Xi Jinping effectively vanished in July and the first half of August. Some China watchers speculated that his unexplained absence was a sign he was losing his grip on power. But he has since reappeared and been very visible again. At the end of the month, he visited Tibet, then indulged in a high-profile, backslapping…
China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Urumqi to attend the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to state media reports, making him the first national leader to attend such a landmark celebration. Established by the central government in October 1955, Xinjiang is one of China’s five autonomous regions with significant ethnic…
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue speaks to reporters in Beijing on Sept. 23, 2025. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — A highly anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents is more likely to take place next year than this fall, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Tuesday. “We’re looking forward to getting…
BEIJING – The United States and China are talking past each other on key issues, said a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Beijing on Tuesday. The visit, led by Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, is the first from the House of Representatives to China since 2019,…
The recent phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump signals a pivotal moment in the world’s most critical bilateral relationship. While tensions between the two powers have dominated headlines, the conversation – described as “pragmatic, positive and constructive” by China’s People’s Daily – hints at an emerging reality: the US…
Investors were taking stock after a recent run-up (Mohd RASFAN) Asian markets fluctuated between gains and losses Monday as investors took a step back after last week’s rally fuelled by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut. Tokyo led the winners after Japan’s central bank said it would sell off its huge stock of exchange-traded funds…
(Bloomberg) — Chinese households are tiptoeing back into equities, driven in part by a stark reality: Almost nothing else looks worth buying. The CSI 300 Index has surged more than 25% since its April lows, fueled by enthusiasm over artificial intelligence and easing relations with the US, which culminated in a call between Donald Trump…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are likely to be involved in the proposal to save TikTok in…
Władimir Putin i Xî Jinping Photo. The Presidential Press and Information Office/Wikimedia Commons/CC4.0 Putin’s participation in the SCO summit in Beijing and his talks with Xi Jinping underscored that Moscow and Beijing are shifting from occasional cooperation to a structured alliance, focused on evading sanctions and building alternative economic pathways. China’s move to consider granting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app’s video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations, the White House said Saturday. A central question to the tug of war between Washington and Beijing has…