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Trade war escalation, semiconductor export controls, EV tariffs, and diplomatic maneuvering including the Trump-Xi summit
Western companies are pouring investment into Brazil's rare-earth mining sector, aiming to build processing capacity and reduce China's near-total control over the mineral supply chain used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and military…
3 MIN READThe Pentagon added several major Chinese companies, including e-commerce giant Alibaba and electric vehicle maker BYD, to a list of firms it says have ties to the Chinese military. The companies deny the allegations.
3 MIN READAn American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
3 MIN READChinese beef traders on Wednesday began purchasing Brazilian beef certified as free of illegal deforestation, under a landmark agreement that marks the first such certification for Brazil's beef industry. The Beef on Track certification,…
4 MIN READChinese intelligence operatives are using legitimate employment websites including LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to pose as recruiters and trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 warned Wednesday in a rare…
3 MIN READWall Street Journal Chief China Correspondent Lingling Wei reported Tuesday that a technical paper behind Huawei Technologies Co.’s recent “Tau Law” announcement reveals the company acknowledges it cannot break through the U.S.-led…
4 MIN READUSA Rare Earth announced Monday it plans to invest more than 175 million euros ($204.1 million) through 2030 to expand metal, alloy, and magnet production in France, part of a broader U.S. push to secure alternative sources of rare earth…
3 MIN READThe Boeing Co. secured a 200-aircraft order from China, reopening a market that was once central to its growth, President Donald Trump and the company announced Friday following Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Boeing…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said on May 15 that Boeing will make its first major sale to China in nearly a decade after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The companies said China agreed to buy 200 aircraft, and Trump said China…
3 MIN READChina has agreed to ramp up purchases of U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry following President Donald Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing, the White House announced. The agreements call for China to buy about $17…
4 MIN READU.S. President Donald Trump said he raised with Chinese President Xi Jinping the cases of a detained pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, and imprisoned Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai. Trump said Xi told him he would “strongly consider”…
3 MIN READPresidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing this week, seeking to stabilize economic ties after a 2025 tariff war that sharply reduced bilateral trade and forced global supply chains to reconfigure.
3 MIN READWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the Xinhua state news agency in an apparent reciprocal move after Beijing expelled a New York Times correspondent, a person familiar with the…
3 MIN READU.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the leaders expected to discuss the war in Iran, trade tensions and U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. The visit comes as Trump…
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As President Donald Trump prepares for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the nearly 50-year history of American presidents misstating the carefully crafted language of U.S. Taiwan policy illustrates how even small…
3 MIN READDonald Trump llegó a Beijing el miércoles para conversaciones con el presidente chino Xi Jinping sobre la guerra en Irán, el comercio y las ventas de armas de Estados Unidos a Taiwán, según la Casa Blanca y reportes de AP. El encuentro…
3 MIN READU.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with China’s President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Associated Press reported. The summit’s main bilateral talks are set for…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, the war with Iran, and a stalled $11 billion arms package for Taiwan topping the agenda.
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, downplaying differences over the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran that has raged for more than two months and closed the Strait…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump departs Tuesday for a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with both sides signaling a desire to extend a fragile trade truce and keep the world’s two largest economies talking. The talks are expected to…
4 MIN READPresidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are preparing for a highly anticipated summit, with both nations signaling they want to keep recent stability intact, but analysts see little chance of resolving longstanding disputes over trade,…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with China’s Xi Jinping over the U.S. and Israel’s conflict with Iran as he traveled to Beijing for a high-stakes summit. Trump said he planned “a long talk” about Iran with Xi, then…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump plans to fly to Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, aiming to keep the U.S.-China economic relationship steady while limiting prospects for new, sweeping policy announcements. Trump has…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump traveled to Beijing for meetings with Xi Jinping this week, and a delegation of U.S. technology, aerospace and finance executives joined him aboard Air Force One, the White House said. The group included Tesla and…
3 MIN READPresident Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are preparing to meet in Beijing for talks that both sides say will keep U.S.-China relations broadly stable, even as major flashpoints remain on the agenda. The discussions are expected to touch…
3 MIN READChina's exports surged 14.1% in April from a year earlier, official data showed Saturday, significantly beating analyst estimates and accelerating from a modest 2.5% expansion in March, as a planned summit between President Donald Trump…
3 MIN READChina’s passenger car exports surged nearly 85% from a year earlier in April to about 796,000 vehicles, while domestic sales fell for a sixth straight month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported Monday. The…
3 MIN READChina’s exports rose 14.1% in April from a year earlier, the Chinese government said Saturday, a surge that comes days before a planned meeting next week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. The…
3 MIN READChina’s exports of passenger cars surged in April as carmakers pushed further into overseas markets while domestic sales continued to fall, an industry group said Monday. Exports rose nearly 85% from a year earlier to about 796,000…
4 MIN READPro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s family is looking to President Donald Trump’s expected trip to Beijing to press for his release, after Lai was sentenced to 20 years under Hong Kong’s national security law. Lai’s son said the family…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump will travel to Beijing this week for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House said Sunday, a trip that comes amid heightened tensions from the Iran war and lingering trade disputes from his first…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump will travel to Beijing this week to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with White House officials saying the two sides plan to discuss a new Board of Trade and cooperation on sectors including energy, aerospace and…
3 MIN READLi Chuanliang, a former vice mayor from northeastern China, says he has been stalked across three continents and his family detained after he reported his boss’s corruption and fled to the United States. The Chinese government’s pursuit,…
3 MIN READThe Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting on Monday for a global investigation that revealed how U.S. technology companies helped build China’s mass surveillance apparatus and how American agencies secretly…
3 MIN READU.S. technology companies largely designed and built China’s digital surveillance state, providing the essential systems that enabled a brutal mass detention campaign against the native Uyghur population in Xinjiang, an Associated Press…
5 MIN READA three-year Associated Press investigation has found that American technology companies, especially IBM, played a far greater role in designing and building China’s surveillance state than previously known, enabling the mass tracking and…
4 MIN READThe Associated Press on Monday won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for an investigation into the expansion of government surveillance efforts in China and the role U.S. tech companies played in building the system. The…
3 MIN READAn Associated Press investigation says U.S. technology helped lay the foundation for China’s surveillance systems used to police dissidents, minorities and “key persons,” including in Xinjiang. AP reports that internal documents and other…
3 MIN READThe Associated Press investigated how U.S. government policies across administrations have helped American companies sell surveillance-related technology to China, even as U.S. lawmakers sought to close loopholes they said let China work…
3 MIN READThe U.S. government, across five presidential administrations, has repeatedly allowed and actively helped American technology firms sell advanced equipment to Chinese police, government agencies, and surveillance companies, an Associated…
3 MIN READThe U.S. State Department accused China of violating Panama’s sovereignty in a dispute involving ships at Panama Canal-related ports, prompting a sharp response from China that criticized the Trump administration as hypocritical. The…
3 MIN READChina’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it conducted naval and air combat readiness patrols around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, days after the Philippines and the United States began annual drills. The Philippines accused China…
3 MIN READChina’s top economic planning agency said it is prohibiting a foreign acquisition of the AI startup Manus, dealing a blow to Meta’s plans to expand its AI agent offerings. The decision was made through China’s Office of the Working…
3 MIN READAtlanta will again receive giant pandas as China announced it will send two animals to Zoo Atlanta, a move announced in Beijing as the Trump visit to China approaches. The China Wildlife Conservation Association said the male Ping Ping and…
3 MIN READChinese automakers are showcasing new models and technologies in Beijing as global competition heats up and they seek overseas growth. The biennial show, which opened to media on Friday, runs through May 3 and features more than 1,450…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration has vowed to crack down on foreign companies it says are exploiting U.S. artificial intelligence models by “distilling” capabilities, a move that singles out China amid intensifying U.S.-China competition in AI. In…
3 MIN READChina’s top automakers are showcasing new models and technologies, from intelligent driving to ultrafast charging, at the Beijing auto show as competition with global rivals intensifies. The biennial event opened to media on Friday and…
3 MIN READA college student from China, Tianrui Liang, was arrested April 7 at a New York airport while trying to leave the United States for Glasgow, Scotland, the FBI said. Federal prosecutors charge that Liang illegally took photos of U.S.…
3 MIN READThe United States is investing $50 million in an experimental South African project designed to extract rare earth elements from mining waste, a central element of the Trump administration's strategy to reduce American reliance on Chinese…
3 MIN READChina's foreign ministry and embassy urged citizens traveling to the United States to avoid Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday, citing what Chinese officials described as a pattern of continual harassment by U.S. Customs and…
3 MIN READChinese passenger-car exports accelerated in March, an industry group said, with exports rising 82.4% year-on-year to about 748,000 vehicles. Exports of “new energy” passenger vehicles, including battery electric vehicles and plug-in…
3 MIN READChinese car exports accelerated in March, with an industry association reporting passenger-car shipments rose 82.4% year-on-year to about 748,000 vehicles. New energy passenger-vehicle exports, including battery electric vehicles and…
3 MIN READUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused China of “bullying” by detaining or impeding dozens of Panama-flagged ships for inspections in Chinese ports, after Panama seized control of key canal terminals this year. Panama says the…
3 MIN READA senior executive at Super Micro Computer and two associates were charged in federal court with conspiring to smuggle U.S.-assembled servers with advanced Nvidia chips to China. Prosecutors said the men used fabricated documents, staged…
4 MIN READRepresentatives from Beijing and Washington began economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, setting the stage for President Donald Trump’s state visit to China to meet Xi Jinping in about two weeks. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
3 MIN READU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris on Sunday and Monday for a new round of trade talks, the Treasury Department said. The talks are expected to help prepare for President Donald Trump’s…
3 MIN READU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris Sunday and Monday for trade talks, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The discussions prepare for President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing…
5 MIN READChina’s leadership used the National People’s Congress to endorse a five-year plan focused on advanced technology and a “force for stability” message, even as the world’s attention centers on the Iran war. At the closing session, lawmakers…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s administration has taken steps across Latin America meant to reduce China’s influence, including travel bans on three Chilean officials and pressure on Peru about a China-built port, according to the Associated…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration imposed travel restrictions on three Chilean officials over a proposed fiber optic submarine cable project with Chinese involvement and warned Peru against ceding control of a Chinese-built deepwater port,…
4 MIN READPanama’s government has occupied two ports at either end of the Panama Canal, stepping in after the country’s Supreme Court ruled a concession for the Hong Kong-linked operator was unconstitutional, as the dispute draws in the United…
4 MIN READThe U.S. ambassador to Chile on Monday defended visa restrictions imposed on three high-ranking Chilean officials, characterizing them as a "sovereign decision" in response to activities the United States says threatened regional security.…
3 MIN READA U.S. State Department official disclosed declassified details Monday of what the U.S. says was a Chinese underground nuclear test six years ago, presenting seismic data collected from an international monitoring station to support the…
3 MIN READPanama's government seized two major ports at the Panama Canal on Monday following a Supreme Court ruling that declared a decades-old concession unconstitutional, the Hong Kong-based operator said. The Panama Maritime Authority occupied…
5 MIN READBeijing expelled *New York Times* correspondent Vivian Wang, and the US responded by revoking the visa of a Xinhua journalist in a direct reciprocal act following Wang's expulsion.
The United States plans to deploy additional high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies on Tuesday condemned what they called China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive activities.” U.S. and Philippine officials held annual talks in Manila and issued a joint statement outlining defense and security steps for this year, including efforts “to increase deployments of U.S. cutting-edge missile and unmanned systems to the Philippines.”
President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to a summit in Florida on March 7, a White House official confirmed Thursday, as the administration highlights what it calls Chinese influence in the region. The summit is planned ahead of Trump’s expected trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming weeks.
Taiwan’s economy is benefiting from an AI-driven surge in chip demand and a U.S. tariff cut, but economists and executives warn about bubble risk and geopolitical threats. The growth is concentrated in tech and manufacturing, while other sectors and many residents say they are falling behind.
Taiwan’s AI-driven chip economy is expanding rapidly as the island deepens ties with global tech firms and seeks relief from U.S. tariffs. But economists and company executives warn the growth’s dependence on AI demand and geopolitical tensions with China could amplify risks if the cycle cools.
A Dutch court ordered a formal investigation into chipmaker Nexperia and upheld an order suspending its Chinese CEO, citing doubts about the company’s policies and conduct, according to the written decision released Wednesday. The move adds to a dispute that drew rare government intervention last year amid concerns that governance problems could disrupt technology used in European industry.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yaoning “Mike” Sun, a California man, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government while working as a campaign adviser for a local politician. Sun pleaded guilty last year under an agreement with prosecutors, according to court records.
Jimmy Lai’s children said Monday that a possible April visit by President Donald Trump to Beijing could be “crucial” in securing the release of their 78-year-old father. Lai, a former Hong Kong media executive and China critic, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after convictions under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
The Trump administration said it wants to form a critical minerals trading bloc with allies and partners, using tariffs to help maintain minimum prices and secure access to materials that China controls. Vice President JD Vance made the case at a meeting hosted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio with officials from several dozen European, Asian and African nations on Feb. 4 in Washington.
The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements aimed at reducing U.S. vulnerability to China’s rare-earth leverage in trade talks. President Donald Trump announced the effort on Monday, calling it “Project Vault” and saying he expects the government to make a profit from the loan used to start the reserve.
Japan said it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near Minamitorishima, as it seeks to reduce reliance on China. The retrieval test by the research vessel Chikyu was conducted at nearly 6,000 meters (19,700 feet), Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.
Taiwan’s economy expanded 8.6% in 2025, the fastest pace in 15 years, as exports benefited from an artificial-intelligence boom and rising shipments to the United States, Taiwan’s statistics agency said in an advanced estimate. The growth figure came in on Friday and exceeded economists’ forecasts.
The U.S. Commerce Department announced Monday a $1.6 billion investment in USA Rare Earth, an Oklahoma-based company, providing funding and financing to advance rare earth mining operations in Texas and build a magnet manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The Commerce Department will receive equity stake and future purchase rights as part of the agreement. The investment is part of a broader Trump administration effort to reduce American dependence on China, which processes more than 90% of the world's critical minerals.
The USS Cincinnati arrived at Ream Naval Base in Cambodia on Saturday, according to the U.S. Navy, marking the first time a U.S. Navy warship has docked at the facility since China-funded renovations were completed. The ship is scheduled to visit Jan. 24-28 and conduct meetings with leaders while its crew takes part in activities in the nearby city of Sihanoukville.
The Trump administration released a new National Defense Strategy on January 24 that represents a fundamental reorientation of U.S. military priorities away from NATO and Europe toward confronting China in the Indo-Pacific region. The strategy, the first comprehensive Pentagon planning document since the Biden administration issued its own in 2022, signals that allied nations must assume greater responsibility for their own defense. It calls for NATO allies to raise defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product and reflects a systematic shift in how the United States views commitments across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere. The changes span every major geographic theater of U.S. military operations and represent a substantial reordering of defense policy priorities that will shape military posture, resource allocation, and alliance relationships for years to come.
The USS Cincinnati, a U.S. Navy warship, arrived at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base on Saturday, marking the first visit by an American military vessel to the facility since its Chinese-funded renovation was completed early last year. The visit signals warming military ties between the United States and Cambodia after years of tension.
China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports even after the United States raised tariffs under President Donald Trump. Growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter, the government said Monday.
Canadian leader Mark Carney met China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing this week as Canada sought to re-establish ties with China after nearly a decade of stalled relations. The agreements were framed as preliminary, but the visit underscored the influence of Donald Trump and the uncertainty surrounding Washington’s priorities.
U.S. businesses operating in China worry more about China’s slowing economy than about U.S.-China trade tensions, according to a survey released by the American Chamber of Commerce in China. The survey found 64% of 368 responding companies ranked slowing growth as their No. 1 worry, while 58% cited trade tensions as a key challenge.
The United States and Taiwan agreed on Thursday to a trade deal that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods while Taiwan’s technology companies plan $250 billion in new U.S. investment. The agreement comes as President Donald Trump has pursued new tariff arrangements and as Taiwan-based chipmaker TSMC has outlined sharply higher spending for 2026.
U.S. regulators have cleared Nvidia to export its H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese buyers, according to new rules from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. The approvals come with conditions, including limits on military use of the chips and restrictions tied to how much of Nvidia’s supply can go to China.
China’s auto exports rose 21% in 2025, driven by shipments of electric vehicles and other “new energy” cars, an industry association said Wednesday. The association pointed to slowing domestic demand as China’s automakers compete in an overcrowded home market.
The Trump administration has cleared Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, but only with new export conditions, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said. The rules require a third-party review before exports and limit how much China can import relative to what the company sells to U.S. customers. The decision follows Trump’s earlier signal that licenses would go to “approved customers.”
President Donald Trump has ordered the unraveling of a $2.9 million computer chip deal after concluding that the current owner, HieFo Corp., could pose U.S. security risks if it retained control of the technology, according to an executive order. The order requires HieFo to divest the technology within 180 days, citing “credible evidence” that the company is controlled by a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, the Associated Press reported.
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the unraveling of a $2.9 million computer chips deal involving Emcore and HieFo, saying the current owner poses U.S. security risks. The executive order gives HieFo 180 days to divest the technology, citing “credible evidence” the company is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China.
TikTok has signed binding agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form a new U.S. joint venture, according to an internal memo seen by The Associated Press. CEO Shou Zi Chew told employees the deal is expected to close on Jan. 22 and that the U.S. venture will have protections for Americans’ data and U.S. national security.
