Xi Jinping

Yet Hong Kong poses an intolerable affront for a leader as stern and unyielding as Xi Jinping, who has steadily sought to increase Chinas control over the troublesome enclave and bristles at any Western criticism. An editorial in Global Times, an outlet for t…

PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called on Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday to renew talks with protesters to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis. Widespread demonstrations against a bill that would allow criminal su…

Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump was assailed Tuesday for his hands-off approach to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, avoiding criticizing Beijing even as he cited US intelligence reports of Chinese troops moving to the territory's border. Critic…

Thomas Wright, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who has focused on the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, said Mr. Trump was making a grave mistake by signaling to Beijing an indifference about a potential crackdown on the protests. …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will delay imposing a 10% tariff on certain Chinese products, including laptops and cell phones, that had been scheduled to start next month, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Tuesday. The US…

Srinagar, Aug. 12: Kashmiri men wait before Eid-al-Adha prayers in Kashmir's capital city, where an Indian crackdown on dissent has restricted residents' communications and travel. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The latest Indian authorities need more tim…

AP The yearlong trade war between the US and China has wreaked havoc on the two countries' economies and sent shockwaves through world markets. The dispute "will drag on until early 2021" if China plays the long game, Pantheon Macroeconomics…

ASAU, Samoa (Reuters) - Early in the morning, before sunrise, low tide on the Samoan island of Savai’i reveals the remnants of an old American airstrip, washed away by decades of erosion, cyclones and tsunamis. The World War II site in Asau, which also host…

Mr. Xi probably believes he can outlast Mr. Trump. Mr. Xi has amassed more power than any Chinese leader since Mao, having abolished term limits. In terms of regime legitimacy, this helps Xis hold on power, said Arthur Kroeber, managing director of Gavekal D…

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will soon meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss a 2016 arbitration case over the South China Sea, his spokesman said on Tuesday, as domestic pressure grows on the firebrand leader to stand u…