US - China Relations

US - China Relations

Both leaders confirmed future visits, underscoring their intent to keep the dialogue alive. Photo: Collected

A fragile truce: Inside Trump and Xi’s ‘amazing’ meeting in Busan

Trump called it “amazing”; Xi called it “a consensus”. But as the two leaders shook hands in Busan, their fragile agreements hinted at a truce built more on time than trust

The White House has made cracking down on the illicit trade a cornerstone of its narcotics policy. Photo: Bloomberg

How the US and China play the fentanyl blame game

Cargo ships full of shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland, as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California, U.S., March 6, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US to levy fees on China-linked ships, push allies to do likewise: draft executive order

A giant screen shows news footage of Deepseek Founder Liang Wenfeng and Tencent's Pony Ma attending a symposium on private enterprises, at a shopping complex in Beijing, China February 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

China tells its AI leaders to avoid US travel over security concerns: WSJ

Flags of the US and China sit in a room where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

China denounces Trump tariff: 'Fentanyl is America's problem'

Flags of China and US are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

US chips are ‘no longer safe,’ Chinese industry bodies say in latest trade salvo

China's and US' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Top US, Chinese military officials hold first video call

Wang Yi, the director of the Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office gestures near White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan before talks at Yanqi Lake in Beijing, China, August 27, 2024. Photo: Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS

US, Chinese officials to wrap up talks on Taiwan, military communication

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan walks near US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns upon arriving at the VIP terminal of the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Photo: Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS

Top US, China officials to meet on military, Taiwan, fentanyl

China's and US' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

China slams US for adding firms to export control list, vows action

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

US defence chief refocuses attention on China security risks

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg

Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Mideast in focus as US, China meet to pave way for Biden-Xi summit