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Handshakes and warnings: Inside Xi Jinping’s grand ‘reset’ for Trump in Beijing

May 14, 2026 9:24 pm

Trump, Xi's Beijing meeting focused on Taiwan tensions, trade disputes and efforts to reset relations between the world’s two largest economies.

US-China bonhomie: Trump invites Xi Jinping to White House on September 24

May 14, 2026 5:42 pm

Trump Xi Jinping White House visit plans emerged after the Chinese president hosted the US leader at a state banquet in Beijing.

US says President Xi interested in buying more American oil, but China silent

May 14, 2026 5:21 pm

China US oil imports emerged as a key discussion point during Xi Jinping’s talks with Donald Trump over energy security and trade tensions.

Trump in China to meet President Xi to talk trade, Iran war

May 13, 2026 11:06 pm

Trump-xi Jinping talks, US-China Summit: The summit is scheduled to begin on Thursday, when the two leaders will hold bilateral talks and a formal banquet.

China slams US sanctions against 12 Iran-linked entities as ‘illicit’ ahead of Trump’s Beijing visit

May 12, 2026 6:51 pm

US sanctions on Iran-linked firms target companies in Hong Kong, UAE and Oman accused of aiding Tehran’s oil exports to China.

China blocks US sanctions against five ‘teapot’ refineries ahead of Trump's Beijing visit

May 03, 2026 5:35 pm

China blocked US sanctions on five refineries accused of importing Iranian oil, issuing an injunction that rejects Washington’s measures as unlawful under international norms.

Aramco cuts oilfield production after Strait of Hormuz disruptions

How does US striking Iran’s Kharg Island impact China?

March 15, 2026 9:45 pm

US military strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s primary oil export hub, could disrupt global oil markets and affect China, which buys the majority of Tehran’s crude exports.

Meet a US startup trying to break China’s rare-earth monopoly

December 30, 2025 8:26 pm

This is what rare-earth processing looks like in the United States, where university researchers and startups are trying to wrest a slice of this small but vital industry from China.

China’s trade surplus climbs past $1 trillion for first time

December 08, 2025 11:07 am

Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on China have caused Chinese exports to the United States to drop by nearly a fifth. But China has throttled back its purchases of American soybeans.

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P Chidambaram writes: Trump embraces Xi, Modi in the cold

November 09, 2025 7:09 am

India is practically friendless in South Asia. West Asian countries are forging new arrangements among themselves and with Israel, without India. It is time to acquire some humility and go back to the policy drawing board