American posturing on trade assumes significance for India, which is in the midst of negotiations for a trade deal with the US.
Trade tensions between China and the US have resurfaced with tit-for-tat moves, including new tariffs and export limits on rare earth minerals. These actions have roiled global markets, raising concerns about further escalation. Experts suggest these moves co…
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President Trump imposed a 100% tariff on Chinese goods and announced export controls on undefined 'critical software,' a move that could cripple China’s tech and manufacturing sectors more than tariffs themselves.
President Trump announced a 100% additional tariff on China after Beijing placed new restrictions on the export of rare-earth ...
Beijing says it could introduce "countermeasures" if the US President imposes an an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports.
China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm admitted that it had not informed Chinese authorities when it completed its acquisition of...
"They can do this because they diligently built industrial capacity no one else had the fortitude to build."
Beijing says it will not back down in the face of threats, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations.
Congress must decide whether to reauthorize and expand the DFC, a key U.S. development finance agency, or risk ceding economic influence to China amidst rising tensions.
China’s commerce ministry says its Oct. 9 rare-earth export controls are lawful security steps, not bans, and that eligible civilian exports will be licensed.
Markets enter a critical week following Friday's dramatic selloff triggered by President Trump's threat of "massive tariffs" against China over tighter rare-...
China's trade diversification has been so successful that its export market is growing significantly despite the trade war.
Beijing insists it's business as usual – Washington might see it differently China's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's purchase of Israeli firm Autotalks, the latest salvo in the escalating tech trade war between Washington a…
Secretary of the US Treasury says Trump may call off his 100 percent tariff threat on China as negotiations continue.
In recent history, the US has made moves restricting China's access to semiconductor technology.
OpenAI has announced “AI sovereignty" partnerships with governments around the world, but can proprietary models compete with Beijing’s open source offerings?
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil. "I believe...
China showed no signs of backing down from President Trump’s trade war.
Analysts have warned the tit-for-tat trade fees risk 'distorting global freight flows' for goods including petrol, toys.
Semiconductor firm Nexperia is owned by Chinese parent company Wingtech.
Following months of supply chain adjustments and diversification amid US–China trade tensions, Apple CEO Tim Cook reassured Beijing that the company remains committed to investing in the region. Here are the details. more…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering terminating some trade ties with China, singling out cooking oil even...
New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great power competition for their ...
It's the latest tit-for-tat tariff spat between the two superpowers following a period of calmed tensions.
Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that someone at the U.S. Embassy has been threatening to cancel the visas of Panamanian officials as the...
Jose Raul Mulino says the visa-removal policy is 'not coherent' with the 'good relationship' he hopes to have with US.
SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government...
One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals for...
Basic economics runs roughshod over the Nvidia CEO's critics.
Markets enter a potentially pivotal week as US-China trade negotiations resume following last week's dramatic tariff escalation, with investors hoping for...
The US and Australia agreed to a framework that includes investments in projects to expand mining and processing of rare earth and critical minerals.
Why Chaos Favors the Strong in the Coming Great Decoupling
A Chinese jet allegedly dropped a flare close to an Australian plane over the South China Sea.
"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that,"
US President Trump makes announcement after being invited by the Chinese government.
China's recent expanded export restrictions on rare-earth metals was a 'power play' before Trump-Xi meeting.
US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese have signed a deal for critical minerals.
Breaking China's stranglehold on supplies of the critical minerals is likely to take at least a decade, experts say.
By Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.
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China and Australia have traded accusations over an incident Australia said involved a Chinese jet releasing flares.
Leavitt said Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi in Busan, South Korea.
Beijing explores the leverage it now has to work its geopolitical will.
WAUSAU, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The cool woodlands of central Wisconsin boast soils packed with Ice Age mineral deposits that make the area perfect for the...
China's Communist Party refrains from direct mention of US trade war, but stresses 'consolidating national security'.
Alleged trafficker, Zhi Dong Zhang, who had escaped Mexican authorities in July, was arrested in Cuba,
KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top economic officials from the U. and China are due to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Friday for talks to prevent a trade war ...
Premier Li Qiang will arrive in Singapore on Saturday for a two-day visit that the Chinese foreign ministry said aimed to deepen cooperation and reaffirm a...
He's threatened to increase tariffs on Chinese imports 100% if no agreement.
Zhi Dong Zhang, known as Brother Wang, was attempting to flee to Russia with false papers when his plot unravelled.
The probe comes as the US government seeks additional leverage against Beijing amid escalating trade tensions.
Trump said he hoped he and Xi could 'work out a lot of our doubts and questions' after months of trade tensions.
Here's what you should know as the US president arrives for a whirlwind week of diplomacy.
US, China officials begin trade talks in Kuala Lumpur to pave way for high-stakes meeting between Trump, Xi.
Donald Trump has departed for Malaysia, where he’s set to attend the ASEAN summit and hold trade talks with China.
Southeast Asia and its 'China Plus One' supply chain are feeling the fallout from the US trade war.
President Donald Trump headed for Asia Friday night for the first time this term, a trip where he’s expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to deescalate a trade war. “We have…
The U.S. and China are set to "consummate" the deal this week in South Korea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expects major progress on both trade negotiations and a TikTok deal when Trump meets Xi in Korea next week.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he anticipates that China will revive substantial purchases of U. soybeans for several years and will...
A fresh U.S.–China trade “framework” buoyed crypto on Oct. 26 after negotiators said they reached “basic consensuses” to address tariff and export-control...
President Donald Trump said he was confident of hashing out a deal with President Xi Jinping, whom he is expected to meet next week, after top economic...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The second day of trade talks between the U. and China was paving the way for a "productive meeting" between President Donald Trump...
The yeoman Treasury Secretary and former hedge fund manager said the trade war with China has hurt him.
Takaichi also told Trump that Japan is "an indispensable partner" in terms of the US's strategies towards China and the Indo-Pacific.
US and Chinese trade negotiators say they’ve reached a framework agreement that, if approved by both governments this week, would roll back proposed 100% tariffs on Chinese imports and pause Beijing’s escalating export restrictions on rare-earth materials.
Donald Trump arrives in Asia for a three-nation tour and high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping. But how much is really on the table ...
One of China's most important political meetings took place this week, ahead of talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-24/xi-and-trump-dig-in-on-key-issues-push…
U.S.-China trade tensions appeared to cool Sunday before an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with each side saying a deal was nearing between the world’s two largest economies. Any agreement would be a relief to i…
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, after top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators announced they had reached a framework on several disputed issues, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign off on…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to seal a TikTok deal on Thursday, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
President Donald Trump received a royal welcome on Monday in Japan, the latest leg of a five-day Asia trip which he hopes to cap with an agreement on a trade...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -China pressed on Monday for stronger economic ties and more open trade at a regional summit in Malaysia dominated by the shadow of...
-listed rare earth miners slumped before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade deal that could pause planned U...
Brazilian farmer Andrey Rodrigues wasn’t planning to beef up soybean production for next year’s harvest until a couple of months ago, but now he’s extra...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -China pressed on Monday for open trade and stronger economic ties at a regional summit in Malaysia dominated by the shadow of steep U...
The U.S. and China have reached a framework agreement for a trade deal, with 100% tariffs coming off the table - according to Secretary of the Treasury Scott...
Officials signal that trade deal is close as Trump and Xi prepare to meet for the first time since 2019.
The move underscores efforts to rebuild relations and draw closer after US President Donald Trump's stiff tariffs.
The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan...
China and the 11-member regional bloc sign an upgraded version of their free trade pact, as both weather US tariffs.
Huang now joins Trump in his Asia tour, ahead of the President's meeting with Xi Jinping.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet to discuss a trade deal.
Trump is currently on a whirlwind trip across Asia, which will also see him meet Chinese president Xi.
President Trump has confidently predicted striking a deal with China's leader, who he's set to meet Thursday.
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China's state-owned COFCO bought three U. soybean cargoes this week, two trade sources said, the country's first purchases from ...
US President Donald Trump spoke at the APEC summit, saying he hoped to make a trade deal with Chinese President Xi.
US and Chinese leaders are expected to sign a trade deal in their first meeting since 2019.
Expectations are modest for how far a US-China deal will go to resolve the differences between the superpowers.
Observers say China could help end the Ukraine war quickly but several factors stand in the way of a peace breakthrough.
From tariffs to TikTok, rare earth metals to fentanyl, a packed agenda awaits the leaders of the US and China.
Tensions between China and the US have escalated amid Donald Trump's tariff threats and new restrictions on exports.
A full-blown trade war between the United States and China would have a severe impact on global economic growth.
His five-day tour displayed the power of his presidency - but also, at times, that power's limitations.
The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex
Trump says the meeting with President Xi was a "great success", while Beijing has yet to comment on the talks.
The US and Chinese leaders shook hands when they met face-to-face for the first time since 2019.
The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.
will suspend for one year a new measure that vastly expanded the number of Chinese firms facing tough restrictions on access to U. Treasury Secretary Scott...
President Donald Trump said he is reducing some tariffs on Chinese imports following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
ABC News senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez on President Donald Trump ordering the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing on an "equal basis" to other countries' testing programs.
The BBC's Laura Bicker explains how the two nation's have reported on the trade negotiations.
“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry
Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly, but China...
US President did discuss chip exports with his counterpart, but made no breakthroughs Talks between US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea yielded a modest thaw, with the two agreeing to trim tariffs and pause new rare-earth export cu…
Since President Donald Trump’s second term began, his administration’s approach to China has been arguably the toughest aspect of its foreign policy to parse. In part, that’s because the top members of Trump’s team haven’t always seemed to be on the same page…
President Trump is back in Washington after spending a week in Asia. He attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, addressed U.S. troops in Japan and met with China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea.
The world's two largest economies appeared to dial back a monthslong trade war.
Finding it hard to reach a resolution of its trade dispute with the US after Trump suspended talks, Canada turns to other major economies.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss trade and tariffs in their first meeting since 2019.
The balance of power between the US and China has shifted since Trump launched his trade war in 2018.
Beijing is positioning itself as defender of free trade as US tariffs disrupt global economy and Trump skips summit.
Relations nosedived in 2018 after Canada arrested a senior Huawei executive and have remained rocky ever since.
International automakers can now apply for licenses to resume chip deliveries from Nexperia China.
Move comes after Trump-Xi summit yields progress on trade war and pledges to calm tensions.
China expert Evan Medeiros discusses US-China ties going back before Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs and trade wars.
US president claims Chinese leader would never act on Taiwan while he's in office 'because they know the consequences'.
The former Treasury secretary said the meeting could have had "unfortunate and destabilizing outcomes" if it had gone downhill.
During a 60 Minutes TV interview, Trump accuses Russia, China and Pakistan of testing nuclear weapons.
US president claims China, Russia have carried out secret nuclear weapon tests as he seeks to justify return to testing.
By Eduardo Baptista and Toby Sterling BEIJING/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -China's commerce ministry accused the Netherlands on Tuesday of not working with Beijing...
Federal departments and agencies are backing a TP-Link ban, which stems from national security risks related to the company's complicated ties to China.
Chinese leader meets Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing just days after his summit with US President Donald Trump.
Europe says it is ‘de-coupling’ from China, but the Nexperia case shows it’s still acting under US influence.
A dispute between Amsterdam and Beijing over technology transfer has held up chip supplies to car manufacturers.
The US Navy needs multi-mission, long-range autonomous warships that can traverse and fight across the vast waters of the Pacific.
"China is going to win the AI race," Huang told the newspaper on the sidelines of the Financial Times' Future of AI Summit. The artificial intelligence chip...
The latest move by Beijing would dash Nvidia's hopes of regaining Chinese market share.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week's meeting of the two countries...
It's all thanks to China's energy policy, Nvidia's Jensen Huang claims.
More than half a dozen US government departments and agencies are reportedly backing a proposal to ban the routers due to alleged ties to Chinese cyberattacks.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was recently quoted as saying that China will win the AI race, before clarifying his comment in a separate X post. Was it a slip of the tongue, or was it real foresight?
China's Wu Yize and Xhao Xintong reach the last four of the International Championship with wins over Barry Hawkins and Mark Selby respectively.
US President Donald Trump to meet leaders from five central asian countries in Washington for 10th meeting of C5+1.
Xi and Trump haven't gotten to discuss the chips, though they were supposed to Nvidia's latest generation of Blackwell accelerators won't be available in China anytime soon, according to CEO Jensen Huang, who said there were no "active discussions" about sell…
Last year almost a dozen major U.S. ISPs were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year. The “Salt Typhoon” hack was so severe, the intruders spent much of the last year roo…
Nvidia CEO argues America risks losing influence by shutting out China’s developers while hardware and policy tensions redefine the AI landscape.
PLUS: India’s tech services exports growing fast; South Korea puts the bite on TXT spam; NTT gets into autonomous vehicles; and more! Asia In Brief Chinese infosec blog MXRN last week reported a data breach at a security company called Knownsec that has ties…
China said Monday it is making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, a key issue for President Donald Trump during...
Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the U.S., has been looking for work in China. Beijing's new K-...
The country is easing migration for young researchers to boost its competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and new materials.
In an extraordinary move, the Dutch government seized control of Nexperia, triggering anger in Beijing.
By Ernest Scheyder and Pratima Desai (Reuters) -China for decades has sought to manipulate global critical minerals prices, using its control as an economic ...
DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, four people familiar with ...
Some in the crypto community are skeptical.
President Lee Jae Myung said US also supports Seoul's greater role in 'uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing'.
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Tens of billions of pounds has been spent by the Chinese in the UK since 2000, Panorama has learned.
Takaichi this month became the first sitting Japanese leader in decades to publicly link a Taiwan Strait crisis with the possible deployment of Japanese...
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.
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For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. China’s state lenders have...
Commerce Department proposes TP-Link router ban over Chinese security risks. Learn how this potential prohibition could affect your home network and devices.
ATHENS (Reuters) -China's controlling stake in the Greek port of Piraeus, one of the largest in Europe, is not for sale, the Chinese embassy in Greece said,...
Dutch government's decision to relinquish control of chipmaker comes after major disruption to automotive supply chains.
Beijing's recent fury directed towards Japan is hammering home a point on Taiwan to the wider world, especially the United States and its allies, analysts in...
President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly contemplating the possibility of permitting Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) to trade its H200 artificial...
Gulf expert Gregory Gause explains what Saudi Arabia wants from Washington and what Washington wants from Riyadh.
As Canada starts to diversify its ties with other countries amidst an increasingly unpredictable and unreliable relationship with the U.S., its pivot toward China, in particular, will need to be strategic: the work must be done while balancing the risks and s…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to the White House and...
Congress is worried that China and its Tiangong space station will make research gains against the U.S. after the ISS retires in 2030. New legislation aims to counter that.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese...
An anonymous reader shares a report: The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba Group, Baidu and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military, according to a letter to Congress sent roughly three weeks before Donald Trump and Xi Jinping a…
The nation’s next generation of scientists and technologists will shape the coming decades.
China's Foreign Ministry said Trump initiated call with Xi Jinping and communication was crucial for stable relations.
ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power.
If approved by Taiwan's parliament, the plan would raise defence spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2030.
Tensions are reignited after Arunachal-born Prema Wangjom Thongdok is detained at a Chinese airport.
Beijing has warned against foreign interference in its internal affairs following reports that US President Donald Trump privately pressed Japanese Prime...
The US and Venezuela are edging towards war, but is this about Trump’s war on drugs or sending a message to China?
Takaichi's suggestion earlier this month that Tokyo could intervene militarily if Taiwan is attacked enrages Beijing.
China warned the United States that it would "resolutely counter" the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, saying it undermines its legitimate security interests. The remarks were made on Thursday in a Chinese white paper on arms control, disarmament …
Conflict in East Asia ‘would be one of the most dangerous and consequential events of the 21st century’
China is taking new steps to strengthen its crackdown on crypto payments as regulators warn that digital assets are once again creating risks in the...
The Thai king’s historic China visit signals Bangkok’s deeper embrace of Beijing in a shifting global order Read Full Article at RT.com
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) during his second hearing before the Senate committee considering his nomination for NASA administrator.
Bloomberg: Jensen Huang says “we don't know” if China would accept Nvidia's H200 AI chips even if the US relaxed export controls, following a meeting with President Trump — Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he's unsure whether China wou…
Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while China is making great strides in its plan to reach the moon, the United States has "stuck to a plan that does not make sense."
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a new bill to restrict Nvidia (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and other chip makers from exporting advanced chips to China. The move comes as the Trump administration weighs the possibility of allowing …
Bay Area laboratories are set to play a central role in the Genesis Mission, a multibillion-dollar effort by the Trump administration to accelerate the nation’s artificial intelligence push in the face of technological advances in China. The involvement of La…
The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.
President Donald Trump said the US would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China.
China’s exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the month before, although shipments to the United States dropped nearly...
The U.S government will take a 25% cut, according to the president.
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to...
Blackwell and Rubin kit remain off limits US President Donald Trump has signalled he will allow Nvidia to resume sales of its H200 accelerators to China.…
Trump says chipmaker will be allowed to export to 'approved customers', in shift away from Washington's export controls.
Dec 10 - Chinese rare-earth magnet suppliers to U. automaker Ford Motor were included in the first batch of new export licences issued by Beijing to boost...
Deepseek reportedly received banned chips, and is allegedly using them to train a new model.
Major automakers have urged Washington to prevent Chinese government-backed automakers and battery manufacturers from opening U.S. manufacturing plants, warning the industry's future is at stake. From a report: The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which re…
Chipmaker Intel, has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units that were targeted by U.S. sanctions,...
Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he got an urgent call: Don’t return to China, a friend...
Incident in November latest reported instance of Trump administration's increasingly aggressive maritime tactics.
Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.
Media mogul Lai was arrested in 2020 under a national security law imposed by China.
Advocates have described the verdict as an 'unlawful' decision based on 'trumped-up national security charges'.
Trump appeals to Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Jimmy Lai convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law.
The return of President Trump has reduced and reversed its powerful influence in the region.
In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of ...
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles...
Trump ramps up pressure with major military force deployed.
Lai, who is facing life in prison, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him "everything".
Shipments still waiting on approval from Beijing Now that it can legally export them, Nvidia has reportedly informed its Chinese customers that it'll begin shipping H200s, one of its most potent graphics accelerators for AI training and inference, in time for…
Beijing urged the US to cease 'dangerous' efforts to arm the island, which it claims as its own.
Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two...
While China has been ahead of the game when it comes to government-backed digital currencies, adoption has been slow.
Amid an ongoing spat between Asia's top two economies, Tokyo is seeking a diplomatic offramp while Beijing plays hardball. The post Japan's Diplomatic Crisis...
China on Monday condemned the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama, the latest development as the Trump administration pushes...
China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan
US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
President Donald Trump signed into law this month a measure that prohibits anyone based in China and other adversarial countries from accessing the Pentagon's cloud computing systems. From a report: The ban, which is tucked inside the $900 billion defense pol…
Xi Jinping said AI models and breakthroughs in local chip development have boosted China "in a race to the top."
An in-depth article from a leftist vantage on China's extensive involvement in Africa finds that it has been a net negative for development
China will lead a joint naval exercise with Brics nations in South African waters next week - the bloc's first such defence cooperation that is likely to...
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Beijing is likely to limit its response to diplomatic protest rather than hard power, analysts tell Al Jazeera.
White House says President Donald Trump still wants to buy Greenland, but has said military means are an option, too.
The move underscores China’s leverage over global rare earth supply chains, accelerating efforts by Japan, the U.S., and allies to diversify sourcing
Trump has 'greenlit' bipartisan push to sanction countries that buy Russian energy exports, Lindsey Graham says.
China will need to reassess its investment in Venezuela and its understanding of US foreign policy under Trump.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang knows China is a lucrative market for the chipmaker.
When it comes to claiming that Venezuelan oil is now under his control, President Donald Trump is mincing no words. After all, Trump is expected to visit...
President Trump on Thursday said his counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping, would have to determine himself if he will use military force against Taiwan....
Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card Chinese authorities have signalled they’ll likely probe Meta’s planned acquisition of made-in-China AI platform Manus.…
Late last year, most major U.S. telecoms were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to hack into U.S. communications networks and then spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year completely undetected. The “Salt Typh…
South African official says drills with Russia, Iran, China and others key to protecting 'maritime economic activities'.
South Africa is hosting the BRICS exercises, but two founding members are not participating amid tensions with the US.
Trump's new focus on Latin America threatens to loosen China’s economic grip in a region where it has quietly used abundant trade, enormous loans and financial tie-ups to build influence.
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Among the many goals of last week’s U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: … Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the Financial Times reported on… Leggi
By Laurie Chen, Emma Farge and Michael MartinaBEIJING/GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described China’s lead trade negoti… Leggi
US House backs bill to regulate remote access to export-controlled chips Chinese companies may be unable to import the best US GPUs, but they have found a workaround: renting access to that hardware via cloud services. Now, the US House of Representatives is …
The PM is seeking to deepen trade and repair ties with China after years of tense relations - without compromising national security or provoking the US.
What is this new era of global politics and where it does it leave Europe?
Nvidia could face the risk of ceding its software edge if it loses the China market.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeking to reset ties with Beijing amid global tensions and US tariffs.
Carney is the first Canadian PM to visit China since 2017 and is seeking to rebuild ties as he looks for new markets.
This is totally not because China is giving away its best models away for free, right? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei isn’t happy about the US allowing Nvidia to sell GPUs to Chinese companies, and likened the decision to giving nuclear weapons to an adversary.…<…
BEIJING, Jan 21 (Reuters) - China rejected speculation on Wednesday that it would compete for influence in the West as a U.S. bid to take control of...
Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.
Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.
A new Pentagon strategy document softens tone on traditional foes, China and Russia.
US National Defense Strategy says Chinese threat is not a priority as Washington pivots to the Western Hemisphere.
On India's Republic Day, President Xi Jinping says Beijing and New Delhi are 'good neighbours, friends and partners'.
Chinese foreign policy is shaped by a paradox: it wants to project power and yet it seeks to avoid conflict.
In recent years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been systematically purging his country’s senior military leaders, part of an overall campaign that has meted out punishment to some 200,000 officials since he took power. It’s officially an anti-corruption progr…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest US ally to visit Beijing, pursuing renewed ties and trade deals.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing called for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties amid global uncertainty.
China warns against US ‘military adventurism’ as Iran tensions escalate
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has portrayed his trip as a pragmatic move to improve UK-China relations.
The UK prime minister’s China visit reflects the realities of a new global order that has upended traditional alliances.
China has been flooding Latin American markets with low-priced exports, especially autos and e-commerce goods, as its exporters adjust to U.S. President...
A study that examines career histories of the country’s elite scholars reveals that the nation is turning inwards in its search for talent.
Balochistan is at the heart of Pakistan's economic promises to US and China. The attacks are a reminder of the risks.
China whacked Trump on the head with rare earth mineral restrictions during the trade war. He's finally buying a hard hat.
Yamandu Orsi is the first Latin American leader to visit China since the US abducted Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
Trump stresses his 'extremely good' personal relationship with Xi Jinping, key to maintaining stable US-China ties.
The two leaders discussed maintaining their growing ties amid international instability.
China calls court ruling against Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison on Panama Canal ports 'absurd' and 'shameful'.
President Mulino responds to China, insists his country upholds the rule of law and and has an independent court system.
US president raved about his 'extremely good' personal relationship with the Chinese leader, but Xi was more muted.
Lai's case has been condemned internationally by free speech advocates, human rights groups and global leaders.
US wants Beijing to join a revised nuclear weapons treaty after expiration of a previous accord between US and Russia.
President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, had an “excellent” wide-ranging discussion on Wednesday, with China considering increasing...
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we look at a phone call that reveals much about the priorities of leaders in the US and China, and claims of nuclear explosions in China.
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced on Monday in the financial hub’s most high-profile national security case, amid growi… Leggi
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's …
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win has blunted domestic opposition to her hawkish security agenda...
Lai was convicted in December on charges related to national security.
Founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper faces possible life in prison on charges of foreign collusion.
The Trump administration has accused Hokkons Baules of Palau and Anderson Jibas of the Marshall Islands of corruption.
The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty after a Peruvian court ruling restricted a local regulator's oversight of a Chinese-built mega port.
TAIPEI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s parliament will prioritise the review of a $40 billion special defence budget when it resumes work after the week-long Lunar New Year … Leggi
At a event in Washington D.C., A U.S. official said a remote earthquake in 2020 was caused by a Chinese nuclear test.
China has previously criticised the role, accusing the US of interfering in China’s internal affairs.
Three-day trip, at Beijing's invitation, comes more than eight years after Trump's first visit to China.
In Munich, Ocasio-Cortez trips over unanswerable question, while Rubio lulls Europeans with smooth-criminal talk
Using an analysis from Focaldata, the Guardian used the angled arrow approach to map countries that shifted towards China’s voting patterns between 2024 and 2025. By measuring how closely eac…
China's foreign aid strategy has shifted in the last few decades and now its model may be the one the US is adopting as China moves away from it.
A top Norwegian military official identified icebreakers as one of the capability gaps that exist between NATO and Russia and China.
The search of CK Hutchison's subsidiary marks the latest turn in rising US-China tensions over the vital trade canal.
The United States is burning through scarce munitions while Russia and China watch and wait.
Maybe it really is the dawning of the Chinese Century.
China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing uncertainty abroad.
Chiang Kai-shek had enormous flaws as a leader, but something was nonetheless lost to China when he and his Republican government were forced into exile on Taiwan.
Call to do better with chips and put AI everywhere is more than rhetoric because China’s scientists are sprinting ahead China’s government has again made reducing reliance on imported digital technology a major goal.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitep…
Experts say Trump must offer 'tangible economic benefits' to Latin America to curb China's growth in the region.
US President Donald Trump will meet with ideologically-aligned Latin American leaders to try and counter China's influence in the region.
China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when the Chinese premier stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursd…
Limited resources are being used up at the expense of other theaters. The post An Extended War With Iran Will Weaken American Deterrence Against China and Russia appeared first on The American Conservative.
President Donald Trump warned NATO of a “very bad” future if allies do not help open up the Strait of Hormuz and said he may also delay a planned summit with...
Perhaps inadvertently, Trump is revealing the limits of Beijing’s friendship.
The US president delays March 31-April 2 trip to China to focus on the escalating war against Iran.
New York Times: Sources: China is penalizing people tied to Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, including by apparently restricting Manus executives from leaving China for Singapore — The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of …
US President Donald Trump delays his trip to Beijing while also seeking China's help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
NASA is under enormous pressure to return astronauts to the Moon before China achieves its first crewed landing, but experts question whether the Artemis program can overcome delays, technical hurdles, and budget constraints.
In Shenzhen, the successes and failures of China’s remarkable new economy are on full display.
US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Beijing's muted response shows that when core interests are at stake, even close partners are expendable.
BEIJING, March 22 () - Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged on Sunday to further open the country's economy to foreign firms and pursue more balanced trade with ...
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Chinese President Xi has been watching the U.S.-Iran conflict from the sidelines, and experts told ABC News that's exactly where Beijing wants to be.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Chinese President Xi Jinping will also visit US at a later date.
Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing...
Small independent refineries are helping China continue importing oil from Iran.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Before President Donald Trump arrives in China last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have another visitor: a Taiwan opposition leader, who
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on countries that value international law to band together in the face of America’s “unpredictability”
Democrats in the Senate are so worried about Chinese EVs being built in the U.S. that they're begging Trump to stop it from happening, and more.
The US is 'not looking for a massive confrontation', Greer says, adding the two countries have a stable relationship.
A total 11 out of 15 members supported resolution, which was already watered down to evade vetoes.
A blockade of Taiwan would hurt the global economy more than Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA
Xi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy.
Trump also issued a sharp warning to China amid reports that Beijing may be preparing to support Tehran militarily.
1:(東京都) [GB] 2026/04/10(金) 22:40:12.44 ● BE:668024367-2BP(3000) Trump Quietly Scraps His Own Playbook on China https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-china-xi-beijing-e247250d
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • What China Just Learned From the Iran War: Beijing watched America bomb Iran and drew its own conclusions about red lines, deterrence, and Taiwan. The lessons are not t…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S.
China and Russia have been vocal critics of the US-Israel war on Iran, an ally of both world powers.
World leaders say that the U.S. blockade will only deepen economic woes worldwide.
Beijing has leveraged its strong economic relationship with the US, Israel, Iran and the Gulf to keep its stakes safe.
Isaac Chotiner interviews Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, about how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, the China Wildlife Conservation Association says
The Hengli refinery has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran's military, says US Treasury.
The US is urging allies to address what it calls Chinese efforts to replicate American AI models, spotlighting DeepSeek and escalating tensions ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting.
Bejing tightens scrutiny of AI industry amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry with the US over the technology.
Two months into the US-Iran war, the fighting has hardened into a standoff, with no end in sight. Both countries claim to have the upper hand, but there is only one clear winner so far — and it isn’t either of them. “China’s watching this war very closely,” J…
Rising tensions over Panama Canal prompt US-China showdown in global shipping power struggle.
DJI drones have been banned in the United States for a while now. The company's hardware, along with other foreign-made drones, was declared verboten by the FCC in the name of national security… and MAYBE to ensure that American drone companies, say like the …
SHANGHAI, May 2 () - China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday it had issued an injunction to block U. sanctions imposed on five Chinese refiners accused...
China's UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities.
Ministry of Commerce says sanctions against refineries accused of importing Iranian oil violate international law.
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This edition covers the one African nation that continues to support Taiwan diplomatically, tech-related controversies, and a milestone in China-Pakistan defence ties.
Scott Bessent says US has 'absolute control' of Hormuz, but calls on China to 'step up' with diplomacy to reopen strait.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Beijing, seeking support on a deal with the US.
Iran's foreign minister meets his Chinese counterpart one week before President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing.
Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.
Beijing's order blocking US sanctions on five oil refineries marks first invocation of 2021 law.
The backdrop for their meeting has flipped the leverage dynamic, experts say.
CEOs from companies like Exxon, Boeing, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Apple’s Tim Cook have been invited to join the Trump Administration next week for a trip to China. Trump is looking to develop his relationship with Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, during the tr…
Ekpar Asat disappeared after returning to Xinjiang from a trip to Washington in 2016, where he'd flown to attend a State Department program for young leaders.
US president will likely 'apply pressure' to China for buying Iranian oil during war.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are reportedly considering a deal that would let Beijing invest $1 trillion in the U.S.
Taiwanese civilians are flocking to self‑defence courses, amid fears China could one day use force to seize the island.
US weapons sales to Taiwan have been longstanding source of tension with Beijing, which claims island as its territory.
Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.
President Trump says he has a great relationship with President Xi. His trip to China will provide a temperature check.
While the conflict in Iran will loom over Trump's China summit, what might be the most consequential issue discussed behind closed doors is much closer to Beijing.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met six times since 2017.
The leaders' upcoming meeting in Beijing has revived the idea of a 'Group of Two' between the superpowers.
Trump gives conflicting messages on prominence of Iran war in upcoming talks, with his administration emphasising trade.
Ex-mayor of wealthy Los Angeles suburb promoted pro-China propaganda at behest of Chinese officials, prosecutors say.
The BBC's Sarah Smith explains why President Trump may not have the upper hand during his meeting with China's Xi Jinping.
Laura Bicker breaks down what could be on the agenda for the US president and China’s leader as they meet in Beijing.
Trump has landed in Beijing for the first visit by a US leader since his own in 2017.
The leaders of the global superpowers are expected to discuss the war in Iran, tariffs, AI and Taiwan during the two-day visit.
BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - China is resolved to oppose independence for Taiwan, and its capability to "crush" separatism is "unbreakable", the country's...
(Bloomberg) -- A Chinese oil supertanker appears to have exited the Strait of Hormuz as it sails toward an area where the US has enforced a blockade, ahead...
President Donald Trump arrived on Wednesday for a multi-day state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Experts aren't expecting a "mega-deal" that would end the conflict.
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with the managing director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund, Bonnie Glaser, about what’s at stake during President Trump’s trip to China.
As the Iran war reshapes global power dynamics, Beijing enters the Trump-Xi summit with more leverage over Washington.
US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping.
Trump and Xi meet as trade, Taiwan and the Iran war dominate a high-stakes US-China summit.
Trade between the two countries has suffered since Trump came into office even as China's exports have hit new highs.
Trump heads to Beijing for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping as tensions over the Iran war continue to escalate.
Tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the war on Iran are set to dominate high-stakes talks between Trump and Xi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to seek concessions on arms sales to Taiwan, analysts say.
Analysts say China is likely to ask for change in US policy towards Taiwan if it were to pressure Iran reopen Hormuz.
Al Jazeera’s @avawarrinerr explains five things you may not know about the ties connecting China and the US.
China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.
The leaders of the world's two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president's visit to Beijing.
President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jingping for summit during first day in the country, what Asia thinks of Trump's visit, appeals court hears arguments from law firms targeted by Trump.
President Trump said Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to withholding military equipment from Iran during the bilateral meeting between...
China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an...
Key takeaways from Day 1 of the high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping.
With the global race for artificial intelligence and robotics technology in full swing, David Muir takes a closer look at the humanoid robots being built in China – and how it could help humans.
President Trump said on Truth Social that he will ask President Xi Jinping to ‘open up’ China
President Trump was welcomed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing for what will be a whirlwind tour.
US President Donald Trump described his country’s relationship with China as ‘one of the most consequential’.
Trump praises China as he ignores question about Taiwan
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump say they’re looking forward to US-China talks.
Top executives hope to expand their businesses in China as Trump aims for win ahead of midterm vote.
Xi and Trump agree to frame their relationship as 'constructive, strategic and stable' on the first day of talks.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcoming US President Donald Trump to Beijing for high-level talks. Tariffs, competitio
Trump visits Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi as Iran, trade and Taiwan strain US-China ties.
The Chinese leader cautions the US president that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.
As Trump meets Xi in Beijing for the first time in nine years, can trade war, Taiwan and Iran tensions be contained?
The state secretary, who is under Chinese sanctions, is on a state visit to Beijing under the name 'Marco Lu'.
White House says the two leaders agree that the strait 'must remain open to support the free flow of energy'.
President Trump late Thursday invoked his predecessor in attempting to explain comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders meet during a high...
U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to Beijing on Friday with a private meeting at Chinese leader Xi Jinping's official residence before he...
For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying off social media. Trump's trip...
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a second round of talks before Trump returns to the U.S.
After days of pomp and carefully choreographed diplomacy, there were no major breakthroughs from Trump's high-stakes trip to China.
Xi appeared to reference the political theory that a dominant power's fear of a rising power could lead to war.
Former U.S. diplomat and FGS Global consulting partner William Klein assesses the Beijing summit, Xi’s warning on Taiwan and questions over U.S.–China leverage on trade and Iran policy.
President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Claude maker warns authoritarian regimes could set the rules unless Washington tightens chip and model controls
Donald Trump lauded China and Xi Jinping while brushing off contentious issues like trade, cybersecurity, and China's support for Iran.
Donald Trump does not commit to arms sale during China visit.
US President Donald Trump concluded a two-day summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting for a second day in Beijing.
US officials have nudged China to do more on the blocked Hormuz strait. President Xi doesn't appear to have budged.
US President Donald Trump said he discussed US arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Xi praised the new 'constructive and strategic' relationship with the US, before Trump concluded his China trip.
Trump tells reporters he is still deciding fate of new Taiwan weapons package, says not "asking for any favors" on Iran.
The US and Chinese leaders agreed during talks that the Strait of Hormuz should remain open to ensure global supplies.
US touted trade deals; China said it warned Washington over Taiwan. Neither side confirmed the other's claims.
Neither the Chinese government nor Boeing issued statements confirming the purchase agreement.
The two leaders did not resolve differences on key issues like Iran and Taiwan, despite push to extend truce.
Trump has disrupted Beijing’s strategy.
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jana Choukeir ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S.
Fresh from his summit in Beijing, the US president warned against a formal declaration of independence by the island.
Taiwan says it will maintain 'status quo' and deepen ties with the US after Trump meets with China's Xi Jinping.
Taiwan stressed that it is a “sovereign and independent” nation
Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to 'further strengthen the comprehensive partnership', the Kremlin says.
With Iranian journalist Ali Alizadeh, Michael Hudson debunks White House spin on the Trump-Xi talk and gives a historical view of the war
Rep. Mike Johnson, the Speaker of high impotence, claimed ignorance when a reporter asked if Trump rolled over for Xi on the issue of Taiwan. Whenever Jebus Johnson is asked to comment on an unpleasant Trump statement or action, he makes believe he didn't he…
Lots of gushing praise by President Trump of President Xi. Not so much from Xi. I’d characterize this as anything but tough talk from the US side. As for deliverables from the summit: None confirmed from the Chinese side. Maybe purchase of 200 Boeing aircraft…
US President Donald Trump has made no commitments regarding Taiwan during his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a US diplomat said
Photo Credit: RawPixel.comThe post-World War II order treated the world as a chessboard of fixed spheres. Trump’s business-first diplomacy treats it as a balance sheet where every aggressive move carries an immediate debit.
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Trump’s China Trip Underscores How Power Has Shifted East. Given that Trump explodes at even the most trifling perceived affront—pulling 5,000 American troops out of Ge…
Lai says Taiwan will not provoke conflict with China, but will not forsake its dignity or democratic values.
Technically, the US is still the dominant global superpower. After last week, it sure doesn't feel that way
During the talks, Xi warned Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could push US-China ties toward "clashes and even conflicts", according to reports.
Photo Credit: Clarice FIn Latin America, in China, in the Middle East, the outline of Donald Trump's plan of action is becoming clear. It is of a scale to take the breath away.
In Beijing, the president scrapped hardheaded diplomacy in favor of an imagined personal bond.
Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.
The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."
Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing.
China’s Xi Jinping is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, just days after welcoming Donald Trump to Beijing.
Scant progress in US-China talks bolsters Putin, while for China, hosting back-to-back visits is a diplomatic flex.
The US president failed to ‘un-unite’ the two powers because he has repeated the same mistakes his predecessors made.
US president also says he could again strike Iran if progress on ceasefire is not made within 'days'.
Russia's Vladimir Putin is travelling to China for second meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in less than a year.
China has done a lot to appear impartial whenever Russia's invasion of Ukraine comes up. Maybe "impartial" is the wrong word: the People's Republic of China has even talked up the idea of finding a peaceful outcome to the war. But it looks like all that has b…
By Bo Erickson, Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force of “calm amid chaos” during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, which comes...
Phillips O’Brien on the global fallout of Putin’s war in Russia, Trump’s war in Iran, and MAGA’s indifference toward Taiwan. Plus: Trump’s new slush fund and What Science Says About Astrology.
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.
Oil prices ease amid the latest comments from the White House, but experts warn they will stay high even after any deal.
President Lai says Taiwan's future is up to its people as the island faces Chinese and US headwinds.
It comes after the US charged Cuba's ex-leader with murder, the latest move putting pressure on the regime.
US and Taiwan leaders have not spoken since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.
Analysts say the remarks are less a sign of closer US-Taiwan ties than another example of Trump’s unpredictability.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao's remarks come as US President Donald Trump gives mixed signals on the sale.
Taiwan fears a US pause on a $14bn arms package could weaken its defences and shake confidence in Washington’s support.
The Caribbean island has faced a fuel blockade that has cut off essential supplies, as Trump seeks regime change.
Trump visited China, and then Putin visited a week later. Reuters compared the two visits from various angles. There are more important differences in this piece, such as the airport welcome and th…
As Washington shifts military focus away from Asia, analysts say the Quad is struggling to define its purpose.
Taiwan reports second Chinese 'joint combat readiness patrol' in a week, says its forces responded to the situation.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will also address tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war on Ukraine.
By Greg Torode, Laurie Chen and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa May 29 (Reuters) - In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some...
Quad kicks back to life in Asia Pacific, looking to develop ports in Fiji, in a counter to China's rise.
Huawei's current Rotating Chairman thanked the United States for its export bans, which boosted the progress of China's semiconductor industry. He made the comment after unveiling the groundbreaking LogicFolding chip architecture, when reporters asked him how…
Japan accuses China of lacking military transparency and stresses the importance of dialogue for regional stability.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper hails ‘candour and respect’ in new ties with Beijing, despite differences.
The announcement was made by both countries Friday a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear fuel.
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning it won't tolerate any threats, state media agency KCNA said.
China's Xi Jinping is traveling to North Korea for the first time in nearly seven years in a trip that offers North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a stage to show...
The Chinese leader is making his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years amid significant military developments.
Beijing is Pyongyang's main political and economic backer.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea as Beijing aims to boost ties amid growing Pyongyang-Moscow relations.
By Michael Martina and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Ba...
Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, condemns designation, calling it ‘discriminatory’.
President Xi Jinping is on a rare visit to North Korea, where he commits to deeper cooperation with Kim Jong Un.
Chinese President Xi has been welcomed in Pyongyang for his first visit since 2019.
The drill on Wednesday marked the first time the U.S.-supplied HIMARS system has been fired into the Taiwan Strait.
China's government said Min Zin, who heads a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of engaging in "espionage and endangering Chinese national security."
An American scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy was arrested by authorities in China on suspicion of spying, China's foreign ministry...
Beijing's Foreign Ministry confirms US reports about detention of scholar focusing on politics of neighbouring Myanmar.
According to a new report from Semafor, the White House's decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China. If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 …
From the outset, China wasn't included when major powers gathered in 1975 at a chateau outside Paris to fix the slumping global economy, the first of what ha...
It all seems a bit fishy to us.
China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading Chinese tech companies from defense contracts.
Export ban follows move by Pentagon to blacklist major Chinese companies such as Alibaba and Baidu.
Rights groups fear the new law gives Beijing legal authority to go after people beyond its borders.
The Zion Church founder's release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.
Ezra Jin’s family says the Zion Church founder arrived in the US after months in detention in China.
An underground church pastor has been released from prison in China and has arrived in the United States, less than two months after President Donald Trump publicly raised his case with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri arrived in Los Angeles and “is finally reunited with his family.”
In Beijing as in Washington, AI has become a critical—and jealously guarded—national resource.
The United States, United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are...