Xi, China and Trump

Trump, China's Xi hold call on TikTok, trade, Taiwan
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising tariffs that could ratchet up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
Trump and Xi speak on the phone ahead of the inauguration, China’s foreign ministry says
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were speaking on the phone late Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Trump holds ‘very good’ phone call with China’s President Xi
Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US-President elect prepares to return to the White House next week.
Trump's Greenland bid stirs debate in China about what to do with Taiwan
For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Now - some Chinese commentators say - the power of that long-held U.
Trump speaks to China's Xi Jinping days before inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he spoke to China's Xi Jinping about TikTok and other issues as he prepares to take office in a matter of days.
Trump and China's Xi discuss TikTok, trade, fentanyl, president-elect says
President-elect Donald Trump said he spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping about TikTok, fentanyl, trade and more.

China, Taiwan

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Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland ...
Taiwan may cut its defense budget, just as Trump returns
Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending ...
China reportedly building 'D-Day'-style barges as fears of Taiwan invasion rise
China is reportedly building a series of barges for amphibious landings amid fears of an invasion of Taiwan, its island ...
China critic Jimmy Lai paid US general to advise on Taiwan, Hong Kong court hears
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S.
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Erasing Taiwan: Implications of a Growing China-Solomon Islands Partnership
With Honiara as host of this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, China could see its influence at the regional body ...
Taiwan's spy agency says China is working with gangs, shell companies to gain intelligence on Taiwan
Taiwan’s intelligence bureau says China’s main spy agency is working with criminal gangs, shell companies and other dubious ...
No Mr Ambassador, here’s the real truth about China and Taiwan
As fellow democracies, Taiwan does not and will not set obscure political conditions on its friendship with Australia.
Taiwan's top China official says Beijing must stop shunning Lai, Nikkei reports
Taipei's top China affairs official warned that Taiwan's government "will not tolerate" Beijing's active engagement solely ...