Why Isn’t China Playing Trump’s Game?
Over the past month, through a flurry of phone calls and flattery, Canada and Mexico have twice successfully fended off U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, at least earning temporary ...
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As Trump Abandons Allies, How Will China Respond?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump’s shift in approach to U.S. allies amuses and unsettles Beijing, China flexes its muscles with new restrictions on ...
China Finally Addresses Foreign Investment Disaster with ‘Action Plan’
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Wednesday unveiled a 20-point “action plan” to “stabilize foreign investment” – a tacit acknowledgement that the Communist nation’s tottering economy desperately needs the return ...
Putin and Xi Vow to ‘Deepen’ Alliance After Trump Returns to White House
Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute telephone conference to “deepen strategic coordination” and look out ...
Trump talks trade, TikTok and fentanyl in ‘good’ phone call with China’s Xi days before inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump revealed Friday he had a “good” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, discussing ways in which their nations could cooperate on “Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok” and other ...
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Tibet, Tremors Extend to Nepal and India
On January 7, 2025, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck the Tibet Autonomous Region, near the Nepal border, resulting in significant loss of life and destruction. The ...
Xi Jinping’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good Year
2024 was disastrous for Chinese President Xi Jinping. For all of his rhetoric about “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” his regime faced staggering setbacks. Military purges intended to ...
