https://www.scmp.com/rss/4/feed Events collected by UnlimitedPipe 0.3.2 UnlimitedPipe 0.3.2 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:24:07 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368875/xi-trump-atmospherics-welcomed-mask-structural-rifts-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed 6259ffcfea8b09e3dbff Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:02:27 +0000 During their three-day summit that ended on Friday, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping worked overtime to underscore their increasingly close relationship even as the meeting produced few concrete deliverables. But the fact that the two economic and military giants are talking – and pledging to talk some more – suggests some period of relative stability ahead, certainly relative to last year’s all-out trade war, chest-thumping and market turmoil, said analysts… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368874/what-donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-revealed-body-language-their-wives?utm_source=rss_feed d9e51142d7b333a1cd47 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:29:47 +0000 As Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump wrapped up their three-day state visit on Friday, a stark contrast in the two presidential couples’ hand-holding dynamics was on display, body language experts said. The exchanges between Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, and Trump and first lady Melania Trump, were closely followed on the trip, with the couples’ activities together on Friday culminating in an outing at the National Archives Museum in Washington. The couples’ divergent... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368480/china-and-us-can-make-nice-if-not-peace?utm_source=rss_feed be83e9259776f9757257 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:30:10 +0000 Washington and Beijing have spent nearly a decade trading tariffs, export controls and blacklists, with each round threatening rupture. Yet they keep recovering from the brink. Tensions soared before summits and plunged immediately after. For example, in 2019 at Osaka, Trump walked back threats to impose tariffs on US$300 billion of Chinese goods and eased curbs on Huawei after Beijing reportedly agreed to buy American farm goods. In Busan last October, he lowered tariffs and shelved export... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368870/trade-deliverables-taiwan-push-and-strategic-stability-key-xi-trump-takeaways-overall?utm_source=rss_feed 18cf7709e1e64f8223a2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:47:09 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the country in more than a decade, with US President Donald Trump pulling out all the stops to make it a grand affair. The two leaders met several times during the visit, including at a ceremonial airport welcome, the White House reception and bilateral talks on a wide range of topics including trade, tariffs and Taiwan. They also attended a state dinner in Xi’s honour with top... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3368869/china-set-decide-if-costa-rican-or-guyanese-diplomat-becomes-first-woman-un-chief?utm_source=rss_feed 839843bbf2c5fb1c5c89 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:09:32 +0000 China is poised to decide which of two Latin American women becomes the first to lead the United Nations, after three rounds of informal voting in the Security Council failed to produce a favourite. Several UN delegations that spoke to the South China Morning Post over the past three days said Beijing was weighing Rebeca Grynspan, the Costa Rican economist who heads UN Trade and Development, and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s ambassador to the UN. The same delegations said China had… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368860/what-summit-us-tv-blackout-and-midterms-turmoil-overshadow-red-carpet-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed f3c0bbbbb4c74d87016a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:54:34 +0000 Domestic US political turmoil and Donald Trump’s feud with the media overshadowed a summit that Beijing hoped would project an image of China on equal footing and help stabilise ties with the United States. Trump rolled out the full red-carpet treatment for Chinese President Xi Jinping as he paid his first state visit to the US in over a decade. In addition to Trump and his wife Melania greeting Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan on the tarmac on arrival, the “many special arrangements” included a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368858/last-day-xis-us-visit-begins-trump-white-house-tea?utm_source=rss_feed 001a70e70353d4d5b8f2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:49:31 +0000 This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Unrivalled Xi-Trump summit analysis: get real-time updates and exclusive boots-on-the-ground reporting from our US and China bureaus all year round. Subscribe now with great savings to stay ahead. After three days in Washington, President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan returned to China with a promise of more face-to-face diplomacy with US President Donald Trump later this year, but not a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3368638/us-china-world-asean-must-do-more-avoid-choosing-sides?utm_source=rss_feed b7909d235c42c2e9925f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:30:12 +0000 The good news is, when US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington this week, neither chose confrontation. Amid the high pomp and ceremony, what China has called “constructive strategic stability” continues. Even an uneasy truce in great power relations can be useful. Both recognise the considerable incentive to prevent their economic rivalry from spiralling out of control. Even limited understandings can reduce risks in artificial intelligence (AI) and other... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368846/chinese-aesthetics-abound-washington-summit-mao-suits-peony-trousers?utm_source=rss_feed 3ce31936147abcdadc42 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:27:16 +0000 Throughout President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, Chinese aesthetics were not confined to first lady Peng Liyuan, long an ambassador of Chinese fashion, but also appeared in the outfits of other senior Chinese officials and even members of the US delegation. At the state dinner in the White House on Thursday, Xi and other senior Chinese officials – including his chief of staff Cai Qi and foreign minister Wang Yi – wore black Mao suits. Notably, while Xi has regularly worn the… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368845/xi-trump-banquet-flasks-us-tech-titans-attendance-heres-everything-you-missed?utm_source=rss_feed ec8d085164631274bba6 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:09:32 +0000 We have put together stories from our coverage of the White House state dinner. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for ties? If the American guests seated at the head table with President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at Thursday’s White House state dinner were any indication, Washington now views its relationship with Beijing largely through the prism of technology. 2.... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368844/trump-hails-wwii-ally-china-xi-tells-bonds-forged-blood-and-fire?utm_source=rss_feed 4c5834d0e0729495219c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:06:23 +0000 In a surprise nod to shared history, US President Donald Trump called China a World War II ally as he welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday ahead of summit talks. But the historical reference was far from one-sided, with both leaders repeatedly referring to the joint fight against Japanese aggression as they sought to emphasise the long history of US-China friendship and the need to seek common ground. “If we focus on our common interests, I’m confident there is much we can... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3368829/xi-presses-trump-take-next-step-taiwan-oppose-independence?utm_source=rss_feed e1942c1e2544dd326782 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:06 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his US counterpart Donald Trump to explicitly oppose Taiwan independence – a call that would require a shift in Washington’s long-standing position and further restraint on American arms sales to the island, according to analysts. During the meeting between the two leaders on Thursday, Xi said he hoped the US side would “adhere to the correct position of opposing ‘Taiwan independence’”, according to a statement from the foreign ministry in Beijing. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3368839/trumps-warm-welcome-xi-met-caution-and-uncertainty-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed 84a2b4f8acd89c81a7f2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:26:13 +0000 Taiwanese officials and observers have reacted cautiously to the Washington summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, with uncertainty lingering over what the two leaders discussed about the island. The only public mention of Taiwan after Thursday’s closed-door talks between the pair came from Beijing’s official statement, which said Xi had urged Trump to “oppose ‘Taiwan independence’” and “handle the Taiwan question with caution”. The White House did not immediately give its own detailed... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368838/xi-jinping-marks-second-mid-autumn-festival-us-during-state-visit?utm_source=rss_feed 4549a782d0e8aa0e65f1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:20:13 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping has not only made history as the first Chinese leader to undertake two formal state visits to the United States, he is also the only Chinese leader to be spending two Mid-Autumn Festivals on American soil. Xi offered festive greetings during his toast at Thursday’s state banquet. “As I speak, my compatriots in China are celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival – a cherished occasion for family reunions according to Chinese tradition. I wish you all a very happy Mid-Autumn... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3368835/why-did-xi-and-chinas-first-lady-bring-their-own-flasks-white-house-banquet?utm_source=rss_feed 7c01d1d554ce363c1bb2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:49:27 +0000 Amid the polished silverware and fine crystal stemware on display at the state dinner in the White House on Thursday sat the vacuum flasks brought by Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan. The couple’s flasks, black for Xi and white for Peng, were spotted on their table during the formal dinner, signalling a subtle self-assurance as cultural authenticity met high diplomacy. Extending this everyday practice to the White House banquet was in tune with the host nation’s own... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3368832/chinese-roots-gung-ho-trump-and-xi-look-shared-history?utm_source=rss_feed 26aa5448c98902d6179c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:38:11 +0000 Chinese viewers watching Donald Trump welcome Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday may have been puzzled by the US president’s reference to the “Chinese phrase” gung-ho. Turning to Baidu – or increasingly, Doubao, the country’s most popular AI chatbot – they may well have asked: what Chinese expression is he referring to? It sounds Chinese, but gung-ho is neither part of everyday usage nor an idiom drawn from classical texts – making this moment almost as baffling as when US Secretary of... https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368799/xi-white-house-trade-war-truce-extension-golden-week-travel?utm_source=rss_feed 4b2c37d6d5a02b56a311 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:10 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump discussed artificial intelligence (AI) and Taiwan at the White House on Thursday as part of a state visit dominated by pageantry. On AI, Xi said that “the right thing to do is to draw on each other’s strengths, not guard against each other”, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. He also backed continued dialogue about risks, joint efforts to prevent misuse and keeping AI under human control. Trump earlier said on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368793/xi-and-trump-cap-summit-tour-through-shared-us-and-chinese-history?utm_source=rss_feed 8d9a7b79780d72ecb64b Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:06 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to the US will conclude not at the diplomatic negotiating table, but in front of America’s founding documents. After morning tea in the White House Red Room, US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will take Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan on a tour of the National Archives, the home of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and other texts that established the basis of the US government. According to the Office of the First Lady, the two… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368792/trump-gives-xi-tour-his-pet-white-house-building-projects-including-ballroom?utm_source=rss_feed 4e6546a0432f352f80a2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:05:54 +0000 Property developer-turned-president Donald Trump appeared to relish showing off the White House’s latest building works to Xi Jinping on Thursday, eager to give his Chinese counterpart a glimpse of his construction ambitions since they last met in China. In May, Trump was hosted at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, a sprawling complex that the US president compares with his planned White House ballroom. After their talks in the Oval Office, Trump led Xi out to the South Lawn, where his... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368782/xis-security-chief-among-cohort-rising-officials-white-house-banquet?utm_source=rss_feed 34222afdf5cbc2cc1fcc Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:19:14 +0000 Zhou Hongxu, the official who oversees President Xi Jinping’s security, made an appearance at the White House state banquet on Thursday night, alongside a cohort of other rising Chinese officials. The banquet’s guest list described the 55-year-old People’s Liberation Army (PLA) major general as both director of the Central Guard Bureau and deputy director of the Communist Party’s General Office – the ruling party’s powerful administrative nerve centre. Earlier this month, Zhou joined Xi for a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368493/live-qa-scmp-answers-your-questions-about-washington-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed 5e1bdc43f0a1d33aa6e8 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:55:06 +0000 This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Xi’s US summit: Access real-time updates, geopolitical risk analysis, and exclusive reporting from an Asian perspective. Subscribe now with our limited-time offer to stay ahead. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump have met in Washington for an eagerly anticipated summit, during which the leaders discussed AI cooperation, their countries’ ties and more. To help South... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368762/wine-ping-pong-trump-and-xis-state-dinner-heavy-historic-symbolism?utm_source=rss_feed b40a3cd60fc10c725f15 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:48:05 +0000 When US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room, every detail of the state dinner was steeped in symbolism, with sparkling wine served as a nod to a pivotal moment in Sino-US relations and references to “ping-pong diplomacy”. The meal opened with a toast of Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs, a vineyard selected to honour the historic 1972 “Toast to Peace” shared by then US president Richard Nixon and Chinese premier Zhou Enlai, according to the first lady’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368757/pitch-perfect-cultural-diplomacy-wins-heart-chinas-first-lady-peng-liyuan?utm_source=rss_feed e6e339f7781d1e97d719 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:43:09 +0000 While their husbands held talks at the White House, Melania Trump hosted Peng Liyuan at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art on Thursday, where the famed Chinese soprano softly hummed along to a youth choir’s performance of a familiar classic. Footage shows the Hope Chinese School youth choir waving Chinese and American national flags during their rendition of the song “Jasmine Flower”, while Peng watches with a smile, her lips moving along to the lyrics. As the performance ends, she... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368744/chinas-xi-shares-rare-laugh-white-house-tour-trumps-biden-autopen-joke?utm_source=rss_feed 8c317cf0d1f1e4d5fe62 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:13:32 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping broke into rare laughter as his US counterpart Donald Trump showed him a framed “autopen” displayed in place of the former American leader Joe Biden’s portrait during a White House tour. The viral moment stood out against the Chinese leader’s otherwise restrained demeanour during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade. A video released by the White House on social media showed Trump taking Xi along the White House colonnade on Thursday... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/3368740/ivanka-trump-takes-front-row-seat-welcome-xi-dress-chinese-designer-guo-pei?utm_source=rss_feed e83419f25ba4b9564e50 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:44:14 +0000 The US president’s eldest daughter Ivanka Trump had a front-row seat at a White House welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on Thursday, wearing a dress by Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei. Trump, in a robin’s egg blue dress and matching jacket, and her 15-year-old daughter Arabella Kushner occupied a prominent position at the ceremony, alongside Vice-President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance. The arrangement drew attention since members of Donald Trump’s… https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/-Peace-Train-2026-aims-to-enhance-China-Laos-joint-rescue-1QI5R7k4WXe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 0d37325b2082d075b575 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:33:23 +0000 'Peace Train-2026' aims to enhance China-Laos joint rescue https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3367965/china-tested-handheld-submarine-detector-it-tracked-subway-train-underground?utm_source=rss_feed bf22165391792eb387bd Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:00:18 +0000 Chinese researchers have showed a handheld quantum magnetometer built for hunting submarines in a striking real-world test: it tracked a subway train rumbling beneath a city street. The device, developed by Peng Xinhua and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China, is described in a study published on September 14 in Acta Physica Sinica. Though it is scarcely larger than a pencil and draws only 5 watts of power, it can isolate the magnetic disturbance caused by a moving... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368733/ping-pong-pickleball-chinas-unofficial-approach-diplomatic-messaging?utm_source=rss_feed c3e01ab77c772ba22b41 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:30:39 +0000 Before setting off for Washington on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping had some correspondence to attend to. Dozens of students from 10 US universities, including Harvard, had written to Xi about their experiences on an exchange trip to China this year. According to the State Council, Xi responded with a call to the students to advance cooperation between the two countries. The gesture extended a pattern. For decades, Beijing has often turned to unofficial channels, from prominent... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368731/how-was-dinner-takeaways-xi-and-trumps-evening-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed 5f3b06611907252104fb Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:13:56 +0000 Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump addressed top American business executives and officials in the White House’s East Room on Thursday evening, ahead of a state dinner. The dinner capped a tightly scheduled day for the two leaders, who delivered speeches in the morning hailing close ties and urging deeper cooperation. During the day, Xi and Trump held their second face-to-face meeting this year – which Trump called a “great meeting” – touching on issues including Taiwan, the Middle East... https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Watch-Xi-Jinping-arrives-at-White-House-for-welcome-banquet-1QIyQIage0E/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 7435a115d824b8566701 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:47:26 +0000 Watch: Xi Jinping arrives at White House for welcome banquet https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Watch-Trump-delivers-remarks-at-welcome-banquet-hosted-for-Xi-1QIA3yjSk2Q/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China f37124855bbd801ad86f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:35:48 +0000 Watch: Trump delivers remarks at welcome banquet hosted for Xi https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-says-China-US-ties-come-to-another-historical-juncture-1QIyW1HpQoo/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China accab0c07bfc00411a87 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:26:29 +0000 Xi says China-US ties come to another historical juncture https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368729/culinary-diplomacy-menu-xi-and-trump-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed 976f547097a8da23e6d8 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:17:37 +0000 As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at the White House for a state dinner on Thursday, culinary diplomacy was on the menu for the guests who included business leaders and government officials. “The menu showcases American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence, bringing the culinary traditions of both nations together,” the office of American first lady Melania Trump said. Xi was dressed in a black Zhongshan suit – colloquially known as a “Mao suit” – while Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan… https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-Jinping-delivers-remarks-at-White-House-welcome-banquet-1QIuaPf8fVC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 83511d870943e9637b05 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:04 +0000 Xi Jinping delivers remarks at White House welcome banquet https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Watch-Honor-guards-and-military-band-stand-ready-to-welcome-Xi-Jinping-1QIx2emVq48/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 524e81fd0cfe24a5d88e Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:53:32 +0000 Watch: Honor guards and military band stand ready to welcome Xi Jinping https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Trump-delivers-remarks-at-welcome-banquet-hosted-for-Xi-1QIujJJlKy4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 811f73739d46db16dfca Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:50:34 +0000 Trump delivers remarks at welcome banquet hosted for Xi https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Chinese-Americans-express-support-for-President-Xi-s-visit-to-US-1QIwdyEUbhS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China c1b26ae8927369f6e80c Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:43:52 +0000 Chinese Americans express support for President Xi's visit to US https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/President-Xi-s-meeting-sparks-hope-amid-global-uncertainty-1QIvZ8MVbAA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China a223643ddef5b719b6ac Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:43:42 +0000 President Xi's meeting sparks hope amid global uncertainty https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/China-and-US-could-mutually-drive-innovation-globally-1QIvMjrajWE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China a7f76e2bca1668a6635b Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:43:29 +0000 China and US could mutually drive innovation globally https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Pickleball-brings-Chinese-and-US-students-together-1QIv5wfWkFy/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 54db1f3563593414e725 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:43:17 +0000 Pickleball brings Chinese and US students together https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Could-Chinese-investment-boost-US-manufacturing-and-AI--1QIuISAWVnq/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China e557daaeab61e775cab2 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:43:01 +0000 Could Chinese investment boost US manufacturing and AI? https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/International-journalists-on-the-Xi-Trump-meeting--1QIlpEdOc3m/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China a10fd4e6c5390597f0b6 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:26:18 +0000 International journalists on the Xi-Trump meeting https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/US-China-relations-will-have-big-impact-on-future-1QIuTSSorAY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 641666dadf3ef5dcc2e0 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:26:09 +0000 US-China relations will have "big impact" on future https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/ECLAC-exec-hopes-common-sense-will-come-out-of-Trump-Xi-visit--1QIe9CIKwYE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 8ace6639b3fb7448ffe3 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:25:59 +0000 ECLAC exec hopes "common sense" will come out of Trump-Xi visit https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-Trump-to-deliver-remarks-at-White-House-welcome-banquet-1QIqUY7ayIM/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China b51492c7fa54de6cfe64 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:11:01 +0000 Xi, Trump to deliver remarks at White House welcome banquet https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-attends-welcome-banquet-hosted-by-Trump-1QItuVKYxVe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 9f6196d2aa8e54eadc2d Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:07:57 +0000 Xi attends welcome banquet hosted by Trump https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-Jinping-arrives-at-White-House-for-welcome-banquet-1QIpKGwecrS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China c442e71212756ac641c8 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:07:36 +0000 Xi Jinping arrives at White House for welcome banquet https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368723/china-us-new-joint-arrangement-ceo-arrivals-what-you-missed-overnight-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed b3a65a808a02f92c2be9 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:49:18 +0000 1. B-2 Spirit, AI cooperation, no US-China conflict: key Xi-Trump takeaways so far Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Thursday morning at the start of the second day of Xi’s closely watched state visit. 2. Beyond the Rose Garden and the military review, Trump and Xi get down to business After weeks of frustration, delays and posturing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump met Thursday, holding... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3368725/pat-back-xi-and-trumps-body-language-speaks-volumes?utm_source=rss_feed ca4a108a8d5085311a94 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:47:50 +0000 Arm touches, laughs, and firm handshakes were on display as Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump began their high-stakes summit in Washington, which has so far featured a rare airport welcome, military pageantry and closed-door bilateral talks. While the outcomes of the pair’s discussions are being closely watched, so are the exchanges between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. A body language expert who reviewed the interactions said Trump’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368724/inside-melania-trump-and-peng-liyuans-visit-smithsonians-peacock-room?utm_source=rss_feed ed52dd39d8232db23d55 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:46:33 +0000 Melania Trump and China’s first lady Peng Liyuan toured Chinese artworks and a room shaped by Asian design at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington on Thursday, as their husbands held talks at the White House. The museum’s director, Chase Robinson, said the two women spent about 45 minutes there and were “full of questions”. 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In the sixth part of a series, Khushboo Razdan looks at how a presidential appeal to America’s heartland is playing out. 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Both leaders spoke warmly of their countries’ ties and pledged deeper cooperation in comments that sought to project an image of stability between the two sides. Trump said he and Xi would work together to build a “better future for both our countries” while Xi called for the two powers to “coexist… https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Watch-President-Xi-holds-small-group-exchanges-with-Trump-1QI1Iyo4qpG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 3dde340634d94ac792fc Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:35:17 +0000 Watch: President Xi holds small-group exchanges with President Trump https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-Trump-hold-talks-in-Oval-Office-1QI1h4APm7e/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 8a72e873a2222562eae7 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:29:05 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for translating the new vision of a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability into action and finding the right path for the two major countries to get along with each other. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Watch-Military-band-lines-up-in-Rose-Garden-for-welcome-ceremony-1QI0ZiZAJAA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China fc095ba29ce1c8ce198b Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:25:04 +0000 Watch: Military band lines up in Rose Garden for welcome ceremony https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Watch-Xi-Trump-watch-performance-at-White-House-1QHZ6DOiel2/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 026397e9b23c6f332d46 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:58:44 +0000 Watch: Xi, Trump watch performance at White House https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/-China-US-a-structural-competition-between-the-two-great-powers--1QHSCiiLyEw/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China bb3ba8011a2be85bb2c1 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:58:24 +0000 As President Xi Jinping visits America to meet with US President Donald Trump, the former Singaporean Ambassador to the US Chan Heng Chee has told CGTN that the main focus will be on "managing the competition" between the two countries. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Xi-Trump-hold-small-group-talks-in-Oval-Office-1QHWHatMQ1y/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China e04f959345dfd5c2e84a Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:43:08 +0000 President Xi holds small-group exchanges with President Trump https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Watch-President-Xi-makes-address-at-White-House-welcome-ceremony-1QHXtUuLafe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 9a0679359b9414961157 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:36:00 +0000 Watch: President Xi makes address at White House welcome ceremony https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Xi-walks-into-Oval-Office-at-White-House-1QHUPCctmgM/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 02bd985113989cac90fb Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:23:14 +0000 Xi walks into Oval Office at White House https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Chinese-premier-meets-Malaysian-PM-1QHUgpPOAhi/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China ae4ecaed4c421bc0cbe2 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:13:52 +0000 Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday met with Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim in Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang in east China. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Xi-Jinping-reviews-honor-guard-at-White-House-1QHSCH8X2qA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 67d4d8d97c8eaf1a1604 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:13:24 +0000 Xi Jinping reviews honor guard at White House https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Watch-Xi-Trump-walk-into-White-House-1QHUZIuXRYs/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 1c6edb578c11447e29ac Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:01:12 +0000 Watch: Xi, Trump walk into White House https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Xi-Trump-watch-performance-at-White-House-1QHSn1rKOGI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China dfd95ed551faf960378a Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:56:22 +0000 Xi, Trump watch performance at White House https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Watch-President-Xi-s-motorcade-arrives-at-White-House-1QHTFKXo6Kk/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China 02dee7c2977b63e75da9 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:42:42 +0000 Watch: President Xi and his wife arrive at White House https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3368709/beyond-rose-garden-and-military-review-trump-and-xi-get-down-business?utm_source=rss_feed 8fbf8e8f22dff7a81113 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:32:56 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Friday that he would meet his American counterpart Donald Trump again at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen in November and at the G20 summit in Miami in December. This set a record, as no Chinese president before had travelled to the US twice in a year. Trump also said he invited to the G20 Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to show up in Shenzhen as well. 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Please log in or create an account. Xi’s US summit: Access real-time updates, geopolitical risk analysis, and exclusive reporting from an Asian perspective. Subscribe now with our limited-time offer to stay ahead. President Xi Jinping and China’s first lady Peng Liyuan arrived at the White House on Thursday, on Xi’s first trip to the US in nearly a decade, following US President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing in May. Trump greeted… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3368690/chinas-next-carrier-could-be-its-longest-what-are-beijings-plans?utm_source=rss_feed 938aa38586eb88ddf81a Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:19 +0000 China’s next aircraft carrier could be longer than the US Navy’s largest warship, according to new satellite images that offer fresh clues about how far from home Beijing intends to operate its fleet – and the logistics it will need to do so. Captured on September 4, the images show that work has begun on the bulbous bow of the carrier under construction at Dalian Shipyard in northeastern China, defence intelligence company Janes reported last week. Measurements from the stern to the… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368683/chinese-ceos-fly-us-own-await-invites-trumps-state-dinner-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed 75ccd7c998a95dc0f965 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:41:59 +0000 A small group of Chinese CEOs holding US visas has arrived in Washington after travelling separately from President Xi Jinping’s official entourage, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. But with the clock ticking and the business optics of the Chinese leader’s White House visit hanging on the final twists of diplomatic negotiations, the executives are still waiting to find out whether they will secure a seat at Thursday’s state dinner for Xi. “Beijing’s security protocol is... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368696/red-carpet-vs-empty-tarmac-xis-us-welcome-fuels-debate-over-takaichis-no-show-reception?utm_source=rss_feed b130497cc9648b9550f9 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:20:23 +0000 Starkly contrasting receptions for the Japanese leader and the Chinese president in the United States have sparked debate over Washington’s treatment of Tokyo as an ally. Sanae Takaichi arrived in New York at the start of the working week, beginning a trip where she addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time as the country’s prime minister. A photo taken on her arrival shows her waving across a relatively empty tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Footage... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368686/xi-trump-summit-day-1-highlights-red-carpet-chinas-leader-rubio-defends-visit-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed 1618e82d3ac359ab79c5 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:50:07 +0000 We have put together stories from our coverage of Xi and Trump’s meeting in the US so far. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Big picture or big deals? What the Xi-Trump summit holds for China and the US With the balance of power shifting between the US and China, the success of this week’s summit hinges not on headline-grabbing deals, but on practical, cautious consensus under a new strategic stability framework, according to Chinese… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368682/us-tenor-christopher-macchio-booked-xi-trump-state-dinner-performance?utm_source=rss_feed fc243d5886c631c4c8d6 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:18:20 +0000 American tenor Christopher Macchio will perform at the White House banquet for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade. “An honour to return to Washington DC to perform for the State Dinner with Donald Trump (originally @realDonaldTrump) and President Xi,” Macchio said on social media, tagging the official accounts of Trump, the White House, and the Trump campaign. Often referred to as “America’s Tenor”, Macchio is a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368672/first-lady-peng-liyuans-english-takes-spotlight-exchange-melania-trump?utm_source=rss_feed a0b1b5f927313cc61ccf Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:43:41 +0000 China’s first lady Peng Liyuan has sparked online buzz over her English-language exchanges with the US first lady without an interpreter during her visit to Washington with President Xi Jinping this week. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted Xi and Peng at Joint Base Andrews in a rare diplomatic move. After Xi and Peng stepped off the plane, the two couples spoke with the help of interpreters. But as they walked along the red carpet, Peng and Melania... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368664/summits-all-diplomatic-seasons-how-us-has-set-stage-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed 079066a95f4f6bdd9d91 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:52:15 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US is his first to the country since 2023 and his eighth face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump. From informal walk-and-talks to a state dinner, Xi’s meetings across four American administrations show how personal rapport and official diplomacy reflect the growing complexity of US-China relations. Xi’s first US visit as president: a shirtsleeves summit In June 2013, just months after assuming the presidency, Xi travelled to the United States… https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368652/us-china-agree-two-month-trade-truce-extension-ahead-summit?utm_source=rss_feed 086baa5a9c08dc081dba Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:17:46 +0000 China and the United States agreed to extend a trade-war truce by two months to January 10, as President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump. The short extension will let the US assess whether China is meeting trade commitments, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Wednesday following “unscheduled” extra talks with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng. China had sought to stretch the “Busan Agreement” pause until January 2029, when Trump’s term… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368543/american-ai-development-cannot-separate-itself-china-zheng-yongnian?utm_source=rss_feed e2ac422566e315b2a4fc Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:57:33 +0000 China and the United States must prevent their AI competition from escalating into a cold war, a top Chinese policy adviser has warned, while asserting that a complete decoupling would be difficult. The remarks from Zheng Yongnian, a leading political scientist and dean of the school of public policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, come ahead of the Xi-Trump summit in Washington, where artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to be among the top items on the agenda. Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368593/who-has-upper-hand-financial-markets-us-or-china?utm_source=rss_feed 16f699f7b2fd0980fa63 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:30:04 +0000 As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for his much-anticipated summit with US President Donald Trump, it is clear which country emerged stronger from the tariff shock. Last month, China’s exports rose 25 per cent in annualised terms, causing the country’s trade surplus to swell to US$119 billion and putting it on track to exceed last year’s record of US$1.2 trillion. Moreover, China’s surplus with the US rose 44 per cent to US$29 billion, the widest gap since Trump returned to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3368621/xi-maintains-composure-during-us-military-flyover-historic-tarmac-welcome?utm_source=rss_feed 0d0cb8e920db2a391f73 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:43:39 +0000 At Joint Base Andrews where Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for the visiting Chinese president, Xi Jinping appeared unfazed during a ceremonial flyover by a screeching US bomber while the US president visibly winced at the noise. As Xi arrived at the military base just outside Washington, he was greeted with a ceremony that included the US Air Force band playing the American and Chinese national anthems, a 21-gun salute, a guard of honour, a display of six F-16 and six F-22 fighter… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368619/why-did-trump-wear-gloves-greet-chinas-xi-jinping-joint-base-andrews?utm_source=rss_feed 1533cf664a483a42a611 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:29:02 +0000 US President Donald Trump’s choice of attire at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday drew online attention as he made a rare personal appearance to welcome Xi Jinping. Trump was on the tarmac to greet Xi on Wednesday evening as the Chinese president arrived in Washington for his first US state visit in more than a decade. But while temperatures at the airbase were around 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit), Trump was the only one wearing a dark overcoat and gloves as he and first lady Melania Trump... https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/World-Maritime-Day-Practical-steps-for-cleaner-seas-1QHcumZ1J3a/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China a9e3df1a45b0d676e6e2 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:02:14 +0000 World Maritime Day: Practical steps for cleaner seas https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3368614/chinese-drug-loberamisal-extends-stroke-treatment-window-6-hours-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed 5503ea58590859b7bbb2 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:29:27 +0000 Chinese medical scientists have shattered the brief window of time available to limit stroke damage, effectively shielding injured brain cells and dramatically improving the odds of a full recovery. Brain cells start dying within minutes of a clot blocking an artery, leading to facial droop, affected speech and in severe cases, paralysis or death. Emergency treatments, such as clot-busting drugs or surgery, must be given within a maximum of six hours. According to a study published by the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368596/video-us-military-adjusting-red-carpet-chinas-xi-sparks-online-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed 6a70909217e719f933d3 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:23:19 +0000 A video clip showing uniformed US military personnel on their hands and knees making last-minute adjustments to a red carpet has gone viral online, with critics pointing to the lavish welcome President Donald Trump rolled out for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews. The 12-second clip, which circulated widely on US social media, captured several service members hurriedly smoothing and cleaning the 30-metre (98-foot) carpet moments before Xi emerged from his...