Oct 30 China wants U.S. to stay out of South China Sea talks By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The United States shouldn't obstruct efforts by China and its neighbors to agree on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, China's ambassador said Monday as President Donald Trump prepared for his first official visit to Asia. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 5:13 What Xi Jinping’s power play means for U.S.-China relations By PBS News Hour The Communist Party congress ended with the anticipated reveal of China's new leadership, but no clear successor to President Xi Jinping was named. With his ideology now enshrined in the party's constitution, Xi is solidifying his grip on power. John… Continue watching
Oct 24 Chinese President Xi elevated to Mao status By Larisa Epatko At the conclusion of the Communist Party National Conference on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping not only was re-elected president for another five years but his philosophy on Chinese socialism was included in the party’s constitution, alongside the words of… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 4:06 Xi Jinping celebrates China’s rising power — and his own By PBS News Hour President Xi Jinping opened China’s twice-per decade Communist Party Congress on Wednesday hailing the reforms he put in place during his first five-year term and sharing his vision for where he hopes to take the nation. William Brangham reports on… Continue watching
Oct 01 Trump says envoy ‘wasting his time’ talking to North Korea By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was "wasting his time" trying to negotiate with North Korea. Continue reading
Sep 29 Trump to travel to 5 countries in Asia in November By Ken Thomas, Associated Press It will be Trump's first visit to the region as president, and it comes as North Korea moves closer to its goal of having a nuclear-tipped missile that could strike the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 25 U.S. says it’s not pushing for regime change in North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The Trump administration clarified Monday that it's not seeking to overthrow North Korea's government after the president tweeted that Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer" and Pyongyang interpreted it as a declaration of war. Continue reading
Sep 22 Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘madman’ amid new sanctions against North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump's move to punish foreign companies that deal with the North was the latest salvo in a U.S.-led campaign to isolate and impoverish Kim's government until his country halts its missile and nuclear tests. Continue reading
Sep 14 Tillerson presses China to apply oil leverage on North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday urged China to use its leverage as North Korea's principal supplier of oil to press the isolated nation into reconsidering its development of nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Sep 13 5 important stories you may have missed By Erica R. Hendry, Larisa Epatko, Jenny Marder There are more drug overdose deaths than we thought, China is phasing out the production of gas-powered vehicles and other news you might have missed. Continue reading