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Both sides repeatedly stressed the “historic” nature of the event. Photo: The White House

Diplomacy

How China and the US felt the weight of history behind Trump and Xi’s meeting

Both sides have been sending out similar signals after this week’s summit as they stress the importance of the occasion.

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China confirms deal to buy US aircraft after Donald Trump’s visit

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Is China’s new mediation body gaining steam as Western brokers’ influence wanes?

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How Taiwan’s Apec attendance could test Beijing’s cross-strait pragmatism

Apec meeting in Suzhou next week highlights Beijing’s attempts to balance Taiwan stance with responsibilities as forum host, analysts say.

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Taiwan will send its top trade negotiator Yang Jen-ni (right), seen here with deputy US trade representative Rick Switzer, to Apec’s ministerial meeting in Suzhou next week. Photo: X/ @MOFA_Taiwan

Diplomacy

After China-US reset, Putin heads to Beijing for Sino-Russian strategic refresh

Latest trip could allow leaders to align positions on recent geopolitical developments days after Donald Trump’s high-profile visit.

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Science

Have Chinese defence firms broken the sniper rifle range record – again?

Ammunition and optics manufacturers say that their weapons were used to set a new benchmark but offer no details.

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Military

Can AI-assisted unmanned vessels be Beijing’s answer to South China Sea patrols?

Near-silent autonomous surveillance vessels that can keep going for months on end recommended for Chinese maritime enforcement.

16 May 2026 - 10:00AM

Chinese researchers have envisaged how uncrewed surface vessels could patrol distant waters and around near-sea islands and reefs. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it

US president’s much-anticipated summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing resulted in more fanfare than concrete policy change, analysts say.

16 May 2026 - 6:54AMvideocam

China

Taiwan casts long shadow over Trump’s summit with Xi

Beijing signals Taiwan will shape broader ties with Washington as Trump weighs future arms sales to the island.

16 May 2026 - 12:58PMvideocam

China

AI supremacy, ‘secret police station’, Taiwan propaganda: 7 US-China relations reads

From China’s nuclear weapons to Trump’s summit entourage, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the first half of May 2026.

16 May 2026 - 4:00AM

Supporters of Lu “Harry” Jianwang stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York. He is charged with acting as an unauthorised agent of China, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to act as a foreign agent. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Xi-Trump summit: all you need to know from the final day of Beijing meeting

From ‘fantastic’ trade deals to the Chinese tech leader sitting next to Elon Musk, here’s all you need to know from the second day of Xi and Trump’s meeting in Beijing.

16 May 2026 - 4:53AM

US President Donald Trump bids farewell to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he wraps up his state visit, in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

The Xi-Trump summit is over. What comes next in the US-China rivalry?

The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties.

16 May 2026 - 12:16AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Trump ‘not looking for’ war over Taiwan but keeps up suspense over arms packages

Xi and he ‘talked a lot’ about Taiwan, US president says, will not be drawn on future of mega arms packages awaiting final approval.

15 May 2026 - 11:48PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Trump holds his fire: China state visit reveals diplomatic turn on social media

Just a handful of online posts from US president contrast with the flurry during his most recent state visits to the UK and Japan.

15 May 2026 - 10:05PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump has made only a handful of social media posts in the past three days. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

China’s Xi Jinping to pay first state visit to US in more than a decade

According to the US president, leaders could meet three more times this year, though experts doubt this will fix major issues.

15 May 2026 - 10:51PMvideocam

While expectations are not high that China and the US will reach major deals to resolve their differences, there is hope that the leaders meeting repeatedly could reduce the risk of miscalculation. Photo: Reuters via AP

Diplomacy

What did American allies make of Trump’s trip to China to meet Xi?

The meeting in Beijing was watched around the world for clues on topics ranging from trade to Taiwan and rare earths.

15 May 2026 - 11:54PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Eye on the tiger: how Elon Musk’s son’s bag became a hit with Chinese public

Product quickly sold out online after the child was pictured carrying a product inspired by traditional Chinese culture in Beijing.

15 May 2026 - 8:34PM

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Science

Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.

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Diplomacy

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

1 May 2026 - 6:16AMvideocam

Science

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.

1 May 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Science

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

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Security officials react as a shooter opens fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington on April 25. Online commenters showed interest in the female agent’s drawn Glock pistol and what appeared to be a Holosun sight. Photo: Reuters

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Have Chinese defence firms broken the sniper rifle range record – again?

16 May 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

Huanan OptoElectronic reported last year that a domestically developed rifle was able to hit five out of five targets at a distance of 3,017 metres. Photo: Hunan Huanan Opto-Electro Group

Trump’s top science adviser visited Beijing. What does that mean for AI?

15 May 2026 - 8:59PMvideocam

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15 May 2026 - 4:44PMvideocam

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15 May 2026 - 2:15PM

Personnel at the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre celebrate after the Tianwen-1 probe’s lander successfully descended to Mars, carrying the Zhu Rong rover. Photo: Xinhua

Does China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 computer herald the age of quantum supremacy?

15 May 2026 - 4:23PM

A partial view of China’s new photonic quantum computing prototype, Jiuzhang 4.0. Photo: Xinhua

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A comprehensive visual guide to Trump’s 2026 state visit to China

A comprehensive visual guide to Trump’s 2026 state visit to China

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China's President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS

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