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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Pushed by Trump, US allies are resetting relations with China
Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go.
 
This photo provided by Luo Yun shows an undated photo of Guan Heng. (Luo Yun via AP)
Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US
A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back.
 
This photo provided by Luo Yun shows an undated photo of Guan Heng. (Luo Yun via AP)
Chinese asylum seeker who exposed rights abuses fights to stay in the US
Guan Heng sought asylum in the United States after exposing human rights abuses in his native China.
 
Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP, File)
Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals.
 
This photo shows the logo of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) during the Taiwan Innotech Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
US and Taiwan sign $250B trade deal, cutting tariffs on Taiwanese goods
The U.S. and Taiwan have signed a trade deal involving $250 billion in new investments by Taiwan’s semiconductor and tech companies in the U.S.
 
A banner on the front end of a bus features images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and China's Xi Jinping with a message that reads in Spanish: "An example for the world," during a government-organized rally opposing U.S. intervention, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Trump has a China problem in Venezuela: What to do with Beijing’s debt and oil stakes
President Donald Trump’s plan to control Venezuela’s oil industry and counter China’s influence could clash with his goal of stabilizing trade with Beijing.
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Japan says Trump has invited its leader to the US. It comes as ties with China are strained
President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year.
 
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration
Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month. The U.S.
 
The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say
The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.
 
Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
FCC bans new Chinese-made drones, citing security risks
The Federal Communications Commission says it will ban new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones out of the U.S. market.
 
Flags of the U.S. and China are displayed at the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says
A congressional report says China exploits partnerships with U.S. researchers to give its military access to nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications.
 
Claire Lai, daughter of Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Jimmy Lai’s daughter says he’d focus on family, not activism, if he’s freed in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released.
 
The National Security Strategy, released in November 2025, is photographed Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Congress would target China with new restrictions in massive defense bill
The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a truce in their trade war, but Congress is pushing for more restrictions on Beijing.
 
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They’ve been hit hard by his trade war with China
President Donald Trump is giving farmers some $12 billion in aid to help as they struggle to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs.
 
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year
President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.
 
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at Zion Church in Beijing, Aug. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Christian pastor’s daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China
The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide.
 
President Donald Trump left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands before their U.S.-China summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
US has warned others to avoid loans from Chinese state banks. But it’s the biggest recipient of all
A new report says China funneled billions in hidden loans to U.S. companies over the past quarter century, some targeting industries key to national security.
 
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China announces restrictions on chemicals after deal with Trump on fentanyl tariffs
China says it’s making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping negotiated steps to ease a trade war.
 
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
G2 or not G2: Trump’s new favorite term for US-China relations carries a lot of history’s baggage
President Donald Trump has suggested his outlook to the U.S.-China relationship with a six-word post on Truth Social.
 
President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war
After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock.
 
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
US and China seek to strike a deal over rare earths, tariffs and soybeans
The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea.
 
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
US starts investigating China’s compliance with 2020 trade deal as Trump heads to Asia
U.S. officials have launched an investigation into whether China fulfilled its commitments under a 2020 trade pact.
 
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
China and the United States, Fall 2025: A timeline of remarks, threats, critiques — and dialogue
Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
 
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump con el presidente chino Xi Jinping en una cumbre en Osaka, Japón, el 29 de junio del 2019. (AP foto/Susan Walsh)
How Trump and Xi are doing a delicate, sometimes pointed dance in bilateral trade talks
Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
 
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump vows to reach a ‘fantastic deal’ with China after future meeting with Xi
President Donald Trump has expressed confidence in reaching a “fantastic deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
 
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attends the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)
To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook
China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials.
 
The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
China and the US have long collaborated in ‘open research.’ Some in Congress say that must change
U.S. lawmakers and national security officials are increasingly alarmed that long-standing research ties between the U.S. and China could give China an advantage when it comes to developing new military technology.
 
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner
President Donald Trump says he hasn’t canceled a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for late October in South Korea after earlier expressing anger about export controls China has placed on rare earths.
 
Soybeans are harvested on the Warpup Farm in Warren, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
President Donald Trump is making plans for a significant aid package for U.S. soybean farmers. The move aims to help them survive China’s boycott of American beans, which was sparked by Trump’s trade war.
 
President Donald Trump silences his mobile phone in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Trump’s ‘paper tiger’ jab at Russia echoes Mao’s propaganda against the US
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term “paper tiger,” a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.
 
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