India and China have an unresolved border dispute that covers the 3,488 kilometre Line of Actual Control
Beijing and Washington touted the "Phase 1" agreement as a step forward after months of stop-start talks, and investors greeted the news with relief
The US Treasury Department will take the step in a semi-annual report that will release soon, according to Bloomberg
More doubts on 'one-country-two systems' principle
Describing it as a "historic transaction", Mnuchin said further talks would be held for the remaining phases
President Trump has repeatedly criticised the nuclear deal as "very defective" and "foolish". He has already withdrawn from the agreement arguing that it does not meet the desired objective
The Communist Party wants to remould Xinjiang's minorities into loyal blue-collar workers
China bought $130 billion in US goods in 2017, before the trade war began, and $56 billion in services, US data show.
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'We sincerely hope for the best for Hong Kong and Hong Kong compatriots,' he said
As China faces challenges of administration and authority from Jong Kong and Xinjiang, an expert on Chinese politics, Manoranjan Mohanty views on how the Chinese leadership will battle its challenges
Col Wu said the PLA looks to further develop its ties with the Indian military in 2020
The two leaders spoke a week after their envoys sealed a "Phase 1" agreement aimed at ending an 18-month trade war that has rattled markets and raised tensions.
Trump tweeted that China "already started large scale" increases in purchases of US farm goods
Throughout his three-day visit, Xi has seized on Macau's comparative political calm, a theme he continued in Friday's landmark speech as he presided over Ho's swearing-in ceremony
China, which exercises close surveillance of online activity, has recently tightened its scrutiny of companies that gather data from consumers
And with the opening of the casino industry to new players and a massive influx of Chinese gamblers, Macao's economy has boomed in the two decades since 1999
Like Hong Kong it maintains its own currency, judiciary and free market. But it has long since passed mainland style anti-sedition laws that have been successfully resisted by Hong Kongers.
It is one of two proposed multi-billion dollar airport projects that aim to decongest the country's main gateway in Manila, which has been rated as one of the world's worst airports
Emerging-market stocks and currencies had their best week since June in the five days through Friday.