US-China ties

China, US should work together to promote AI development, governance: Beijing

Cooperation on artificial intelligence was discussed by US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping despite their countries’ fierce rivalry over the fast-evolving technology.

What Xi Jinping’s banquet seating chart said about China and America

China's President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump attend a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14.

The US-China deal the world actually needs

US President Donald Trump (right) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, on May 15.

Bright spark? The race for fusion energy is no longer science fiction

The Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak under construction in China on April 15. Dubbed the "artificial sun," the facility is part of China's growing effort to develop controlled nuclear fusion.

China to buy at least $21 billion in US agricultural products annually, says White House

There has been a marked reduction in US agricultural exports to China after rounds of tit-for-tat tariffs in 2025 sharply curtailed trade.

Trump and South Korea’s Lee discuss outcome of US-China summit

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung (right) told US President Donald Trump that the stable management of US-China relations would contribute to peace and prosperity in the region.

China says talks with US yielded agreement to reduce levies

China said Beijing and Washington will adopt a series of measures, including mutually cutting levies on certain products, to expand bilateral trade.

News analysis

Why were there no splashy deals at the Trump-Xi summit?

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing from May 14-15.

Theatre review

Sifa 2026: Salesman之死 a bilingual ode to the translator who helps cultures talk to each other

Salesman之死 by Jeremy Tiang, directed by Danny Yeo

Commentary

Trump-Xi summit: Win, lose or draw?

US President Donald Trump (R) walks with China’s President Xi Jinping (L) at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)

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