World Nov 01 How China’s engineering mindset has shaped its infrastructure and society By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
World Oct 31 Hegseth vows in talks with China that U.S. will ‘stoutly defend’ Indo-Pacific interests The U.S. Secretary of Defense said Friday he told his Chinese counterpart during talks in Malaysia that Washington would “stoutly defend” its interests in the Indo-Pacific. He also signed a new agreement aimed at strengthening security ties with India. By Eileen Ng, Associated Press
World Oct 31 China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit “The more turbulent the times, the more we must work together,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during APEC's opening session. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press
World Oct 30 Watch 3:19 Trump and Xi outline deal to ease U.S.-China trade war, but tensions remain President Trump returned to the White House Thursday afternoon after a trip to Asia and a meeting with Chinese President Xi. It comes as the nations are engaged in a tough trade war, covering everything from agriculture to advanced technology. By Nick Schifrin
World Oct 30 Watch 6:29 Trump should ‘hold the line’ and block AI chips from Chinese market, ex-ambassador says To discuss the Trump-Xi meeting, Geoff Bennett spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. A diplomat with decades of service under Republican and Democratic administrations, Burns served as envoy during the Biden Administration. By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till
Oct 30 Watch 6:26 Trump-Xi agreement a ‘fragile truce,’ former deputy national security advisor says By Amna Nawaz For another view on the Trump-Xi meeting, Amna Nawaz spoke with Matt Pottinger. He was deputy national security adviser in the first Trump administration and spearheaded China policy as the confrontation with Beijing accelerated. He now serves as chairman of… Continue watching
Oct 30 Trump appears to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press There was no indication that the U.S. would start detonating warheads, but the president offered few details about what seemed to be a significant shift in U.S. policy. Continue reading
Oct 30 6 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Pacific Rim summit gatherings in South Korea, where the two leaders agreed to dial back some of their trade measures and work together to resolve others. Continue reading
Oct 30 China says it will work with U.S. to resolve TikTok issues after Trump-Xi meeting By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press President Donald Trump's meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok's ownership. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump cuts tariffs on China after Xi meeting By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American… Continue reading