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Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump’s trip to China

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WASHINGTON — With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is calculating its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East. After prodding China, which is more reliant on Persian Gulf oil than the U.S., to get involved in reopening the choked-off Strait … Read more

China’s Xi talks peace with Taiwan’s opposition leader even as Beijing raises military pressure

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BEIJING – At an unusual meeting Friday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping talked with Taiwan’s main opposition leader about shared culture and bloodlines, before declaring that unification of the island with the mainland is a “historical inevitability.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The meeting with Cheng … Read more

Beijing ‘deeply distressed’ by death of Chinese researcher in Michigan

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HONG KONG — China is calling on U.S. authorities to investigate the death of a scientist who was found inside a university building in Michigan. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Chinese assistant research scientist was discovered after falling from a significant height at the … Read more

U.S. returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition, Beijing says

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The United States recently repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking, a “first” such return in recent years, Beijing’s public security ministry said on Friday. China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid underpinning a deadly drug epidemic in the United States. Beijing says it is … Read more

Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip on May 14 and 15, White House says, after delay due to Iran war

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Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip on May 14 and 15, White House says, after delay due to Iran war WASHINGTON — Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip on May 14 and 15, White House says, after delay due to Iran war. Source link

Beijing leverages UN troops, funding to expand global influence, House report warns

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Beijing’s growing influence inside the United Nations is raising alarms after a new report from the House Select Committee on China warns the Chinese Communist Party is allegedly leveraging money, personnel and peacekeeping deployments to advance its strategic interests. The report, obtained by Fox … Read more

China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

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WASHINGTON — China won’t help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is probably welcoming the delay in Trump’s highly anticipated trip to Beijing as the U.S. risks getting bogged down in the Middle East, analysts say. The latest developments are unfolding as Trump’s Iran war, … Read more

The Iran war throws Trump’s China trip into doubt, but Beijing doesn’t seem to mind waiting

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BEIJING — The timing of a highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in doubt after Trump asked to delay it by “a month or so” so he can focus on the widening war with Iran. It’s the latest complication from the U.S.-Israeli attack on Tehran, which has close … Read more

Beijing braces for economic impact as Iran war threatens Chinese oil:

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Beijing — China is bracing for the full economic impact of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran as its energy supplies are severely disrupted. China is the largest importer of energy in the world, and the disruption to oil imports caused by the conflict could be a potential Achilles’ heel for Beijing, just weeks … Read more