The United States could help stabilise relations with Beijing by scaling back its military activities in the South China Sea and restraining Taiwan, a report by a think tank has suggested. Researchers from the Rand Corporation argued that stabilising the ongoing US-China rivalry was “not only possible but can serve the interests of both sides”….
China’s diplomatic missions in the United States have launched a new online visa application system as part of its efforts to boost tourist revenues and people-to-people exchanges. The process previously required at least two in-person visits: first to submit application materials and later to provide biometric information and submit their passports after initial approval. But…
China’s top envoy in Washington has rejected suggestions that Chinese ownership of US farmland is a national security threat, saying such claims are “completely unfounded”. Addressing a soybean industry event in Washington on Friday, Xie Feng, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said Chinese investors owned less than 0.03 per cent of the total…
China has invited descendants of the American Flying Tigers to Beijing for the commemoration of the end of World War II, according to people familiar with the situation. A source said they include Cynthia Chennault, the daughter of Claire Lee Chennault who commanded the volunteers who helped in China’s fight against Japan, and one of…
By Lewis Jackson (Reuters) -China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and pursue peaceful coexistence while warning that China stood ready to retaliate in the escalating trade war. Speaking at a public event in Washington on Saturday, details of which were posted on the Chinese…
Technological innovation in fields such as artificial intelligence should not be just for “rich countries and the wealthy” but open to all, the spokesman for China’s top legislature said on Tuesday. Asked by foreign media how AI could help stabilise the economy, Lou pointed to the new Chinese chatbot DeepSeek, saying it showcased the country’s…
China’s ambassador to the United States Xie Feng has called for closer cooperation on artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks “opening Pandora’s box”. “As the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is unfolding, what we need is not a technological blockade, [but] ‘deep seeking’ for human progress,” Xie said, making…
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing is “prepared to stay in communication” with the US, calling on proper management of trade differences when US president-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. In written remarks to the US-China Business Council on Wednesday, Xi said Beijing and Washington should choose dialogue instead of confrontation,…
China should proactively engage with Donald Trump early in his second presidency, but must be prepared for a “hard bargain” and to “shoot back” if need be, a noted Chinese academic and policy adviser has said. “This is going to be a [US] government that only one person governs, and that is Donald Trump ……