Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te will be sworn in next week.
International relations

U.S. to send two ex-government officials to Taiwan inauguration

White House sticks to precedent, warns China not to escalate

15 May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow in March 2023, the first foreign trip of Xi's third term. Putin is now set to make China the first destination of his fifth term. (Sputnik via Reuters)
International relations

China set to host Putin as economic ties grow under Western pressure

Beijing expected to have 'shopping list' for Moscow amid sanctions heat

15 May 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are set to meet in late May. (Sources photos by Nikkei, Kyodo and Reuters)
International relations

Japan, South Korea, China seek to ease friction at trilateral summit

Leaders to juggle economic and security interests at first meeting in 4 years

15 May 2024
The State Department Building in Washington. A handful of professional diplomats will be sent to cities across America to advise mayors on how to build relationships overseas. 
International relations

U.S. State Department to send diplomatic advisers to American cities

Biden seeks 'foreign policy for the middle class,' envoy for subnational diplomacy says

14 May 2024
President Joe Biden is ramping up tariffs on EVs and other Chinese imports as the U.S. heads into election season. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AFP/Jiji)
US-China tensions

Biden unveils major China tariff hikes with EV rate to hit 100%

Administration will 'closely monitor' companies that try to avoid tariffs

14 May 2024
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London is one of 14 such sites in major cities around the world.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong chief defends foreign offices after manager's arrest in U.K.

As spy allegations swirl, London summons Chinese envoy over 'pattern of behavior'

14 May 2024
Defendant Yuen Chung Biu leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in London after being charged with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service.
14 May 2024
Transnational repression has forced Chinese students to think twice before criticizing China.
Politics

Beijing's transnational repression reaches overseas Chinese students: report

Fear and mistrust poison atmosphere for young Chinese living abroad

14 May 2024
A man walks by a solar farm near Paris. The European Union has heightened scrutiny of low-cost Chinese products entering into the EU's renewable energy market.
Energy

Chinese firms facing EU probe exit from Romanian solar project

LONGi and Shanghai Electric units alleged to have benefited from Beijing subsidies

13 May 2024
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed late last year to hold discussions on the risks of artificial intelligence. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Technology

U.S. and China to hold first talks on AI risks in Geneva

No joint statements or agreements expected to be made in Tuesday meeting

13 May 2024
Cambodia's National University of Battambang is home to one of the country's three Confucius Institutes. (Photo from National University Of Battambang website)
Education

China's Confucius Institutes flourish in ASEAN after West's freeze-out

Geopolitical baggage less of a factor, while learning Chinese is seen as a smart move

12 May 2024
A shipyard in Yichang, Hubei province, China. Amid a push to curb China's manufacturing dominance, the U.S. is urging key allies Japan and South Korea to invest in America's beleaguered shipbuilding industry.
Caixin

U.S. takes aim at China shipbuilding, an industry it lost decades ago

Union-spurred probe into Chinese shipyards threatens retaliatory port fees

11 May 2024
Google and other U.S. tech giants play a key role in laying international undersea cables that bypass Chinese influence. 
Datawatch

More subsea cables bypass China as Sino-U.S. tensions grow

No new projects will connect the country after 2025 as focus shifts to Southeast Asia

11 May 2024
A Zeekr banner hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 10 to mark its IPO. (Geely)
Companies

Chinese EV maker Zeekr soars 34% on NYSE debut

Company is the first major Chinese IPO in the U.S. since 2021

11 May 2024
Moscow has reportedly acquired sights for 3,000 tanks from China through Belarus since spring 2023, despite American and European sanctions.
Ukraine war

U.S. weighs sanctions on Chinese banks over Russia military support

Washington takes aim at workarounds seen shoring up Ukraine invasion

11 May 2024
A BYD vehicle carrier prepares to ship EVs to Brazil from Lianyungang port in China.
Electric cars in China

China EVs soar in Brazil, threatening Fiat, GM and VW dominance

BYD, Chery and Great Wall look to Latin America as trade tensions with West flare

11 May 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a news conference on May 9. Both countries have declared an "all weather" partnership. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
International relations

Xi's Hungary trip sets stage for China to gain ground in Eastern Europe

Slovakia expected to seek closer ties with Beijing as EU rift over China widens

11 May 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Tensions between the two countries are escalating over territory in the South China Sea. (Source photos by Reuters)
South China Sea

Philippines wants Chinese diplomats expelled amid South China Sea row

Manila says alleged leak of phone conversation with Filipino admiral violated law

11 May 2024
Foreign multinationals are less willing to invest in China due to the weaker prospects of economic growth.
Economy

China suffers 56% drop in foreign investments on weak domestic demand

Tensions with U.S. and anti-espionage law give multinationals pause

11 May 2024
Restricting trade in "legacy" semiconductors would mark a significant milestone in U.S.-China decoupling.
Opinion

Next U.S.-China chip battle will require more than export controls

Washington could seek to ban import of common products with 'legacy' semiconductors

10 May 2024
Chinese military vendor's chip arm put on U.S. entity list.
US-China tensions

U.S. moves to sanction China military vendor CETC's chip arm

Latest additions to trade restrictions list further limit Beijing's access to American tech

10 May 2024
In October 2019, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
International relations

China outweighs Ukraine war as U.S. security priority: Trump-linked group

Ex-aides in America First institute lay foreign policy groundwork for possible second term

10 May 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 2.
Opinion

Kishida deserved the warm embrace Macron gave Xi

Japan PM's low-key visit to Paris yielded significant bilateral initiatives

9 May 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard during a ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 8.
International relations

Xi sends messages on trade and NATO in Europe tour full of symbolism

China woos useful partners in Serbia and Hungary after French 'cognac diplomacy'

9 May 2024
Zhang Lei has taken citizenship in Singapore, where his fund group Hillhouse Investment now says it is based. 
Opinion

Suspicious minds are complicating Asia's financial markets

U.S. pensioners may come to regret lost investment exposure to China

9 May 2024