Xi Jinping

Hours after a ceasefire publicly brokered by Pakistan was announced, Iranian officials reportedly credited a last-minute push by China with securing their acceptance, a claim soon validated by Trump

China's nuclear buildup is increasingly finding new space in remote inland mountainous regions that once formed the core of Mao Zedong's Cold War defence strategy

China's push to curb official drinking and weakening demand are leaving global wine producers with excess inventory, falling prices and shrinking export markets

Trump's request to delay a planned trip to China is latest example in a pattern of postponing or calling off high-profile meetings that he decides don't suit his interests

War has overshadowed Trump's other priorities, especially with Iran's move to block the Strait of Hormuz sending the price of oil above $100 a barrel

Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks. The delegations, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, convened in the French capital in the morning, China's official news agency Xinhua reported. The White House has said that Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, though Beijing has not officially confirmed it. Bessent said on Thursday that his team will continue to deliver results that put America's farmers, workers and businesses first. The U.S. Treasury Department said Bessent will meet He on Sunday and Monday. China's commerce ministry said Friday the two sides are set to discuss "trade and economic issues of mutual concern." Trump's visit to China will be the first for a U.S. president since he went in his first term in 2017. It will come five .

Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks. The White House has said that Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, though Beijing has not officially confirmed it. Bessent said on Thursday that his team will continue to deliver results that put America's farmers, workers and businesses first. China's commerce ministry said Friday the two sides are set to discuss "trade and economic issues of mutual concern." Trump's visit to China will be the first for a U.S. president since he went in his first term in 2017. It will come five months after the two leaders met in the South Korean city of Busan and agreed to a one-year truce in a trade war th

The discussions, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to focus on shifting US tariffs, the flow of Chinese-produced rare earths among others

The law, which was approved at the close of China's legislative meeting on Thursday, has wide-ranging provisions that touch on education, housing policy, entertainment and other areas

China's growth model has lasted longer than expected but is now losing momentum, as the government runs out of fiscal space to sustain investment-driven expansion

Failure to engage between the two nations would only lead to misunderstandings and misjudgements, escalating toward confrontation and harming the world," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said

The author argues that Xi could dismantle Deng's "reforms" because latter was not totally committed to political reform and was against a third-party check on future establishment of personality cults

While Iran, Venezuela aren't considered important partners for China, Trump's campaign of regime change raises the question of whether the next target could be a leader with much closer links to Xi

China's slowing economy and falling valuations have made exits harder for private equity firms, delaying capital returns and disrupting global investment cycles

Xi's team will likely push harder for access to advanced semiconductors, removal of trade restrictions on Chinese companies and reduced US support for Taiwan

Xi heads into Trump summit with stronger leverage after US Supreme Court strikes down emergency China tariffs, shifting trade dynamics

"I'm going to be going to China in April, that's going to be a wild one," Trump said Thursday during the first meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington

Both Russia and China have received the invitation from Trump, but have not announced any decision about joining the board

The nation will also seek to maintain social harmony and stability, Xi said in his speech in Beijing on Saturday, state broadcaster China Central Television reported

Satellite imagery of secretive nuclear facilities reveals Beijing's efforts to expand its arsenal, just as the last global guardrails on nuclear weapons vanish