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China’s Xi vows support for North Korea’s Kim in rare Pyongyang visit

5 days ago07 mins

June 8, 2026, 8:47 a.m. ET China will not swerve from its commitment to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told Pyongyang’s leader on Monday, June 8 during a rare summit. The neighbours should strengthen strategic ties and firmly protect their sovereignty, security, and development interests, Xi told Kim, an official Chinese summary of the meeting showed,…

Does Xi Jinping speak English? What to know about Trump China’s visit

1 month ago05 mins

Updated May 14, 2026, 11:51 a.m. ET President Donald Trump is in China for a packed two-day trip, including one-on-ones with President Xi Jinping, in the first U.S. state visit to China in nearly a decade. In November, Trump announced he had accepted an invitation to visit China in April, but that was delayed as…

Top moments from Trump’s China visit include arrival ‘like none other’

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Updated May 14, 2026, 11:58 a.m. ET WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump got a grand welcome in Tiananmen Square from Chinese President Xi Jinping that included a red carpet arrival, boisterous flower-and-flag-waving schoolchildren and a 21-gun salute, as he officially began a two-day visit to Beijing. “That was an honor like few I’ve ever seen…

Vance says White House is like ‘Home Alone’ during Trump China trip

1 month ago05 mins

May 13, 2026, 8:35 p.m. ET Vice President JD Vance compared himself to Kevin McCallister, the character played by Macaulay Culkin in the “Home Alone” movie franchise, as he remains in the country during President Donald Trump’s trip to China. “I walk into the White House, it’s very quiet, and no one’s there, and it takes…

Inside Trump’s China visit with12 of America’s biggest CEOs

1 month ago05 mins

Updated May 13, 2026, 11:55 a.m. ET President Donald Trump has landed in China for a discussion with the country’s president, bringing with him over 10 U.S. business leaders and plans to discuss China-U.S. relations, world peace, and development. According to Trump, he is in China for an “incredible gathering of the world’s greatest businessmen/women”…

Slotkin, Moreno call for Chinese auto ban ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

2 months ago010 mins

Updated April 29, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET Washington — Two emerging leaders on Capitol Hill are teaming up for a bipartisan push to keep Chinese cars and trucks out of the United States. Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio introduced a bill Wednesday to solidify barriers…

China cracks down on fentanyl networks after U.S. pressure

3 months ago04 mins

March 19, 2026, 8:53 a.m. ET Beijing — China has arrested seven people and subjected 12 more to “criminal compulsory measures” in a campaign targeting traffickers in fentanyl precursor chemicals, state media said on Thursday, following pressure from the United States. China’s first wide-publication in years of legal action that has led to the arrests…

Supreme Court ruling weakens Trump’s hand in China trade talks

4 months ago013 mins

Feb. 22, 2026, 6:07 p.m. ET Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to the negotiating table with Donald Trump with a boost in bargaining power, after the U.S. leader lost his ability to quickly raise tariffs for nearly any reason. Weeks before Trump lands in Beijing on March 31, the first trip by an American…

Chinese President Xi Jinping writes to Iowa friends for New Year

4 months ago04 mins

Feb. 18, 2026, 9:33 a.m. CT BEIJING ― Chinese President Xi Jinping said the desire of the Chinese and American peoples for exchanges and cooperation will not change regardless of how bilateral relations evolve, in a reply to Iowa friends ahead of an expected meeting with President Donald Trump in April, according to Xinhua. “The hope of…

California man sentenced for acting as illegal Chinese agent

4 months ago07 mins

Feb. 11, 2026, 4:52 p.m. ET A Southern California man has been sentenced for covertly operating as a Chinese agent while serving as campaign advisor for a local city council candidate and carrying out orders that included monitoring Taiwan’s former president during her 2023 visit to the state. Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 65, of Chino Hills,…