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…

Chinese President Xi Jinping defined the nature of “constructive strategic stability” between China and the United States as a positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay, a sound stability with moderate competition, a constant stability with manageable differences, and an enduring stability with promises of peace. BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed on a new vision of building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability, a move observers say could…

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — In a meeting closely watched by the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed on a new vision of building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability. The new vision will provide strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations over the next three years and beyond, Xi said when holding talks in Beijing with Trump, who is on a three-day state visit to China — the first such visit in the…

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to build a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability, steering the giant ship of China-U.S. relations in the right direction, and injecting greater stability and certainty into a world marked by turbulence and transformation. At a time of mounting global uncertainty and accelerating changes unseen in a century, the consensus sends an important message: China and the United States should choose dialogue over…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Transformation not seen in a century is accelerating across the globe, and the international situation is fluid and turbulent, said Xi. “Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major-country relations? Can we meet global challenges together and provide greater stability for the world?…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony on Thursday morning outside the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing for U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China. Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China, outside the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2026. Xi…

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…

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…