Xi Jinping

Trump reschedules China visit for Xi talks to May 14-15 after Iran war delay

The US president has vowed to rebuild that tariff wall through other authorities

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with students in a classroom at a high school, during an inspection tour of Xiongan New Area in Hebei province on Mar 23.

China’s Xi renews push to develop new high-tech city outside Beijing

He urges ‘more vigorous’ measures to migrate the non-capital functions of Beijing to Xiongan

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping leaving a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October 2025.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Delay in Trump’s China visit gives both sides time to hammer out trade deal

The US president’s request to delay his trip to China came just hours after officials from both sides met in Paris for trade talks

The postponement of Trump-Xi summit hits pause on the retooling of bilateral relations just as US-China concluded high-stakes trade talks in Paris.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump’s summit delay casts pall over US-China trade truce

Experts say bilateral ties will survive the scheduling setback

Trump has sought to raise pressure on other economies to provide resources to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and ensure the safe passage of tankers and other vessels.

Trump says he asked China to delay Xi summit due to Iran war

The decision to put off the summit may not be a major disappointment for Beijing

US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet for three days from Mar 31 to Apr 2.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Deals over principles: Trump’s China gambit in the shadow of Iran

Can the two great powers arrive at an agreement at the upcoming bilateral summit in Beijing?

Trump and Xi could meet three other times this year, including at a China-hosted Apec summit in November.

US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path for Trump-Xi summit

Analysts see little prospect for a trade breakthrough amid shortened preparations due to the Iran war

China is racing to establish itself as a world leader in AI and has pushed to embed it across its economy, with an aim to transform industries as well as everyday life.

China’s OpenClaw frenzy tests Xi’s approach to regulate AI

Tech giants and consumers have rushed to embrace the agentic AI phenomenon in the past few weeks and at its peak

Since taking power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has tightened China’s control over ethnic minorities.

China passes ethnic unity law to advance Xi’s assimilation push

The rule codifies the elevation of Mandarin Chinese in education, and bars outside interference in ethnic affairs

President Xi Jinping launched the sprawling Belt and Road infrastructure initiative in Kazakhstan more than a decade ago.

Xi’s Central Asia outreach pays off with a fundraising blitz

Kazakhstan remains the largest recipient of Chinese FDI at US$11.4 billion