Chinese President Xi Jinping, widely regarded as a leader for life, is beginning to delegate authority to key organs of the ruling Communist Party, a first in his over 12-year rule. Xi’s move sparked speculation that he may be laying the groundwork for an orderly power transition or scaling back his role in preparation for…
United States President Donald Trump signaled that things are going “well” in China while talking about trade ties with the Asian country. Donald Trump’s remarks come after the White House indicated positive developments in trade relations with China last week.(File/AFP) While talking about the trade deficit and ties with China, Trump said, “We’re getting along…
President Donald Trump goaded China on Friday, saying the US rival had “panicked” after it announced counter-tariffs in response to his global trade war. “China played it wrong, they panicked — the one thing they cannot afford to do!” Trump posted on Truth Social, writing the entire message in his trademark all-caps. Source link
In the past week alone, Trump has placed tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, the U.S.’s three biggest trading partners, and readied measures to challenge China’s dominance in shipbuilding. On Friday, the president upended U.S. foreign policy by opening talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine—a move that some believe could be aimed…
Da Wei is director of Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy in Beijing. His research focuses on China-US relations and US security and foreign policy. In this interview, he discusses US President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech and first day back in the White House. I’d like to start by asking about US President…
President Donald Trump held off unveiling China-specific tariffs on his first day on office, instead ordering his administration to address unfair trade practices globally and investigate whether Beijing had complied with a deal signed during his first term. US President Donald Trump during a signing ceremony in the President’s Room during the 60th presidential inauguration…
Washington DC: The United States’ incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who keeps a hawkish eye on Beijing, has used the choicest of adjectives to describe China’s ascent to global superpower status. Without mincing his words, Mr Rubio, who will give new direction to the US’ foreign policy outlook, called China a liar, a cheat,…
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The exchange with Xi follows outreach by leaders of Washington’s top trading partners — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum — who both spoke with Trump last month following his public threats to impose tariffs in retaliation for illegal immigration and the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl. Last Updated : 09…
The US has brokered the release of three Americans it said had been wrongfully detained in China for many years, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The White House national security council named the three as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung and said all the US citizens it deemed to…