Duterte says Chinese President Xi Jinping offering gas deal if Philippines sets aside South China Sea arbitration ruling

MANILA (REUTERS) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his Chinese counterpart has offered Manila a controlling stake in a joint energy venture in the South China Sea, if it sets aside an... Read more »

Xi Jinping faces his moment of truth in Hong Kong

A spectre is haunting China, the spectre of democracy. The mass demonstrations that are taking place on the streets of Hong Kong have a significance that extends well beyond the territory itself.... Read more »

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- At the invitation of Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic... Read more »

‘We’re Almost Extinct’: China’s Investigative Journalists Are Silenced Under Xi

Reporters were once a force for accountability in China. But President Xi Jinping has brought about what critics call a “total censorship era.” Read more »

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

China's President Xi Jinping has met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during the first Chinese state visit to Pyongyang in 14 years. The leaders were expected to discuss economic issues and the... Read more »

Trump’s own brand of diplomacy is on display at G20. How will it fare with Valdimir Putin, Xi Jinping?

OSAKA, Japan – Sure, President Donald Trump once said China is "raping" the United States with unfair trade policies – but now he and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping refer to one another... Read more »

Minister Yi to prepare ground for Xi Jinping’s Nepal visit

Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi is arriving in Kathmandu on Sunday, on a two-day visit as part of preparation for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘yet-to-be-confirmed’ sojourn to Nepal, government... Read more »

‘All necessary means’: Xi Jinping reserves right to use force against Taiwan

Chinese leader calls for reunification and says independence would be a ‘disaster’ Read more »

Xi Jinping takes China’s panda diplomacy to Russia

June 6 (UPI) --Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin stressed close ties in a summit in Moscow that included the gift of two pandas to a Russian zoo on Thursday.... Read more »

8 key things to notice from Xi Jinping’s New Year speech on Taiwan

Xi Jinping's recent speech on Taiwan reiterated most of the accumulated tenets and tropes of China’s goal of unification of Taiwan over the last 40 years. But there was not significant shift... Read more »