May 30 Xi pledges more Gaza aid at Chinese summit with Arab leaders By Simina Mistreanu, Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an international peace conference for resolving the Israel-Hamas war and pledged 500 million yuan ($69 million) in humanitarian aid for Gaza. Continue reading
May 16 China and Russia stress partnership as Moscow presses offensive in Ukraine By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press At their summit, Putin and Xi reaffirmed a “no-limits” alliance that has grown deeper as both countries face deepening tensions with the West. Continue reading
May 14 Putin visits China to discuss with Xi ‘cooperation in various fields’ By Associated Press The two continent-sized authoritarian states are increasingly in dispute with democracies and NATO while seeking to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America. Continue reading
Apr 26 In Beijing, Blinken and Xi meet to improve the relationship between U.S. and China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Talks between the two sides have increased in recent months, even as differences have grown. Continue reading
Apr 02 Biden and Xi hold first conversation in months in effort to establish regular talks By Zeke Miller, Didi Tang, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Biden views sustained interactions as key to keeping competition between the two massive economies and nuclear-armed powers from escalating to direct conflict. Continue reading
Dec 31 Xi declares China will be ‘surely be reunified’ with Taiwan in New Year’s address By Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own. Continue reading
Dec 29 China appoints new defense minister following unexplained firing of predecessor By Associated Press The uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the world’s largest standing military comes as Washington and its Asian allies are offering stronger resistance to China’s bid to assert itself as the dominant military power in the region. Continue reading
Dec 07 China, EU meeting exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade and subsidies By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping met Thursday in Beijing with the two European presidents, Ursula von der Leyen from the EU Commission and Charles Michel from the EU Council. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 10:59 Brooks and Capehart on what Biden accomplished in his meeting with Xi By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including what President Biden accomplished during his meeting with Chinese President Xi, polls showing growing disapproval of the… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 8:23 Biden pushes for stable U.S. relationship with China during summit with Xi By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Wednesday in San Francisco, President Biden met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year. The two leaders are announcing agreements on military communication and a crackdown on the Chinese chemicals used to make fentanyl. Continue watching