China
Trump’s meeting with Xi comes with much fanfare in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusive
By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI, BEIJING (AP):- President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a…
Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China’s Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK, BEIJING (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for…
Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit
By AAMER MADHANI, BEIJING (AP):- President Donald Trump is set to leave on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping after weeks of trying, and…
Iran war could make Trump’s trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit
By WILL WEISSERT, WASHINGTON (AP):- Long before this week’s trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese…
UK border official and former Hong Kong cop convicted of assisting Chinese spy agency in Britain
By BRIAN MELLEY, LONDON (AP):- A U.K. border official and former Hong Kong police officer were convicted Thursday of spying for…
China’s top envoy meets with Iran’s in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded…
Japan and Philippines agree to weapons pact talks as China’s ‘coercive activities’ cause alarm
By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN, MANILA, Philippines (AP):- Defense chiefs from Japan and the Philippines expressed renewed alarm on Tuesday…
China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1
By GERALD IMRAY, CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP):- A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years…
Pakistan commissions first Hangor-class submarine in China
By MUNIR AHMED, ISLAMABAD (AP):- Pakistan on Thursday commissioned the first of eight Hangor-class submarine in China, a key step in its naval…
China calls US hypocritical for expressing concern over Panama’s sovereignty
PANAMA CITY (AP):- The U.S. State Department accused China of violating Panama’s sovereignty over a port dispute in the Central American nation,…
The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco’s aid to China
WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to grant tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that…
China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens
By CHAN HO-HIM, KANIS LEUNG and KELVIN CHAN, HONG KONG (AP):- China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial…
Japanese police arrest a South Korean for allegedly obstructing Yasukuni Shrine festival
TOKYO (AP):- A South Korean national holding a banner carrying political messages was arrested Wednesday for allegedly obstructing an annual…
Hong Kong government seeks to seize millions from jailed activist Jimmy Lai
HONG KONG (AP):- The Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares it…
US and allied forces kick off combat drills with Philippines as China objects
MANILA, (AP):- The United States and the Philippines kicked off one of their largest combat exercises Monday in an annual display of…