China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened.

Soybeans are the notable exception, revealing Beijing’s selective approach to fulfilling trade commitments ahead of the summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping.

China ‘wiretapped Red Sea’ with spy hub 6 miles from US base: ex Pentagon official warns

China's upgraded base near Camp Lemonnier features new antennas and signals intelligence assets turning the Red Sea into a surveillance hub.

Trump decries Democrats as ‘communists,’ even as he looks to impress China’s communist leader

President Donald Trump says that communism is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. But he's hosting the leader of the world's most powerful communist country this week — Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump’s Taiwan retreat tests his chief China hawk’s influence

Ivan Kanapathy, a longtime China hawk, is a top Asia adviser at the National Security Council at a time when the Trump administration has been particularly conciliatory with Beijing.

Big questions - and key logistical details - loom ahead of China-U.S. summit

WASHINGTON D.C. – With seven days to go before a high-stakes meeting between the leaders of the United States and China, some key logistical details remain undecided, potentially hamstringing planning for the business deals, trade talks, and technology-related discussions for the two countries.

US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China, Kremlin’s main party keeps majority, George Lucas’ new Museum of Narrative Art opens

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China’s new supersonic plane could travel twice as fast as sound

The United States isn’t the only nation itching to restart supersonic passenger air travel. Earlier this month, China announced its TMS-10 experimental demonstrator plane has en

China making progress on finalizing Boeing purchases announced in May

China is making progress on a commitment ​to buy 200 Boeing jets it announced ‌in May, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday.
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World in Brief: Germany’s chancellor digs in; America and China agree to talk AI

The price of Brent crude rose to $90 a barrel, from $88 on Friday, after America struck two Iranian rocket launchers. It is the first time that America has acknowledged hitting an Iranian target since July.

China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, leaders of rival nations in a race to dominate artificial intelligence, are expected to meet this week against a backdrop of rising concerns about the threats that rogue AI could pose to humanity.