The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Some think leader John Lee’s focus on blaming bamboo scaffolding deflects from actual cause

President Donald Trump urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week not to further provoke Beijing over Taiwan, after her recent comments suggesting a Chinese attack on the island could trigger Japanese military action.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) warns that China's rapid "peacetime" military buildup is increasingly aimed at pushing the United States away from its Asian allies and even U.S. territory, pressing Republicans to answer what he calls a growing threat to American interests.

China is turning to a well-used playbook to express its displeasure with Japan over a statement by its prime minister on Taiwan

Traveller claims Chinese officials declared her Indian passport invalid for mentioning Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as its territory, as her birthplace

Cho Jung-tai insists Taiwan is ‘a fully sovereign and independent country’

On Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the ongoing progress in U.S.-China trade ties after a phone call with President Donald Trump. This comes after it was reported that Washington is considering allowing Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) to resume AI chip sales to China.

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’

Trump last visited China in the first year of his first term and says Xi will, in turn, be headed to the US for a state visit later in 2026

The two leaders are understood to have greeted each other only briefly during a ‘brush-by’ rather than holding formal bilateral talks.

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan