The China Gambit: From Nixon to Trump
President Trump’s visit to Beijing comes as relations with China have become more combative.
Xi Jinping
As Trump and Xi Meet in China, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart
Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.
Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.
Trump in Beijing
The president will get the red carpet treatment, but the deep rift between the U.S. and China will be very hard to repair.
‘Glaring’: Speculation abounds as Melania noticably absent from husband’s China trip
President Donald Trump’s high-stakes three-day China visit has revealed one person conspicuously missing — his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. Trump was accompanied to Beijing with his cabinet, his son Eric, and daughter-in-law Lara, and 16 corporate …
What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.
Chinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments.
Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry
The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.
How China Sent a Message to Trump on His Arrival
Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance.
President Trump Arrives in China for Summit With Xi Jinping
President Trump landed in Beijing ahead of a high-stakes, two-day summit with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. Trade and the war with Iran were expected to be high on the agenda when the two meet.