Hong Kong protesters jeopardizing China's 'one country, two systems' status, Xi warns
China's President Xi Jinping late Thursday warned deepening protests in Hong Kong threaten the "one country, two systems" principle governing the semi-autonomous city, in comments following the fourth day of a strike called by pro-democracy activists which has choked the financial hub. Hong Kong has ...
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Chinese President Xi Jinping praised their countries' strong bilateral relations at a meeting on Wednesday, as sources said a Chinese state firm was prepared to announce a major Brazil port investment. The leaders' comments showed how far relations have come ...
Worsening Hong Kong violence could embolden hawks in Xi's China
For two nights last weekend, Hong Kong lawmaker Lam Cheuk-Ting slept on a fold-out mattress on the floor of his office in the Legislative Council and ate congee delivered by his staff. One of seven pro-democracy lawmakers who faced arrest for disrupting a legislative meeting ...
Trump says phase one of China trade deal 'could happen soon'
Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. President Donald Trump said China is "dying" to make a trade deal with the U.S. and the first step of a broader agreement is close to being ...
Japan avoids criticizing China over Hong Kong student's death ahead of planned Xi visit next year
Ahead of a planned visit to Japan next year by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japan refrains from directly criticizing China over the death of a student protester in Hong Kong on Friday.
China reviewing locations in U.S. where Xi might sign trade deal with Trump
China is reviewing locations in the U.S. where President Xi Jinping would be willing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to sign the first phase of a trade deal between the world's two largest economies, people familiar with the plans have said. Officials in ...
China's Xi voices 'high degree of trust' in Hong Kong's Carrie Lam over unrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a "high degree of trust" in Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city. Xi's show of support follows speculation that Beijing was preparing to remove Lam ...
China planning trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea in December
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang tells Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the trilateral summit would be held next month.
French leader to raise 'taboo' topics during business-focused visit to China
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his hosts to keep off thorny issues such as the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Landing in the afternoon, Macron will begin his second official trip ...
The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and U.S. officials said a deal could be signed this month. The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Friday said ...
Senior Chinese and U.S. officials again sent positive signals Friday about their efforts to formalize the partial trade bargain announced last month, with President Donald Trump saying he may meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the state of Iowa. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He ...
Chile's APEC cancellation raises new hurdle for U.S.-China trade deal
Leaders from the United States and China encountered a new obstacle in their struggle to end a damaging trade war on Wednesday when the summit where they were supposed to meet was canceled because of violent protests. U.S. President Donald Trump said this week he ...
