US Secretary of State outlines approach to ties with China
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the Munich Security Conference that fundamental differences between Western countries and China will persist for the foreseeable future.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the Munich Security Conference that fundamental differences between Western countries and China will persist for the foreseeable future.
The United States and China are poised to extend the trade truce they negotiated in South Korea by up to a year when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Beijing in early April, according to South China Morning Post.
Beijing calls on Washington to listen to the international community and to return to talks with Moscow on arms control, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said.
The U.S. administration believes that arms control should become a multilateral issue and that China must be involved in it, US Secretary of State and national security advisor Marco Rubio said in an article released by the U.S. State Department.
Beijing cannot join nuclear disarmament talks at this stage due to the gap in nuclear capabilities with the U.S., Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is interested in maintaining restrictions on nuclear weapons and involving China in arms control negotiations, The Financial Times reported, citing a White House official.
China confirmed that it had been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," an invitation that Washington had extended to dozens of countries in his bid to launch a global initiative aimed at resolving conflicts.
China-U.S. trade volumes fell by 18.7% in 2025 compared with the previous year to nearly $560 bln, according to the latest data released by China’s General Administration of Customs.
China will firmly defend its legitimate interests if the United States imposes 25% tariffs for cooperation with Iran as has been approved by U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said.
Beijing on Monday pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump using China and Russia as “pretext” for Washington’s “selfish” ambitions in the Arctic region, likely referring to Greenland.
The White House hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump will be able to continue good "personal relationships" with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
The department's report details the state of China's military
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that during his phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, he accepted his invitation to visit China in April 2026 and invited him to pay a state visit to the United States later in the year.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he would like to hold a meeting between Russia, the United States, and China to discuss reductions in nuclear arsenals.
China said it would suspend for one year "special port fees" on U.S. vessels "simultaneously" with Washington's pause on levies targeting Chinese ships.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he agreed with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, on the need to set up U.S.-China military-to-military channels.
U.S. President Donald Trump believes that the meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was successful for both countries and will ensure eternal peace.
The United States counts on reaching a long-term trade deal with China, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump called his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan in South Korea "amazing," adding that a lot of important decisions were made.
Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the United Stats have finished their talks in South Korea’s Busan. The talks lasted for 100 minutes, China’s Central Television reported. At the …