#US-China Relations

While US and China leaders met in Beijing in May 2026, Asia's wealthy had already repositioned trillions across Singapore, Dubai, and Tokyo. The biggest capital shift in two decades went unreported.

At a summit with Trump, Xi Jinping invoked the 'Thucydides Trap' — the theory that rising powers and ruling ones tend toward war. Whether it was a warning or a warning shot is the question worth asking.

Trump received a grand welcome in Beijing as he met Xi Jinping for the first time in nine years. Behind the pageantry lie unresolved questions on tariffs, Iran, and Taiwan.

Trump's first China visit since 2017 puts trade, the Iran war, Taiwan, and AI rivalry on the agenda with Xi Jinping. What each side wants—and what neither can afford to concede.

The U.S.-China summit may be the most consequential meeting between the two powers since Nixon met Mao. But the two leaders aren't just negotiating terms—they're operating on entirely different timelines.

The US president lands in Beijing for a two-day summit. Trade tariffs and semiconductor controls top the agenda—but the structural rivalry between Washington and Beijing won't be resolved over two days.

Trump and Xi meet in Beijing with trade, Taiwan, and AI on the table. What each side wants — and what they're willing to give up — could define superpower relations for years.

Trump arrives in Beijing as the Iran war strains global energy markets. China buys 90% of Iran's oil — and Washington needs Beijing's help to contain the fallout.

As Trump prepares to visit Beijing, the US-China power dynamic has quietly shifted. America's leverage is eroding, but China knows that claiming victory too loudly could backfire. A deep dive into the new balance of power.

Taiwan's Thunder Tiger became the first Asian firm to win US military drone clearance with a China-free supply chain. As Trump meets Xi, the drone arithmetic reshapes defense strategy.

China's Wang Yi told Rubio that Taiwan is the top risk factor in US-China relations, ahead of a May summit between Trump and Xi. What Beijing is really signaling.

KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun heads to mainland China April 7–12, possibly meeting Xi Jinping, as her party fractures over defense spending and the US-China rivalry.