Trump to request possible probe of China trade practices

In this July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump is planning to sign an executive action asking the U.S. Trade Representative to consider investigating China for the theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property.

National View: The Trump administration calls China’s bluff on North Korea

The Trump administration on Thursday announced secondary sanctions against Chinese entities accused of aiding North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs. The action is a sharp turn in President Donald Trump's approach to China and the beginning of a new and unpredictable effort to use sticks instead of carrots with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump administration is calling China’s bluff on North Korea

The Trump administration on Thursday announced secondary sanctions against Chinese entities accused of aiding North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs. The action is a sharp turn in President Donald Trump's approach to China and the beginning of a new and unpredictable effort to use sticks instead of carrots with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A complete rundown of President Trump’s speech in Cedar Rapids

The Latest on President Donald Trumps' trip to Iowa : 9 p.m. President Donald Trump says he wishes China would offer "a little more help" in applying pressure to North Korea. Trump says at a rally in Cedar Rapid, Iowa: "I wish we would have a little more help with respect to North Korea from China.

UPDATE 1-Mattis presses China on North Korea, South China Sea

The United States is encouraged by China's efforts to restrain North Korea but Washington will not accept Beijing's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday. The comments by Mattis, during the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, show how U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is looking to balance working with China to restrain North Korea's advancing missile and nuclear programs while dealing with Beijing's activities in the South China Sea.

Forum on China’s economic reach helps leader extend his own

China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at an international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. The Belt and Road Forum opening Sunday is the latest in a series of high-profile appearances aimed at projecting Xi's influence on the global stage ahead of a key congress of the ruling Communist Party later this year.

China’s Silk Road forum latest effort to boost Xi’s stature

China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping's stature as a world-class statesman at an international gathering centered on his signature foreign policy effort envisioning a future world order in which all roads lead to Beijing. The "Belt and Road Forum" opening Sunday is the latest in a series of high-profile appearances aimed at projecting Xi's influence on the global stage ahead of a key congress of the ruling Communist Party later this year.

China pressures South Korea about missile system

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‘The election is over!’: Trump tweetstorms response to…

President Donald Trump launched into an early morning tweetstorm Sunday, the day after national protests demanding he release his tax returns. In a series of tweets, Trump first responded to critics who have highlighted that following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he has reversed on his promise to declare China a currency manipulator.

Trump, Xi converge on currency, Syria as US-China ties warm

The United States and China have struck what appears to be an unusual bargain as President Donald Trump says he won't label Beijing a currency manipulator and voices confidence Chinese President Xi Jinping will help him deal with North Korea's mounting threat. Another result of the diplomatic wrangling: a surprising Chinese abstention on a U.N. resolution condemning a Syrian chemical weapons attack.

Trump says China won’t be labeled a currency manipulator

A number of President Donald Trump's top and former aides have received unwanted attention in recent days as they struggle with internal divisions, blundered comments and investigation revelations. A number of President Donald Trump's top and former aides have received unwanted attention in recent days as they struggle with internal divisions, blundered comments and investigation revelations.

Trump backs away from critical positions on China, NATO

The United States and China struck what was viewed as an unusual bargain Wednesday as President Donald Trump said he won't label China a currency manipulator and voiced confidence Chinese President Xi Jinping will help him deal with North Korea's mounting threat. Another result of the diplomatic wrangling: a surprising Chinese abstention on a U.N. resolution condemning a Syrian chemical weapons attack.

Four surprises from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago meeting with Xi

Yves Tiberghien is director, Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, and a senior fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada This week's Mar-a-Lago summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China has been heralded as the most significant bilateral summit in decades. The world paused to witness the mighty clash between the two most powerful men on Earth and the painful confrontation of the declining superpower with its rising challenger.

Xi, Trump pledge to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, manage differences

Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping shake hands during their dinner at Mr Trump's Mar-a Lago resort in Florida Tillerson, who briefed reporters alongside Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross at the conclusion of the summit, also said Trump said China needs to make changes to its economy in order to "level the playing field for American workers, stressing repeatedly the need for reciprocal market access". Trump aides, who participated in the two-day talks held at the US President's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, described the meetings as productive and said the two leaders exhibited "positive" chemistry.

Trump: – Good Chemistry’ with Japan’s Leader, – Getting Along Very Well’ With China

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a joint appearance in the White House's East Room reaffirmed the importance of the two countries' "very crucial" security alliance in the Pacific region and their economic relationship. Trump also in the press conference Friday afternoon gave his first public remarks about his phone call with China's president, Xi Jinping, on Thursday.