Xi Jinping

Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun accepted Xi Jinping’s invitation for an April visit, aiming to promote cross-Strait peace and cooperation.

The United States and China are considering a new trade mechanism ahead of a possible summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to manage tariffs, trade flows and broader economic ties.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the profiles of Zhao Xiangeng, Wu Manqing and Wei Yiyin vanished from the website of the Chinese Academy of Engineering on Saturday.

Donald Trump signalled he may delay his China visit, pressing Beijing to support efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz as rising oil prices and the Iran conflict reshape global diplomacy.

Top US and Chinese officials met in Paris to review their trade truce, discussing tariffs, rare earth supplies, agricultural purchases and tensions linked to the Iran war, ahead of possible Trump-Xi meetings.

Ship tracking data analysed by researchers showed between 1,300 and 2,000 vessels forming long parallel lines roughly 300 kilometres northeast of Taiwan on at least two occasions.

With the meeting only weeks away, Beijing still does not know what the US president wants from the talks or what deals might emerge.

China’s Foreign Ministry said both sides “maintain communication on the interaction between the two heads of state,” without elaborating.

Plans for reciprocal visits between the two leaders were first signalled after they met in person in South Korea last year

China’s legislature has dismissed 19 deputies, including nine military officers, ahead of its annual National People’s Congress, as Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign continues targeting senior armed forces officials.

China removed senior officials, including Minister Wang Xiangxi, from key posts amid corruption investigations, days before the “Two Sessions”, as President Xi Jinping intensifies a sweeping anti-graft campaign targeting the military.

In its annual Military Balance report, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said ongoing corruption investigations have left the PLA with “serious deficiencies” at senior command levels.

Weeks before Trump lands in Beijing on March 31, the first trip by an American president since his last visit in 2017, the Supreme Court invalidated his broad emergency tariffs — a key point of leverage over China

President Trump will visit China from March 31 to April 2 to meet Xi Jinping amid trade tensions and a recent tariff truce, aiming to extend negotiations on trade, tariffs and economic cooperation.

At the Board of Peace event in Washington, Trump said he was impressed by the massive military display orchestrated by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump’s comments on discussing Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping have raised concern in Taipei, with experts warning it may challenge longstanding U.S. policy ahead of his April China visit.

Despite the dramatic reshuffle, Chinese authorities have offered little public explanation

Vikram Misri and China’s Ma Zhaoxu back each other’s BRICS chairmanship amid global churn, signalling coordination before India leads bloc in 2026.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held rare back-to-back calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, signalling Beijing’s strategic positioning amid global tensions, Ukraine war negotiations, and US-China diplomacy.

China has removed three senior defence-linked lawmakers as General Zhang Youxia faces investigation for alleged corruption, leaking nuclear secrets, and forming cliques, part of Xi Jinping’s broader anti-corruption military crackdown.