Li Chenggang, China international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce, talks to the media after two-day trade talks between China and the United States in London on Tuesday. Brian Chang / CHINA DAILY China's vice-commerce minister said on Tuesday that the Chinese and the US negotiating teams had agreed to a framework on trade after two days of "rational,

Xi Jinping agreed to release a Christian pastor at Trump's request, boosting market confidence; visit to the US before 2027 at 94.5% YES.

Recent visits to Beijing by Trump and Putin and a more favorable geopolitical environment have given Beijing more strategic space to advance its vision.

The invitation signals plans to continue leader-level diplomacy after the Beijing summit, where the two sides discussed trade, Taiwan and regional security but announced few major agreements.

Analysts say modest meeting outcomes and shrinking institutional channels leave diplomacy unduly reliant on the leaders’ personal rapport.

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Elaine Chao visited Beijing for diplomatic talks amid uncertainty over Mitch McConnell's health, underscoring the state of US-China relations.

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The initial top line emerging from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was that while the two leaders had talked trade, technology and the US war in Iran, the most potentially hazardous issue was Taiwan. The Chinese foreign ministry reported that the Chinese ...

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a continued constructive strategic stability relationship with the United States, emphasizing the importance of managing structural strategic competition between the two nations.

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