USA-China

USA-China

US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, 29 June, 2019. Photo: REUTERS

Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

Since their last meeting in South Korea, China has quietly expanded its economic pressure tools against Washington after Trump paused steep tariffs and Xi eased rare earth export restrictions

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS

Rare earths deal between US, China still in effect, US official says

A sample of bastnaesite ore, a mineral used in the rare earth industry to extract elements such as cerium, lanthanum, and neodymium, is displayed at the Geological Museum of China in Beijing, China, 14 October 2025. Photo: Reuters

US hosts countries for talks to weaken China's grip on critical minerals

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived for a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday (18 June), the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world’s two largest economies. Photo: Reuters

Blinken, Qin hold 'candid' talks, US and China agree to meet again

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden intends to speak with Xi to defuse tensions over balloon

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill

US failed to detect past Chinese spy balloons, Air Force general says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about inflation at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

China an unspoken focus as Biden woos African leaders

China and US flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

High-level US envoys to visit China in effort to repair ties

FILE PHOTO: Police officers drive people away during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curbs in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Eva Rammeloo/via REUTERS

US backs right to peaceful protests in China

US bans China's Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk

US bans China's Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

USA State Dept says Blinken visit to China tentatively planned for early next year

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden warns Xi about 'coercive' Taiwan actions in three hour meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Xi tells Biden that China and the United States should take history as a mirror - state media