Nov 27, 2018

Last week, President Xi visited Manila, the capital of the Philippines, marking the first time a Chinese leader has visited the city in 13 years. With the relationship between the Philippines and China only recently on the mend, the purpose of President Xi's visit was threefold.

Nov 19, 2018

This week, Washington lawmakers put forward legislation encouraging the Trump administration to pursue a strong response to the alleged mistreatment of China's Muslim minority in Xinjiang province, in the wake of mounting international pressure on the Chinese government over the issue.

Nov 05, 2018

On Thursday, President Trump and President Xi spoke on the phone on topics such as trade and North Korea, indicating positive momentum towards a possible upcoming meeting between the two leaders at the G20. President Trump tweeted later that he'd had "a long and very good conversation with President Xi. . .discussions are moving along nicely," while the Chinese readout of the call reported that President Xi noted successful precedents for resolving economic and trade disputes between the two countries and pointed to next week's Shanghai import expo as evidence of China's opening up process. Bloomberg reported on Friday that President Trump may have asked key U.S. officials to begin drafting potential terms for a deal to halt mounting economic friction with China.

Oct 29, 2018

On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a highly-anticipated summit under the shadows of new and older tensions. Abe's October visit is the first time a Japanese leader has traveled to meet the Chinese president in Beijing in almost seven years illustrating an important thaw in Sino-Japanese relations, potentially motivated by concerning actions towards both countries by the United States.

Sep 24, 2018

The U.S. State Department announced Thursday that it would impose sanctions against the Chinese military for its purchase of Russian military equipment. In the official statement, American diplomatic officials noted, "Today's actions are not intended to undermine the military capabilities or combat readiness of any country but rather to impose costs on Russia in response to its interference in the United States election process, its unacceptable behavior in eastern Ukraine, and other malign activities."

Sep 17, 2018

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro headed to China on Thursday for a four-day trip to boost relations with Beijing. This comes amid an economic meltdown caused by hyperinflation that is ravaging Venezuela and has triggered a refugee crisis.

Sep 10, 2018

China will be taking part in the 2018 Vostok war games with Russia.

Sep 03, 2018

The operation stopped more than 20 million doses of fentanyl from reaching the U.S.

Aug 24, 2018

Both the U.S. and China are engaged in a tariffs war. With no end in sight, American producers are operating in an environment of uncertainty. To many Americans workers and producers, the trade war hits much closer to home than most grand geopolitical disputes: local economies and jobs hang in the balance.

May 28, 2018

Alaska Governor Bill Walker is leading a trade mission in China with businesses including food, fishery, brewery, seafood in an effort to secure more China orders, amid the lingering China-US trade disputes.