United States President Donald Trump has hinted at “consequences” if China attempts to invade Taiwan, a key ally of the US. Speaking on Sunday, Trump said that China would not invade Taiwan, at least while he is President, because it “understands the consequences.” Trump’s stern stand on the Taiwan issue comes without giving much away…
US President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the United States would defend the island, according to an extract of a CBS News interview broadcast on Sunday. Trump said Taiwan “never even came up as a subject” when he met the Chinese president in…
Gyeongju, South Korea – Asian and Pacific Rim leaders have pledged their support for trade and investment that “benefits all”, concluding a summit dominated by an agreement between the leaders of the United States and China to call a truce in their trade war. The declaration by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders on Saturday…
Relations nosedived in 2018 after Canada arrested a senior Huawei executive and have remained rocky ever since. The leaders of China and Canada have taken a step towards mending the long-fractured ties between their countries with a meeting in South Korea during the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark…
Just as nuclear war, in all its sheer insanity, has returned to Hollywood and public attention, the leaders of the world’s two atomic superpowers seem to be doing their best to make the jitters worse. First, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who’s been breaking nuclear taboos for at least three years, boasted about a (new-ish) torpedo…
China’s factory activity slump worsened in October, reaching its longest decline in more than nine years as a deepening economic slowdown sets in during the final quarter. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index was 49, versus 49.8 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was…
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly, but China has put in place an export permitting regime that it can tighten or loosen as needed. Port fees will go away, but only for…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won’t solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds. The Chinese promise to buy at least 25 million metric tons of soybeans annually for next…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Amazing’ Xi-Trump summit, as it happened – deals struck as trade war thaws Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his American counterpart Donald Trump, their first in-person…
US president says rare earths issue settled after ‘amazing’ meeting with Chinese counterpart. Published On 30 Oct 202530 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Gyeongju, South Korea – United States President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with China to lower some US tariffs and avert Chinese export controls on…