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World order ‘crumbling into disarray’ as Iran war drags on: Chinese President Xi

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping touted shared principles with Spain to counter global disorder during an official visit by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, which comes after both sides have critic...

China's President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed in Beijing on Apr 14.

President Xi vows China’s constructive role in first remarks on Iran War

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would continue to play a constructive role in the Middle East by promoting peace and dialogue, his first public statement on the conflict since the US...

Chinese investment and construction in the Middle East have grown faster than anywhere else in the world in recent years.

Xi’s US$270 billion Middle East bet limits China support for Iran

A spiralling war is jeopardising the stability China depended on to expand its economic footprint

KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Apr 10.

China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, President Xi tells island’s opposition leader

[BEIJING] China will “absolutely not tolerate” independence for Taiwan, which is the chief culprit in undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, President Xi Jinping told the island’s opposition leader o...

While Xi hasn't commented on the oil crisis, his move to help Trump shows China's shift from the sidelines to using its ties with Iran for peace.

Xi helps Trump on Iran war as China assists with ceasefire bid

A pause to the fighting would smooth Trump’s visit to Beijing next month

China will cultivate more “China service” brands and push production-oriented services toward specialisation and higher positions in the value chain, Xi was reported as saying.

China’s Xi urges demand-driven growth in services industry 

[BEIJING] China’s President Xi Jinping has called for a demand-driven approach coupled with reform and technological empowerment to develop the service industry, the official Xinhua news agency report...

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec summit, in Busan, South Korea on Oct 30, 2025.

US trade war with China in focus ahead of Trump-Xi summit in May

Trump's trip comes just a year after Washington rolled out sweeping and at times erratic global tariffs.

Donald Trump has sought China's help in pressuring Teheran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but Beijing has so far declined.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Beijing bound: What the Trump-Xi summit in May reveals about a world in flux

Underlying all issues is the broader contest for global influence

Chinese President Xi Jinping personally extended the invitation to Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (pictured) for the trip from April 7 to 12.

Xi invites Taiwan’s opposition leader to first visit in decade

CHINA has invited the leader of Taiwan’s opposition party to visit the mainland next month, the first such trip by a sitting leader of the Kuomintang since 2016.

Trump has already imposed an across-the-board 10% levy as a stopgap measure, effectively lowering the rate on Chinese goods for now.

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