Xi Jinping

The Chinese government has issued a decree "strictly prohibiting" the plagiarism of buildings in the country and severely limiting the construction of supertall skyscrapers.The new policy, released on the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's website, sets a wide range of measures designed to strengthen architectural standards in the country.It…

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask is seen past a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a street as the country is hit by an outbreak of the coronavirus, in Shanghai, China March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aly SongHONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean…

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi jinping speaks during a meeting with Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERSBEIJING (Reuters) - China will resolutely prevent the rebound of the coronavirus outbreak as…

Secretary of State Pompeo is leaning even harder into his attacks on the Chinese government over the novel coronavirus pandemic -- even as he further walks back his claim that the U.S. has "enormous evidence" a biomedical laboratory in Wuhan, China, is responsible for the outbreak. The change comes as…

Relations between the U.S. and China, strained for years, have deteriorated at a rapid clip in recent months, leaving the two nations with fewer shared interests and a growing list of conflicts. The Trump administration has moved to involve much of the U.S. government in a campaign that includes investigations,…

The Trump administration has traded barbs with China over the coronavirus and trade issues, but those disputes have taken place amid a longer-term struggle for military dominance in the Pacific region.Beijing has rolled out a missile arsenal that can threaten US ships and bases and continues to expand its navy,…

The U.S. gives more money than China to many international organizations. So why do they seem more sympathetic to Beijing? Kathy Gilsinan May 6, 2020 Shutterstock / The AtlanticThis spring, President Donald Trump declared that he would halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, previously more than $400 million…

By Robin EmmottBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's 27 leaders on Wednesday gave their "unequivocal support" for the six Balkan countries to eventually become members of the bloc and offered them more financial support as Brussels seeks to check Chinese largesse.The EU says it has not been given enough credit…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has sent Mexico a plane loaded with ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, part of an agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador spoke by telephone…

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images Deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger insisted Monday the United States is not considering “punitive measures” against China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, breaking with more aggressive rhetoric toward Beijing from other Trump administration officials.…