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Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in North Korea for his first overseas trip of the year.While global leaders are making a beeline for Beijing — Xi has hosted 17 world leaders in just the first 4 months of 2026 — the Chinese president is personally courting Kim Jong Un during a two-day state visit…
A deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, with rescue operations still under way and authorities launching a nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities after the country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years, AFP reported.The blast took place on Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine…
‘Major Cheng Cheng’ standing behind Elon Musk (x.com/jenniferzeng97) The delegation of US President Donald Trump was spied on by China during his two-day visit to Beijing last week, according to independent blogger and author Jennifer Zeng.Zeng accused China of using “disguised” military personnel to monitor foreign dignitaries and technology executives who were part of the…
China has reportedly banned on the specialised graphics chip from American tech giant Nvidia. According to a report by the Financial Times, Beijing blacklisted Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2 graphics card, which is an export-friendly version of its top-end RTX 5090 GPU. While the strict customs ban is a big development itself, this came on Friday…
US President Donald Trump said he would “work on the Taiwan problem” and speak with Taiwan’s president after his recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump also said it was “good” that Xi had met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing.Xi and Putin met in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, while Trump visited Beijing…
China has signalled that it is willing to accept a certain level of US tariffs while pushing for an extension of the ongoing trade truce with Washington, a move that could indicate further stabilisation in ties between the world’s two largest economies, Bloomberg reported.According to a statement issued by China’s Commerce Ministry on Wednesday, Beijing…
The risk for Chinese economy is that strong exports may no longer be enough to offset weakness at home. Driving the newsChina’s economy has unexpectedly staggered into the second quarter. Factories slowed, consumers pulled back and investment unexpectedly shrank, delivering one of the clearest signs yet that Beijing’s recovery is being squeezed from both sides:…
Taiwan’s ministry of national defense (MND) on Saturday said it detected eight Chinese naval vessels and one official ship operating around the island, a day after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile visit to China dominated by discussions on Taiwan, trade and the Iran war.In a statement posted on X, Taiwan’s MND said, “8…
Trump invites Xi to White House after Beijing summit talks (Image credit: AP) US President Donald Trump wrapped up talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing by extending a formal invitation to Xi and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan to visit the White House on September 24.The meeting, held at the Great Hall of…
When Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, one phrase unexpectedly dominated strategic discussions between the world’s two biggest powers: the “Thucydides Trap”.“Whether China and the United States can transcend the so-called Thucydides Trap and create a new normalization of relations between major powers; whether we can join hands…
