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Xi Pushing for Big Policy Shift From Trump

China wants the US to explicitly oppose Taiwan's independence, reports the Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - If President Trump wants to strike an economic deal with China, he might have to make a major policy shift: The Wall Street Journal reports that Xi Jinping wants the US to explicitly declare that it opposes Taiwan's independence. That would amount to a significant diplomatic victory for...

China Sets First-Ever Emissions Cut Target

Xi sets 2035 goal as environmentalists push for deeper cuts

(Newser) - China, the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged for the first time to cut its total climate emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035—though some experts say the commitment doesn't go far enough, the BBC reports. In a video address to the UN, President...

After Meeting With Xi, Trump Has News on TikTok

Trump, WH official say 'progress' has been made on deal; Trump also says he'll meet Xi next month

(Newser) - Trump talked with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone on Friday in a push to finalize a deal to allow TikTok to keep operating in the US. According to the Wall Street Journal , that deal was approved, with a group of investors set to take control of the company's...

Putin, Xi Caught Chatting About Living to 150

Leaders muse on biotech breakthroughs during Beijing military parade

(Newser) - As world leaders gathered in Beijing for a military parade, a hot mic captured an unexpected conversation between Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping about organ transplants and the prospect of living to 150. As the leaders walked toward a viewing platform together with North Korea'...

Trump Sends China Warm Regards Paired With a Jab

As Xi, Putin, and Kim take in military parade

(Newser) - It was a big day in China on Wednesday as President Xi Jinping attended a sprawling military parade in Beijing flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and President Trump offered some not-exactly-well-wishes to mark the occasion. He wrote on Truth Social :
  • "May President Xi and the
...

In China, a 'Show of Solidarity' Against the US

Putin hails dear friend Xi as North Korea's Kim arrives by train

(Newser) - Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping continued presenting a strong united front to the world—and seemingly to President Trump in particular—on Tuesday.
  • Putin, in China for a summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, praised Xi as his "dear friend" and said relations between
...

Xi, Putin, and Modi Send Message to US

India cozies up to China, Russia at summit where US policy is rebuked

(Newser) - At a summit in Tianjin, eastern China, on Monday, the leaders of China, Russia, and India offered a carefully choreographed show of unity aimed at the West. Cameras caught Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi exchanging handshakes and laughter, with Modi at one point linking hands with Xi...

Xi, Putin, and Kim Are Getting Together

Chinese leader stands to gain information of use ahead of negotiations with Washington

(Newser) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a bold diplomatic play as he prepares to host both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, which ended its occupation of regions of...

China Restricts Overseas Trips for Government Employees

Teachers, nurses, and local officials face new travel hurdles

(Newser) - China has imposed tighter restrictions on foreign travel for public employees, extending controls well beyond sensitive government positions. Rules now prohibit teachers, doctors, and workers at state-owned enterprises from traveling abroad without permission—with some required to surrender their passports entirely. Even retirees in some cities must wait years...

Trump: Our 'Deal With China Is Done'

President says nations reached agreement to temper trade disagreements

(Newser) - President Trump on Wednesday said the US and China have struck a deal to ease the trade war between them, reports CNBC . China will supply critical rare earths and magnets "up front," the president wrote in all-caps post on Truth Social. In return, the US "will provide...

Trump Finally Gets Xi on the Phone
Trump Finally Gets
Xi on the Phone
Jun 5, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Trump Finally Gets Xi on the Phone

President calls it a 'very good' talk

(Newser) - President Trump reportedly believes he can bring about a breakthrough in trade talks by getting China's president on the phone, and now, he has his chance. The leaders spoke Thursday morning on a call initiated by Trump, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy...

Trump Discovers It's Not So Easy Making a Deal With China

Xi Jinping is 'extremely hard to make a deal with,' he complained at 2am

(Newser) - President Trump may have authored The Art of the Deal, but he's having trouble keeping up his dealmaker reputation when it comes to China. "I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!...

Xi on Trump's Tariffs: 'No Winners in a Trade War'

Chinese leader is on tour of Southeast Asia to shore up alliances amid tariffs conflict with US

(Newser) - China's leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, presenting China as a force for stability in contrast with President Trump's latest moves on tariffs. Although Trump has paused some tariffs, he has...

China: Xi Call With Trump Was 'Exceedingly Warm'
Trump Softens His
Rhetoric on China
Jan 24, 2025 1:47 PM CST

Trump Softens His Rhetoric on China

Says he'd 'rather not have to use' tariffs against China, which says Xi call with Trump was 'warm'

(Newser) - The three "T's" were on the agenda during President Trump's phone call, ahead of his inauguration, with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week: TikTok, trade, and Taiwan, reports Reuters . And it was "a good, friendly conversation" that "went fine," Trump told Fox News in...

Trump Considers a Visit to China
Trump Considers a
Major Trip Abroad
Jan 20, 2025 2:00 AM CST

Trump Considers a Major Trip Abroad

President-elect is reportedly considering a trip to China soon after he takes office

(Newser) - President-elect Trump wants to visit China after he's inaugurated—possibly within the first 100 days of his second term as president—sources tell the Wall Street Journal and CNN , though they stress that no plans for a trip have actually been made. Almost a year into his first term...

Biden, Xi Appear to Direct Messages to Trump

Chinese leader cautions against the two nations seeing other as adversaries

(Newser) - President Biden met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru on Saturday, and their public remarks afterward appeared directed toward the man who will be Biden's successor, reports the Washington Post and the New York Times . President-elect Trump spoke of imposing new...

Trump: Xi Knows I'm 'Crazy'
Trump: Xi Knows I'm 'Crazy'
Oct 21, 2024 6:30 PM CDT

Trump: Xi Knows I'm 'Crazy'

Candidate says he told Putin that if he invaded Ukraine, 'I'm going to hit you right in the middle of fricking Moscow'

(Newser) - Donald Trump made some startling claims about foreign policy in an interview with the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal . He said he had a "great" relationship with Vladimir Putin and a "very strong" relationship with Xi Jinping, though he said he once threatened to "hit"...

Xi, Putin Reaffirm 'No Limits' Partnership
Putin Praises Xi
in Show of Unity
May 16, 2024 7:33 AM CDT

Putin Praises Xi in Show of Unity

Russian leader hails Xi's efforts to 'regulate' the 'situation in Ukraine'

(Newser) - China's leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he began a two-day state visit. Putin thanked Xi for his effort to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit, where the two leaders reaffirmed a "no-limits" partnership that has grown deeper as both countries...

Xi's Trip to Europe Mostly Centers on Strategic Partners

After France, Chinese leader goes to Hungary and Serbia

(Newser) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries in the continent's eastern half, a region that Beijing has used as a foothold for its expanding economic ambitions in Europe. Following his stop in Paris on Monday to kick...

Report: 42% of Americans See China as an Enemy

Only 16% have a favorable view of the country, according to Pew Research Center

(Newser) - Some 42% of Americans now label China as an enemy, up from 25% two years ago and reaching the highest level in five years, according to an annual Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. Half of Americans think of China as a competitor, and only 6% consider the country a...

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