Xi Jinping

The commissioning of the Fujian marks a key milestone in Xi's drive to modernise the Chinese military and project maritime power in the region

During negotiations with his cabinet, Trump recalled how the Chinese side sat stiffly during the meeting and remarked, "I've never seen men so scared in their lives."

Recounting his meeting with Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Donald Trump said six Chinese officials stood behind Xi “with their backs straight,” refusing to respond when he tried to engage them.

Speaking at the US-China Business Council in Shanghai on Monday, China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, outlined the boundaries that Beijing considers non-negotiable.

The images, captured during the US-China summit in South Korea, have gone viral, revealing a side of Xi that most Chinese citizens have never seen.

The statement came amid rising global unease over renewed talk of nuclear testing, after President Trump announced that the United States would prepare to resume its own nuclear weapons testing for the first time in more than three decades.

A light ‘backdoor’ quip turns Xi’s smartphone gift to Lee Jae Myung into a pointed moment about tech trust, security politics, and China–Korea balancing.

The US president also sought to mend ties with Southeast Asian nations that have leaned closer toward Beijing as Trump took aim at their economic growth engines

President Lee Jae Myung rolled out the red carpet for both leaders this week, but South Korea’s effort to stay friendly with Washington and Beijing is looking harder than ever.

Washington will also pause some of Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs on China for an additional year and is halting plans to implement a 100% tariff on Chinese exports to the US that was threatened for November.

A shaky US–China truce, a cautious Fed, and an underperforming India—markets may have dodged a bullet, but the pressure is far from over

What looked like a diplomatic win for Trump was, in substance, a quiet triumph for Xi. The optics belonged to Washington, but the leverage shifted to Beijing.

President Donald Trump’s Air Force One faced strong turbulence over Asia as he returned from his Asia tour. Mid-flight, Trump joked with reporters and discussed Ukraine, China trade, and Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump’s decision to skip the APEC summit underscores his preference for one-on-one diplomacy over multilateral forums, widening China’s opportunity to shape Asia’s economic agenda and global trade leadership.

APEC represents more than half of global trade. The forum champions free and open trade and investment to accelerate regional economic integration and has also been credited with bringing together countries embroiled in competitions to work together on common initiatives without binding statements.

In his high-profile meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, Trump said the issue didn’t even come up

The development comes after US President Donald Trump earlier on Thursday said that the issue of rare earth with China has been 'settled'

While Trump said the meeting was “amazing” and had resolved many issues, investors appeared skeptical. US futures were flat.

Trump’s comments came just a day after he said he would discuss the Blackwell lineup with Xi, triggering speculation the US would approve the shipment of more powerful AI chips to a geopolitical rival