US President Donald Trump embarked on his first Asia tour of his second term on Saturday, seeking to restore economic balance and reaffirm Washington’s influence in a region strained by tariffs and shifting alliances. The week-long trip will take him through Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea, with a long-anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping…
US President Donald Trump on Friday embarked on a tour of Asia that many hope will ease trade tensions in the region and repair damaged ties with China. The talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to calm trade tensions.(AP File Photo) Trump, who left Washington on Friday night, is set for a…
US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30 in South Korea, the White House confirmed. “On Thursday morning local time, President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on Thursday. The…
With the ever-contested debate of who is going to be the successor of Xi Jinping, another widespread speculation about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s health has intensified in recent weeks, with some observers suggesting he may be facing the most serious crisis of his political career. On October 13, 2025, Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan,…
China has placed sweeping new restrictions on rare earth materials and equipment in a move that could deny U.S. companies and defense contractors access to critical building blocks in their supply chains. The export controls, laid out on Thursday in two notices issued by China’s Commerce Ministry, were a subtle shot across the bow to…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday he expects coming talks with China to yield a “big breakthrough” in trade relations, adding that aid for soybean farmers could be announced as soon as Tuesday. Bessent made the upbeat predictions during an interview with CNBC. “The most important thing we’re going to see,” the Treasury…
Beijing and Manila struck a rare conciliatory tone, downplaying their simmering maritime tensions in the South China Sea during a farewell meeting on Thursday between President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and outgoing Chinese envoy Huang Xilian. The South China Sea issues “are not the sum total” of relations between the two neighbours, the Philippine leader told…
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday, September 19, he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a headway on the TikTok deal and also agreed to meet in person next month at the APEC Summit in South Korea. In a post on social media, Donald Trump said, “We made progress on many very important…
President Donald Trump with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump and his top advisors are quietly preparing to travel to South Korea later in October this year for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, with serious discussions in place for a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi…
US President Donald Trump may sit down with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, next month in South Korea at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. US President Donald Trump with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.(Reuters File) According to a report by CNN, Trump and…