Xi Jinping

Macron urges Xi to step up efforts on Ukraine, rebalancing global trade

A large business delegation is accompanying Macron on his fourth state visit to China

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Pyrenees in 2024. Macron has been invited to a tea ceremony in Guangzhou, where Xi’s father formerly resided as governor.

Macron bets on Beijing to save his legacy

The French leader will seek a new economic and diplomatic equilibrium with Chinese President Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping last met in South Korea in October 2025.

Can Trump recalibrate US-China relations?

The April 2026 meeting in Beijing signals a move from open confrontation to managed competition

Travel from China to Japan has already dipped in the wake of Beijing’s warning to citizens against travelling.

China asks airlines to extend Japan flight cuts until March 2026: sources

Airlines are told to make the changes ‘for now,’ suggesting shifts as diplomatic developments unfold

Xi told Trump the two countries should “maintain momentum in ties”, according to Xinhua.

Xi holds call with Trump: Chinese state media

CHINESE leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral cooperation and the issue of Taiwan in a phone call on Monday (Nov 24), Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua reported.

Li’s growing international profile stands out in Chinese politics.

Xi is making China’s premier his top messenger on world stage

The shift comes as the Chinese president dials back his own travel

China is on track to achieve its real GDP growth goal of about 5 per cent this year, but nominal expansion has been slower due to falling prices.

China’s Xi tolerates relatively slow growth in richest province

He is okay with the province expanding below the national average of 5.2%

US President Donald Trump meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct 30.

Will 2026 be the year of G-2?

The idea of G-2 is that a partnership between the US and China can tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges