#Xi Jinping

In June 2026, Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang for the first time in seven years. There were 21-gun salutes and talk of a 'new era of friendship' — but 'denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,' present in 2019, was absent from this round of state-media coverage. A symbolic overreach, or a real upgrade?

Trump and Putin both traveled to Beijing in May 2026 to meet Xi Jinping. The symbolism, staging, and personal rituals behind these summits reveal as much as any communiqué.

Trump's Beijing visit was a masterclass in diplomatic theater. Warm handshakes, viral selfies, and noodle runs. But Taiwan, Iran, and rare earths remain untouched. Here's what the spectacle obscures.

Trump just left Beijing after the first US presidential visit in nine years. Putin arrives Wednesday. Pakistan's PM follows. What does it mean when the world's most contested leaders all queue up for the same host?

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.

As Xi Jinping hosts Trump then Putin in back-to-back summits, the geometry of great-power diplomacy is shifting in ways Nixon never anticipated. Here's what the numbers reveal.

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.

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.

China has handed suspended death sentences to former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu. The ruling signals Xi Jinping's tightening grip on the PLA ahead of the 2027 Party Congress.

KMT chairperson Cheng Li-wun accepts Xi Jinping's invitation for an April visit to China, the first by a sitting KMT leader in nearly a decade. What does it mean for Taiwan's security and cross-strait stability?

The world is watching for a Xi-Trump summit date. But the deeper question isn't when they'll meet — it's what kind of world they're building together, and apart.