Trump’s new favorite term for US-China relations carries baggage

In diplomacy, even short words matter. And with a brief Truth Social post, President Donald Trump may have revealed his approach to the U.S.-China relationship — to

US and China ‘talking past each other’ on key issues, says US lawmaker visiting Beijing

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, center, speaks at a press conference with a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Tuesday (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar

Top Chinese, US trade officials huddle in Sweden for second day of thorny talks over tariffs

Chinese and U.S. trade officials arrived for a second day of meetings in the Swedish capital yesterday to try to break a logjam over tariffs that have

Navigating challenges in Sino-US trade ties

Head-of-state diplomacy has provided crucial guidance for the development of Sino-US relations. It was the telephone talks between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart on June

China, US strike tentative trade deal amid lingering uncertainty

The United States and China have reached an agreement — again — to deescalate trade tensions. But details are scarce, and the latest pact leaves major issues between the

US and China agreed on a framework to resolve their disputes

Senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed on a framework to get their trade negotiations back on track after a series of disputes that threatened to derail

Equality, respect and mutual benefit key to producing positive outcomes in London

That China and the United States held the first meeting of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism in London on Monday, soon after their leaders called for

US declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policies

The U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report released Thursday, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America’s major trading partners for

New US ambassador, former senator and business executive arrives in Beijing

The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing Thursday as China and the U.S. reached a temporary break in

Here’s a look at the sectors getting a boost from the truce in trade war

Shares of many companies that source at least some of their goods from China were surging yesterday as U.S. and Chinese officials announced that they had reached

US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days

U.S. and Chinese officials said yesterday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in

Xi’s tariff fight reveals China’s great divide

How does an escalating US-China trade war affect people’s well-being? In China, it depends on who you ask. Some are energized by the fight. Electric-vehicle makers are

Chinese businesses ponder the future

When the first two rounds of 10% tariffs hit, Zou Guoqing, a Chinese exporter, groaned but didn’t find the barriers insurmountable. He gave up some of his

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business. Desiree Hill,

Republican senators demand an end to science and tech cooperation with China

A group of Republican senators is demanding that the Biden administration revoke a science and technology agreement with China, barely a week after the two countries renewed cooperation

Biden approves national security memo aimed at helping Trump on China

U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum that is meant to serve as a roadmap for the incoming Trump administration as it

In a meeting with Biden, Xi cautions US to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable

China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and

US-China research has given Beijing’s military technology a boost, House GOP says

Partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing

DEA closing two offices in China, struggles to stem flow of fentanyl

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, The Associated Press has learned, a move that comes even as the

Yellen says US-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done to improve ties

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a meeting yesterday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, highlighting the improvement in relations since

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