The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

US State Department says the employee was slapped with an exit ban while visiting the country in a ‘personal capacity’.

When President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, one of his signature ambitions remained unchanged: confronting China's global economic influence. From tariffs and trade talks to reshoring initiatives and supply chain pressure, the second term opened with renewed efforts to curb Beijing's rise—and reassert American dominance.

The Kremlin has hinted at the possibility of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing this September.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.27%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.28% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street, while investors await more news on trade talks, a fresh batch of U.S. economic data, and a slew of corporate earnings…

China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday.

In this week's edition, panellists discuss Ursula von der Leyen winning a no-confidence vote, the recent migration flows from Libya to Greece and the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing.

Anthony Albanese was the beau of Beijing on his tour of China, with a focus on co-operation over conflict winning plenty of friends in the Middle Kingdom.

Despite a Washington-Beijing trade truce at May’s Geneva summit, China just dropped its U.S. Treasury holdings to the lowest level in over 16 years ― and the timing couldn't be more telling.

The prime minister used a six-day trip to China to signal a willingness to boost Australia's trading ties while balancing concerns over Beijing's aggression.

IN DEPTH: For ordinary citizens in Taiwan, a Chinese invasion is no longer just a talking point at the dinner table. As military threats from Beijing rise, the Han Kuang drills are helping the public prepare for the worst-case scenario, Arpan Rai reports

China's high-speed rail progress will take center stage at the US-China Rail Transit Industry Roundtable in Beijing, where U.S. firms like Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE:WAB), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Cummins (NYSE:CMI), L B Foster Co (NASDAQ:FSTR) and 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) will participate.