Li Cheng and Andy Browne discuss what Trump gets wrong about China and where next for ties

Li Cheng and Andy Browne discuss what Trump gets wrong about China and where next for ties

Welcome to Open Dialogue, a new series from the Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines. In this edition, two leading China watchers discuss the consequential relationship between the world’s two largest economies and how ties might develop under the second Donald Trump administration amid growing…

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Will Trump visit China for WWII Victory Day? ‘Cautious optimism’ as speculation swirls

Will Trump visit China for WWII Victory Day? ‘Cautious optimism’ as speculation swirls

Speculation that US President Donald Trump may visit Beijing in September has sparked “cautious optimism” among some Chinese analysts about a possible diplomatic breakthrough as trade ties between the rival powers teeter on the edge of a fragile truce. A Kyodo report on Sunday citing unnamed sources said that China was planning to invite Trump…

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South China Sea ‘crises’ still likely during next Trump term: military expert

South China Sea ‘crises’ still likely during next Trump term: military expert

Military accidents involving China and the US in the South China Sea will be “increasingly likely” during Donald Trump’s second presidential term, but China is better prepared this time, according to a military analyst and retired People’s Liberation Army officer. PLA senior colonel Zhou Bo, now a senior fellow with Tsinghua University’s Centre for International…

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Biden jokes about rescuing astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from space: ‘My wife thinks…’

Biden jokes about rescuing astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from space: ‘My wife thinks…’

Nov 16, 2024 09:53 AM IST Biden acknowledged the signing of the Artemis Accords and discussed various global issues, including tensions in Gaza, Lebanon, and Ukraine. At the APEC summit in Peru, President Joe Biden cracked a joke about being sent to space to rescue astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded…

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At Asia-Pacific summit, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden hint at a ‘turbulent future’ under Donald Trump's shadow | World News

At Asia-Pacific summit, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden hint at a ‘turbulent future’ under Donald Trump’s shadow | World News

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday warned of turbulent times ahead, in remarks at an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Lima overshadowed by Donald Trump‘s impending return to the White House. China’s President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Joe Biden (File)(AFP) The men, who will hold their last, official face-to-face…

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