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Flanked by business leaders, Macron meets Xi as EU prepares tougher trade rules

French President Emmanuel Macron met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, seeking stronger commercial ties, as the European Union prepares to toughen up its trade rules. Read More

Beyond Trade War, China’s Xi Looks to Press Trump on Taiwan

China’s leader wants to weaken American support for Taiwan. But first he will want clarity about President Trump’s stance toward the island. By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien Reporting from Taipei ... Read More

How the 19th-Century Opium War Shapes Xi’s Trade Clash With Trump

China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero. China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, ... Read More

Trump to Meet With Xi in China in April

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited him to visit China in April and that he accepted the invitation. In a post to Truth Social Monday ... Read More

That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage

Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh. By Yan Zhuang It’s an open secret that countries ... Read More

After Trump truce, China’s Xi warns world leaders against breaking supply chains

In his first public remarks since securing a fragile trade truce with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a powerful call for global cooperation, warning world leaders against any ... Read More

China hints at Xi meeting with Japan's new premier Takaichi

(Corrects story on October 28 to say the Yasukuni shrine honours some soldiers convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal, not soldiers accused of war crimes, in the penultimate paragraph) ... Read More