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US to mull action if China overcapacity found, says trade envoy Greer

Trade was a focus when Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Trump for a summit last week, though both sides have released limited details on deals and Trump said tariffs weren't discussed

Trump's Beijing trip shows his bid to corner China has hit a stalemate

Part of the problem for Mr Trump is that he has focused on too many things simultaneously

Putin to visit China next week for talks with Xi days after Trump's trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he also met Xi to discuss trade and the US-Israel war in Iran. In a statement, the Kremlin said that Putin's trip, planned for May 19-20, had been scheduled to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship. It said that the two leaders would discuss bilateral relations as well as "key international and regional issues" and economic cooperation. Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, which left Moscow shunned on the global stage and heavily reliant on Beijing for trade due to Western sanctions. When Putin visited China in September 2025, Xi welcomed his counterpart as an "old frie

FIFA seals last-minute World Cup broadcast deal in China at just $60 mn

FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported price than the soccer body wanted. The overall agreement with China Media Group covered the next four World Cups - two each of the men's and women's - through 2031, FIFA said in a statement. It includes the 48-team, 104-game men's tournament in North America starting on June 11 that China did not qualify for. Chinese state-affiliated media reported on Friday the 2026 World Cup rights were valued at $60 million. FIFA originally sought $300 million, Chinese media reported in recent weeks as the deadline to strike a deal drew closer. A rights deal for India has not been confirmed. "It's a real pleasure that we have found an agreement with CMG," FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom said in the soccer body's statement. He was in China this week, also for meetings with officials from the Chinese soccer federation. FIFA's leverage in China was

Winners and Losers: From Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's Beijing summit talks

The two presidents put on a display of warmth and respect during their two-day summit in Beijing

Trump says China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jet planes in major deal

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting this week to address pain points between the world's largest economies, including sanctions and trade barriers, as well as the war in Iran

Magnet scheme tender deadline extended to June 29 to attract more bidders

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has extended the bid submission deadline for the Rs 7,280-crore REPM manufacturing scheme to widen participation in the global tender process

Iran allows some Chinese vessels to transit through Hormuz Strait

The Fars report came as U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China, agreed with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the Strait of Hormuz must be open for the free flow of energy

China's view on Elon Musk: Visionary, occasional villain, still influential

While Tesla is being hit by local electric vehicle makers on technology and price, the company and Musk remain influential in China

2026 will be 'historic, landmark year' for China-US relations: Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said that 2026 will be "historic, landmark year" for China-US relations as he welcomed US President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of People for talks with him. The leaders of the world's two largest economies are scheduled to have a few rounds of talks on Thursday and Friday. Xi received Trump as he arrived at the Great Hall and introduced him to the Chinese officials, followed by Xi shaking hands with the US officials accompanying the president. Later together, they inspected the guard of honour before going for talks. In his opening remarks at the meeting, Xi told Trump that he expects 2026 to be "historic, landmark year" for China-US relations. China and the US must jointly answer the questions of the times. The China-US presidential meeting in Beijing attracts global attention, he said as the two leaders settled for talks. Trump says looking forward to "big discussion" with President Xi, official media reported. Trump arrived in Bei

US to persuade China to play 'active role' in resolving Iran crisis: Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington hopes to convince Beijing during the talks between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart to play a "more active role" in resolving the Iran war crisis. Trump arrived in Beijing last night for a three-day visit during which he is scheduled to have several rounds of talks with Xi. Trump was welcomed by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the airport, a rare honour that broke with usual diplomatic protocol. Speaking to Fox News aboard Air Force One on the way to Beijing, Rubio said the Iran war was a "huge source of instability" and "threatens to destabilise Asia more than any other part of the world because it's heavily reliant on the straits for energy". "It's in (China's) interest to resolve this. We hope to convince them to play a more active role in getting Iran to walk away from what they're doing now and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf," he said, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on ...

US-China relationship will be 'better than ever': Trump tells Xi Jinping

The two leaders met in the Great Hall of the People off Tiananmen Square on Thursday morning after a welcome ceremony featuring honor guards and carefully choreographed pageantry

China Under Xi Jinping: Caution gives way to control, nationalism, ambition

The book provides a one-stop access point for information and analysis on China under Mr Xi

Oil prices fall on teetering Iran ceasefire as Trump heads to China

Brent crude futures dropped $1.22, ​or 1.1%, to $106.55 a barrel at 0410 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate futures fell $1.16, or 1.1%, to $101.02

Nations must reflect: India on China backing Pakistan during Op Sindoor

India on Tuesday said that reports of China supporting Pakistan during Operation Sindoor corroborate what was known earlier and it is for nations that consider themselves responsible to reflect whether supporting attempts to protect terrorist infrastructure affects their standing. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswalstated this while responding to a question on Chinese official media reports that admitted to Beijing providing technical support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor carried out by India in May 2025 to avenge the Pahalgam terror attacks. "We have seen these reports that corroborate what was known earlier. Operation Sindoor was a precise, targeted and calibrated response to the terrorist attacks in Pahalgam, aimed at destroying state-sponsored terrorist infrastructure operating out of Pakistan and at its behest," Jaiswal said at the press briefing. "It is for nations who consider themselves responsible to reflect whether supporting attempts to protec

India's policymaking must replace mere forecasts with strategic scenarios

In a large country like India, the government can also consider the role it can play in directly influencing global prospects

With India stuck in ICE age, China set to lead electric 2W export race

China is rapidly capturing global electric two-wheeler markets, while India risks missing a major export opportunity despite its dominance in ICE segments

China's April producer inflation hits 45-month high on energy price shock

The producer price index (PPI) increased 2.8 per cent from a year earlier, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed

How China's evolving consumer habits may protect the Amazon rainforest

Xing is no ordinary tourist. She leads the Tianjin Meat Industry Association, representing importers responsible for around 40% of China's beef purchases from Brazil