Mar 31 Obama, Xi vow to narrow differences, work closely on North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Thursday to cooperate to confront the North Korean nuclear threat while working to narrow persistent differences over cybersecurity, human rights and maritime conflicts. Continue reading
Nov 30 Top carbon culprits U.S., China, India debate nuances of roles By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Call them the culprits of carbon. Leaders of the United States, China and India -- the world's top three carbon polluters -- engaged in some private diplomacy Monday on the sidelines of the international climate change… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 8:43 What did and didn't get done at the U.S.-China White House summit By PBS News Hour Climate change was one area of agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the leaders made little headway on human rights and a South China Sea territory dispute. Judy Woodruff talks with Christopher Johnson of the Center… Continue watching
Sep 24 Obama seeks elusive progress on cyberspying in China talks By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is banking that tough talk on suspected Chinese cyberattacks will yield changes in Beijing's behavior and justify a decision to hold off penalizing China. Continue reading
Sep 24 Obama welcomes second Chinese president for state dinner By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — China will get its second state dinner with President Barack Obama when its president, Xi Jinping, visits the White House Friday. The question is, how will the United States make this shindig different from the last one. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 10:13 News Wrap: Pope Francis arrives for U.S. visit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Pope Francis was greeted by President Obama and Vice President Biden as he arrived in the U.S. for a visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia. Also, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Seattle to… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 7:13 What does the yuan's decline mean for the U.S.? By PBS News Hour What does a weaker yuan mean for China and the global economy? Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal and Orville Schell of the Asia Society join Judy Woodruff to discuss the economic and geopolitical factors. Continue watching
Nov 20 Commission warns China will continue to strain relations with U.S. By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tensions between the U.S. and China have deepened during the rule of China's president, Xi Jinping, and the risk of an inadvertent military clash in the Asia-Pacific is growing, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Could the climate deal be a turning point for improved U.S.-China relations? - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 U.S.-China deal on climate aims to cut emissions by 2025 By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday the two nations had come to an agreement on cutting carbon emissions. Continue reading