China

Trump signs new executive order delaying TikTok ban for third time

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

It is the third time Trump has extended the deadline. The first one was through an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, after the platform went dark briefly when a national ban took effect.

Trump suggests he’ll again extend deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell app

By Associated Press

Trump also said he thinks Xi would "ultimately approve" a deal to divest TikTok's business in the United States.

WATCH: Trump says ‘not a bad idea’ to include China in G7, removing Russia ‘a mistake’

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The U.S. leader indicated that he would rather have the G7 become the G8 or possibly even the G9, although Russia and China would notably be authoritarian governments in an organization whose members are democracies.

How critical minerals give China an edge in trade negotiations with U.S.

By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump wants China to lift restrictions on exporting rare earths and other critical minerals that Beijing imposed as part of a yearslong trade war.

Trump says U.S. will get rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55% under new trade framework

By Darlene Superville, Josh Boak, Didi Tang, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Trump didn’t fully spell out what concessions the U.S. made. Beijing has not confirmed what the negotiators agreed to, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump himself have yet to sign off on it.

With trade talks due to start, China says exports to U.S. fell 35% in May

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

China has reported its exports to the United States fell 35% in May from a year earlier, straining the economy, as trade talks with Washington were due to start in London.

China and U.S. will hold more tariff talks, Trump says after Xi call

By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday at a time when stalled tariff negotiations between their two countries have roiled global trade.

Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China’s ability to suppress history

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

The 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese.

China says U.S. violating tariffs truce with moves on AI chips and student visas

By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press

China has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas.

Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of threat from China

By Tara Copp, David Rising, Associated Press

The U.S. defense secretary reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense.