USA-China

USA-China

A sample of bastnaesite ore, a mineral used in the rare earth industry to extract elements such as cerium, lanthanum, and neodymium, is displayed at the Geological Museum of China in Beijing, China, 14 October 2025. Photo: Reuters

US hosts countries for talks to weaken China's grip on critical minerals

South Korea, India, Thailand, Japan, Germany, Australia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are among countries attending the Washington meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived for a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday (18 June), the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s two largest economies. Photo: Reuters

Blinken, Qin hold 'candid' talks, US and China agree to meet again

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden intends to speak with Xi to defuse tensions over balloon

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill

US failed to detect past Chinese spy balloons, Air Force general says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about inflation at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

China an unspoken focus as Biden woos African leaders

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

High-level US envoys to visit China in effort to repair ties

FILE PHOTO: Police officers drive people away during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curbs in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Eva Rammeloo/via REUTERS

US backs right to peaceful protests in China

US bans China's Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk

US bans China's Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

USA State Dept says Blinken visit to China tentatively planned for early next year

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden warns Xi about 'coercive' Taiwan actions in three hour meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Xi tells Biden that China and the United States should take history as a mirror - state media

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks virtually with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from the White House in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Biden and Xi to meet 14 Nov in Bali, White House says

Illustration: Kati Szilagyi for Bloomberg Businessweek

US and China go from growing the pie to fighting over slices