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US President Donald Trump salutes China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun (second left) as President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials look on, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Salute to China? Protocol-perfect Trump charms social media as he meets Xi

US and Chinese leaders project close rapport on day 1 of summit described by Xi Jinping as ‘watched closely by the world’.

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As Trump revamps White House, Rubio floored by Beijing hall’s fancy ceiling

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Typhon launch of Tomahawk missile is ‘worst provocation’ by the US against China

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Xi-Trump summit casts optimistic light on lingering tensions

The presidents of China and the United States focused on cooperation and potential trade, rather than tougher issues, as they opened the first day of talks in Beijing.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping at US President Donald Trump in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

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Looming US rocket debris crash unlikely to hit Chinese moon landers: experts

Expected lunar impact however said to underscore critical lack of debris management rules as US, Chinese and private moon activity ramps up.

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Eric and Lara Trump – the new US first family faces making the trip to China

The American president’s wife may be absent but his son appears in the entourage in a ‘personal capacity’.

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China-US summit ‘remarkable’ but is it enough to change relations?

Political scientist Li Cheng says the meetings have importance but they can’t tackle the fundamentals.

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President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2016. Photo: AP

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Lead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University

Former head of GenAI at Microsoft Asia has focused on machine intelligence in previous research.

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The longest day – how the Xi-Trump summit reset China-US ties in 12 hours

The two leaders follow a morning of talks with a tour of the Temple of Heaven and a state banquet.

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‘A flying White House’: Trump’s Air Force One fuels fascination in China

Hundreds of Beijing residents join professional photographers at vantage points near airport to capture arrival of the presidential plane.

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Beijing residents photograph Air Force One as it arrives carrying US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

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After fanfare and banquet, day 1 of Trump’s China visit draws to a close

Presidents toast ‘most important bilateral relationship in the world’ at state dinner in Beijing.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands at the state banquet. Photo: Reuters

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‘Basically a Chinese racket’: how China streaked ahead at a global AI conference

Mainland China accounted for 44 per cent of the top 50 institutions contributing to the ICLR in Rio de Janeiro, according to analysis.

14 May 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

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Rubio calls on China to play a more ‘active’ role in ending Iran war

The Middle East crisis will come into sharp focus during the Xi-Trump summit as Marco Rubio says it threatens to ‘destabilise Asia’.

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Chinese-American found guilty in New York ‘secret police station’ case

Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial.

14 May 2026 - 8:53AMvideocam

Lu Jianwang (left) and defence lawyer John Carman outside federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday moments after the verdict was read. Photo: SCMP

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‘Transactional’ but pivotal: how Xi-Trump talks could redefine fault lines

Chinese and US leaders are likely to focus on stability and achievable outcomes rather than breakthroughs when they meet in Beijing.

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Military

US Senate warns of China’s nuclear capabilities hours before Xi-Trump summit

Beijing engaged in ‘unprecedented nuclear expansion’ in recent years that includes ‘hundreds of new missile silos’, senator tells hearing.

14 May 2026 - 8:59AMvideocam

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US renews US$100 million Cuba aid offer as Trump raises island with Xi

Washington says Havana must decide whether to accept humanitarian assistance as Beijing maintains backing for Cuba.

14 May 2026 - 4:45AMvideocam

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Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.

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Illustration: Henry Wong

Diplomacy

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

1 May 2026 - 6:16AMvideocam

Science

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.

1 May 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Science

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

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Security officials react as a shooter opens fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington on April 25. Online commenters showed interest in the female agent’s drawn Glock pistol and what appeared to be a Holosun sight. Photo: Reuters

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Looming US rocket debris crash unlikely to hit Chinese moon landers: experts

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Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter map shows the predicted impact site for a Falcon 9 rocket part, expected to strike the moon in August, and the locations of other moon landers. Photo: Nasa

Lead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University

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Opinion | North Korea is not Iran. The same pressure tactics won’t work

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Xi and Trump tour Temple of Heaven during Beijing summit

China’s President Xi Jinping (C), US President Donald Trump (L) and Eric Trump (R) visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Xi warned Trump that the issue of Taiwan could push their two countries into “conflict” if mishandled, a stark opening salvo as a superpower summit set to tackle numerous thorny issues began in Beijing on May 14. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / POOL / AFP)

Nvidia CEO has ‘great hopes’ for Xi-Trump meeting

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Xi and Trump sit down for high-stakes talks

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Rubio says US wants China to play ‘active’ role in ending Iran war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves as he boards his plane at the end of a visit to Italy and the Vatican, at Rome's Ciampino airport, Italy on May 8, 2026. STEFANO RELLANDINI/Pool via REUTERS

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