As the relationship between the world’s two largest economies, China-U.S. ties impact not only bilateral trade and economic exchanges, but also global market confidence and the stability of industrial and supply chains in the Asia-Pacific region, said Bruce McLaughlin, CEO of Sinogie Consulting Group, Australia. BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in China’s capital has been lauded by global institutions, experts and media practitioners as a powerful boost…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — As U.S. President Donald Trump is kicking off his state visit to China — the first by a U.S. president in almost nine years, the two countries face an opportunity to explore the building of a strategic, constructive and stable China-U.S. relationship. A review of bilateral relations, which have maintained overall stability despite ups and downs, demonstrates that head-of-state diplomacy has always served as the “anchor” of the relationship, playing an irreplaceable strategic guiding role…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — The Chinese capital will soon become the setting for one of the most closely watched, high-stakes diplomatic encounters of the year, as the leaders of the world’s two largest economies prepare to meet face-to-face. This will be U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit to China since his re-election, and the second time Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted him in the country — their last such meeting in the country took place nearly a…

A fragile pause in escalating tensions between the United States and Iran has emerged after President Donald Trump agreed to suspend planned military strikes for two weeks, opening a narrow window for negotiations amid fears of a broader regional conflict. The announcement follows days of heightened rhetoric and military posturing, with Washington previously warning Tehran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face severe military consequences. The waterway, a critical artery for global oil supply, became a flashpoint after…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has launched a scathing attack on the United States ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, accusing him of interfering in the country’s domestic and foreign policy and calling for him to be expelled from the country. In a strongly worded statement released on Wednesday, the EFF condemned remarks Bozell allegedly made during a BizNews conference, where he reportedly expressed frustration on behalf of the administration of US President Donald Trump about South Africa’s…

More than 170 delegates from trade unions, socialist organisations and international solidarity movements convened an emergency online meeting on 7 January 2026, culminating in the launch of a new Anti-Imperialist Front and a programme of coordinated action against what they described as escalating global aggression by the United States. In a statement released on 8 January, the Anti-Imperialist Front said the meeting was called in response to what it termed the “kidnapping” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Foreign Minister…

South Africa is continuing with the G20 Summit in Johannesburg this weekend without participation from the United States, after government officials confirmed that no American delegation has been accredited. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has formally recorded the US as absent for the summit taking place on Saturday and Sunday. Dirco spokesperson Chrispin Phiri told journalists at the summit on Saturday that the withdrawal of the United States would not disrupt the work of global leaders who have…

The decision by United States President Donald Trump to boycott the 2025 G20 summit in South Africa signifies more than just a political gesture; it symbolises a profound and meaningful rupture within the global colonial power structure. This action calls for a decolonial analysis that explains how it disrupts and redefines the key mechanisms of power rooted in what Quijano describes as coloniality, the ongoing system of racialised, economic, and epistemic domination. Drawing on Foucault’s concept of discursive regimes further…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — China and, U.S. delegations reached a basic consensus on arrangements to address respective trade concerns after two days of talks here. The essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win results, and the two countries gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said after meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Saturday to Sunday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Guided…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has voiced alarm over escalating gun violence in the United States, warning that the crisis poses a threat to global safety as the country prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This follows the shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, a vocal proponent of unfettered gun rights, who was struck in the neck while addressing students at an American university. The EFF described the incident as a grim reflection of a political order that…