The Latest Breaking News from Xi Jinping

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s staff and security officials aren’t ruling out plans for her to visit Taiwan in early August on a trip that has already stoked more U.S.-China tensions.

An “inspection tour” signals Beijing’s odious grip on the region and determination to control people’s identity.

An increasing number of Republican officials are defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her reported trip to Taiwan

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that it is still his expectation that he will speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this week.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is heading to Beijing for a rare visit by a foreign leader under China’s strict COVID-19 protocols

Indonesian leader’s visit is first trip by a foreign leader to China since the Winter Olympics in February.

China said all its leaders received locally made COVID-19 shots, the first time a confirmation was made in the absence of a vaccine mandate for the country with the world’s strictest controls against the virus.

China said all its leaders received locally made COVID-19 shots, the first time a confirmation was made in the absence of a vaccine mandate for the country with the world’s strictest controls against the virus.

One of the many interesting items from today's post by Prof. Victor Mair (Language Log), quoting an article in China Digital Times: A crackdown on "typos" used to spread "illegal and harmful information"… have illustrated the further narrowing of online speech in China ahead of the upcoming 20th Party Congress…

Nine persons assaulted in military raid at Colombo’s agitation site

The White House says the US president is ‘doing just fine’ and continues to have mild symptoms