China and the United States, Fall 2025: A timeline of remarks, threats, critiques — and dialogue

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

China’s Pharma Leverage Is ‘Nuclear Option’ in US Trade Talks

President Xi Jinping’s stranglehold on rare earths will give China unprecedented leverage to win concessions from the US during talks this weekend in Kuala Lumpur. Sitting in Beijing’s reserve is control over an even more vital supply chain: medicine.

Who is giving evidence on the collapsed China spy trial?

A senior commons committee is looking at why the case collapsed just weeks before a trial was due to go ahead.

China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan

China's ruling Communist Party says it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the coming five years.

UK removed 'enemy' from China spy case due to former government policy

Britain did not label China as an "enemy" in its evidence to prosecutors in an espionage case that has heaped pressure on the prime minister because it was not the policy of the then-Conservative government,

China’s New Strategy for Trump: Punch Hard, Concede Little

For Xi, rare-earths bombshell signaled a new toughness, while TikTok was ‘spiritual opium’ that could be turned into a low-cost bargaining chip.

South Korea Tries to Curb Anti-China Protests Ahead of Xi Visit

The recent surge in demonstrations by far-right groups presents a challenge for the South Korean government, as it prepares to host both Xi Jinping, the leader of China, and President Trump.
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