Tag: Xi Jinping

President Trump waves after speaking during the 2019 White House Business Session in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. TrumpÂ raised the prospect that he could sign a new trade deal with his Chinese counterpartÂ Xi Jinping, as both sides expressed optimism that substantial progress is being made toward ending the trade war between the worldâs two biggest economies.

China threatens retaliation, calls for US to ‘meet it halfway’ on trade

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2019 1:58 pm

In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, sits next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a business event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The brewing China-U.S. trade conflict features two leaders whoâve expressed friendship but are equally determined to pursue their nation's interests and their own political agendas.

Beltway Confidential

Trump tweets and China: Why the markets are plummeting

Tom Rogan · August 14, 2019 3:38 pm

President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Trump is Obama 2.0 on Hong Kong, Turkey, and Afghanistan

Michael Rubin · August 14, 2019 3:16 pm

A protester wears an eyepatch during a sit-in protest at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. One of the world's busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters crowded into the main terminal Monday afternoon.

Beltway Confidential

Hong Kong International Airport seizure almost certainly means a Chinese military response

Tom Rogan · August 13, 2019 2:55 pm

A student dressed in black gather on the University Mall at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during a class boycott rally in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Hong Kong airport grounds all flights amid escalating protests

Ellie Bufkin · August 12, 2019 2:28 pm

Magazine - Features

How China’s political earthquake threatens its ‘president for life’

Tyler Grant · August 9, 2019 3:00 am

President Trump speaks.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s new China tariffs carry rewards and risks

Tom Rogan · August 1, 2019 7:29 pm

A woman holds an umbrella and a placard as people gather at Chater Garden to give support to the recent protests against the extradition bill, at the financial district in Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug, 1, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

China’s ominous video threat to Hong Kong protesters

Tom Rogan · August 1, 2019 6:09 pm

In this Dec. 7, 2018, photo, an Arabic inscription reading "there is no god but God" is hung in a butcher shop in the Islamic neighborhood of Niujie in Beijing, China.

China orders Muslim and Arabic symbols to be taken down

Noah Garfinkel · July 31, 2019 3:37 pm

President Donald Trump prepares to speak to the media as arrives at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, as the returns from Virgina.

Beltway Confidential

Trump must be resolute in face of China trade games

Tom Rogan · July 30, 2019 7:34 pm

Xi Jinping and Boris Johnson are seen.

Brexit to China? Boris Johnson praises Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative

Joel Gehrke · July 24, 2019 9:55 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a press conference at an international counterterrorism conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 19, 2019.

US blacklists state-owned Chinese oil trader for flouting Iran sanctions

Joel Gehrke · July 22, 2019 5:02 pm