Nov 16 WATCH: Biden meets with China's Xi for final time on sidelines of APEC summit By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration."… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 7:02 The future of U.S.-China relations after Biden's final meeting with Xi By William Brangham, Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Harry Zahn President Biden met on Saturday for the third and final time during his term with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Their sit-down was on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Nov 14 China's president will inaugurate a megaport in Peru, but locals say they're left out By Isabel DeBre, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press A remote fishing town on the edge of Peru’s coastal desert is the site for a $1.3 billion megaport majority-owned by the Chinese shipping giant Cosco. Continue reading
Nov 13 Biden and Xi to meet in Peru as U.S.-China relations tested again by Trump's return By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden will hold talks this week with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Here's what to know By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 12 Driver kills 35 by ramming car into crowd in China. Police say he was upset about his divorce By Ng Han Guan, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China. Continue reading
Nov 11 China building nuclear reactor to power new aircraft carrier, images and documents indicate By David Rising, Didi Tang, Associated Press For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:53 How world leaders are reacting to Trump's election win By Nick Schifrin, Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Donald Trump’s victory is headline news across the world. The president-elect and his team are vowing to dramatically change U.S. foreign policy. Nick Schifrin reports on the international reaction to the election. Continue watching
Oct 26 U.S. approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including an advanced missile defense system By Associated Press The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move sure to anger China. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 5:59 Intelligence officials warn foreign adversaries determined to undermine election trust By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Kayan Tara With less than two weeks before the election, the U.S. intelligence community is warning that Russia, Iran and China will intensify their efforts to divide Americans and undermine confidence in the election. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Graham Brookie, The… Continue watching