World May 17 Taiwan's president defends U.S. arms purchases after Trump sowed doubts following visit to China By Associated Press
World May 16 Putin to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping following Trump's visit The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he also met Xi to discuss trade and the U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran. By Associated Press
World May 15 Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns about it from Chinese President Xi Jinping. By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press
World May 15 Trump says China will buy 200 planes from Boeing, with a possibility of expanding the deal to 750 Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will make its first major sale to China in nearly a decade with an order for 200 planes, President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday, a deal he said had been made during… By Rio Yamat, Bill Barrow, Associated Press
World May 14 Xi tells Trump U.S. and China could clash over Taiwan The exchange at a highly anticipated summit in Beijing underscored just how far apart Trump and Xi still are on thorny issues, including the war in Iran, trade disputes and Washington's relations with Taiwan, which is self-ruled but which China… By Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Apr 12 China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan following visit by opposition leader By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products following a visit by the opposition leader of Taiwan. Continue reading
Sep 02 North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in China for military parade alongside Putin and Xi By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who'll join Chinese President Xi Jinping to watch Wednesday's massive military parade in Beijing. Continue reading
Oct 19 As Xi prepares for third term as China's head, fellow leaders still to be revealed By Associated Press Xi Jinping is primed to receive a third five-year term as head of China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday. What's unknown is who will join him for the next five years on the party's leading bodies. Continue reading
Jun 28 Russia, China declare friendship treaty extension, hail ties By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The leaders of Russia and China announced the extension of a 20-year-old friendship treaty, a show of unity amid their tensions with the West. Continue reading
Feb 11 Biden in call with China's Xi raises human rights, trade By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Joe Biden had his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns. Continue reading