Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to “eliminate bottlenecks” and shorten the time needed to realise economic gains to ensure that residents from all walks of life can benefit from the city’s development. Speaking at this year’s National Day reception on Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also vowed to continually enhance the city’s national security…
Trump’s aggressive trade policies and resulting fallout have weighed on US farmers, including hitting export markets like China – Copyright AFP/File ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, SUO TAKEKUMA President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that he plans to push Chinese leader Xi Jinping on US soybean purchases when they meet, as American farmers grapple with fallout from his trade…
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Global order fracturing, status quo unlikely to return, EU warns in new report Photo: Shutterstock After months of being pummelled with…
European Union leaders still want to collaborate with the United States on China policy – even as Washington’s envoys continue to slam the bloc’s digital laws. The dynamic played out at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday, where American diplomats bashed Europe’s green, digital and economic policies, insisting that the EU would need to change…
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco city leaders are working to bring Chinese visitors back to the city. Luring visitors from China What we know: On the mayor’s balcony at San Francisco’s City Hall, Mayor Daniel Lurie and China’s Consul General to San Francisco, Zhang Jianmin raised the Chinese flag to honor Chinese National Day, honoring…
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2025 / 16:45 pm China tries to exert total control over religion, and the U.S. Department of State should redesignate China as a “country of particular concern” regarding religious freedom, according to reports by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). USCIRF, a federal commission…
MIAMI, Fla. – Florida didn’t become a solidly red state until President Donald Trump took office. Now that it is, a presidential library in his honor will be a permanent reminder of the impact he had on Florida politics, and showcase the eight years he will spend in office remaking America itself in his image….
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasized that China advocates for a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue, attributing the current crisis to the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’ amade the remarks in his regular Press Conference on Tuesday, News.Az reports citing Iranian media. He…
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a sharp warning over the issue of Taiwan in his annual National Day address on Tuesday, saying Beijing must firmly oppose “external interference” and safeguard its territorial integrity. Xi also used his speech to pledge to “practice true multilateralism”, in what has been a consistent message from Chinese officials framing…
Beijing’s top US envoy on Monday presented China as a global leader in globalisation and multilateralism, taking a jibe at Washington for “closing doors” as the US under President Donald Trump imposes hefty unilateral tariffs on countries around the world and tightens its visa policies. Characterising China and the US as “two main builders of…