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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2025
Russia eyes China trade revival as Putin prepares for Xi summit, sources say
"Ahead of the visit, officials on both sides are looking into ways to increase trade because the current numbers do not look good," one source said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a family photo ceremony prior to the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2025
China's Xi to welcome Putin and Modi in grand display of Global South solidarity
This year's summit will be the largest since 2001, China has said, calling the bloc an "important force in building a new type of international relations."
A man walks past a drilling machine damaged by protesters opposing the proposed 11,500 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Dam Project, in Parong, Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, on Aug. 1.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2025
China's new mega-dam triggers fears of water war in India
Delhi estimates the Chinese dam will allow Beijing to divert as much as 40 billion cubic meters of water, or just over a third of what is received annually at a key border point.
People take photos in front of a large portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a government-organized tour at Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on March 28.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2025
Xi pushes for mega-dam and rail links to boost Tibet development
The Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project is set to become one of the biggest infrastructure projects in history.
U.S. President Donald Trump greeets Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 leaders summit in Osaka in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 16, 2025
Trump says Xi told him he wouldn’t invade Taiwan while U.S. leader is in office
But the U.S. president said Xi had also delivered an implicit warning about Taiwan’s future, telling him that he is “very patient, and China is very patient.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is trying to build solidarity across the BRICS club of major emerging nations, of which Brazil is a founding member along with Russia, China and India.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2025
Lula speaks with Xi after Modi and Putin amid standoff with Trump
Brazil's president is trying to build solidarity across the BRICS club of major emerging nations, of which Brazil is a founding member along with Russia, China and India.
Senior diplomat Liu Jianchao, the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department widely seen as China's next foreign minister, has been detained for unclear reasons, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 12, 2025
Xi’s ‘probe’ of senior diplomat puts China foreign policy team in doubt
Liu Jianchao, the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department, has been detained for unclear reasons.
Visitors have their photo taken by a portrait of President Xi Jinping at the Military Museum in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2023. The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his concerns run, not only about battlefield readiness, but about political survival, as well.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 11, 2025
Xi looks to tighten grip after scandals shake China’s military elite
Outwardly, China’s military has never been stronger. Its naval ships venture farther across the oceans. Its nuclear force grows by about 100 warheads every year. Its military flights around Taiwan are increasingly frequent and intimidating. Every few months, China unveils new weapons, like a prototype...
China players pose for a photo before a World Cup qualifying match against Thailand at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on Nov. 16, 2023. President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has ensnared several high-profile figures involved in the country's struggle to build a successful men's national soccer team.
SOCCER
Jul 30, 2025
Two former China soccer officials sentenced for corruption
President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has ensnared several high-profile figures involved in China's struggle to build a successful men's national soccer team.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called off a trip to Central and South America that would have included stopovers in the U.S.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025
Taiwan's Lai calls off trip with U.S. transit as Trump seeks Xi summit
The Taiwanese president had intended to stop in New York and then Dallas as part of a trip to diplomatic allies in Central and South America.
Visitors at Matryoshka Square, a theme park in the border town of Manzhouli, in China’s Inner Mongolia, on July 10. Much of the trade between China and Russia has long run through Manzhouli.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2025
How a Chinese border town keeps Russia’s economy afloat
The economic strategy of the town of Manzhouli underlines Russia’s evolution into a supplier of raw materials to China’s vast manufacturing sector.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet throughout the day with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to an EU official.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2025
Xi to meet EU chiefs at downsized summit hit by trade and Ukraine
Tensions ranging from trade to the war in Ukraine are casting a shadow over an event that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-EU diplomatic ties.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the start of bilateral talks during the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025
Aides to Trump and Xi discussed autumn U.S.-China leaders' meeting
Ideas floated include a Trump stopover around the time of an APEC summit in South Korea or talks on the sidelines of the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 event.
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, in Beijing on Thursday
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 18, 2025
Trump’s U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain with China
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration wanted Chinese developers "addicted” to American technology.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2017. Six months into his second term, Trump has softened his harsh campaign rhetoric that focused on the U.S.’ massive trade deficit with China and resulting job losses.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2025
Trump softens tone on China to secure Xi summit and a trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump's warmer posture toward China contrasts with his threats against other trading partners to ravage their economies with crushing tariffs.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a meeting during the the Shanghai Cooperation Organization forum in Beijing on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2025
China’s growth momentum offers Xi rare window to fight deflation
Gross domestic product beat expectations to grow 5.2% between April and June, bringing the official 5% expansion goal for the year within reach.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2025
'Dialogue' must be at heart of China-Australia ties, PM tells Xi
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on his second visit to China as PM, seeking to bolster recently stabilized trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures as he boards his flight before departing from Subang Air Base, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2025
Rubio says Xi-Trump summit looking likely
The U.S. envoy said he had a "very constructive and positive” sit-down with Wang Yi on Friday, building on recent momentum in bilateral ties.
Speculation about Xi Jinping losing his grip on power misreads China’s digital authoritarianism, which uses algorithmic control and emotional scripting to absorb dissent and reinforce the Chinese Communist Party’s power in the information age.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2025
Online dissent in China doesn’t mean Xi is on his way out
Don’t be fooled by viral posts. The CCP allows and even encourages certain forms of online dissent — all part of its digital authoritarianism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8 and U.S. President Donald Trump in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on May 30. Despite an aversion to Trump, the survey showed consistent support for the U.S. alliance, with 80% of respondents saying the U.S. was important for Australia’s security, while attitudes toward China have slightly improved.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 16, 2025
Australians equally distrust Trump and Xi, survey finds
Australians’ faith in the U.S. has deteriorated following President Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

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