Mar 28 Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping portray strong ties after North Korea leader's trip to China By Gillian Wong and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press With smiles and firm handshakes, North Korea and China used a surprise summit this week to show that despite recent tensions, Pyongyang still has a powerful backer and Beijing will not be sidelined in discussions about the fate of its… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:42 Trump is getting tough on China trade, but will his strategy work? By PBS News Hour The U.S. has a $375 billion trade gap with China. Will President Trump’s tariffs targeted at China have their desired effect? William Brangham talks with Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, about the way U.S. should approach… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 17, officials continue the search for victims in the Miami bridge collapse, and what the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe means for the Russia investigation. Also, how displaced Puerto Rican students are… Continue watching
Mar 11 China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press BEIJING — China's rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing a presidential two-term limit that will enable Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:54 China might make Xi Jinping president for life. What does that mean for the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Chinese President Xi Jinping may never have to leave office under a proposal to amend the country’s constitution in order to abolish the two-term limit on the office of the president. Christopher Johnson of the Center for Strategic and International… Continue watching
Feb 26 China lifts Xi's term limit raising anxieties of return to one-man rule By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Analysts say the ruling Chinese Communist Party's move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely will ensure some degree of political stability while also reviving the specter of a return to one-man rule. Continue reading
Feb 25 China paves way for Xi Jinping to extend rule beyond 2 terms By Gillian Wong, Associated Press China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country’s president, the official news agency said Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 25 Trump is first president in almost a century to skip hosting a state visit in his first year By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump spoke dismissively of state dinners as a candidate, when he panned President Barack Obama's decision to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping with a 2015 state visit. Such visits are an important diplomatic tool that includes a showy… Continue reading
Nov 03 What to watch for during Trump's swing through Asia By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump leaves Friday for a 12-day, five-nation Asia tour seeking better trade deals and regional cooperation to curb North Korea’s nuclear program. 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