Trump says he doesn’t need Xi’s help on Iran

May 13, 2026 2:59 PM

Trump says he doesn’t need Xi’s help on Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump headed to China on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, saying he does not expect to need Beijing's help to end the war with Iran and ease Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking before departing Washington, Trump played down the role China could have in resolving the conflict, which has continued to block maritime traffic through a waterway that normally carries one-fifth of the world's oil supply. "I don't think we need any help wi...

Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to meet at security summit in Kazakhstan

July 3, 2024 1:30 PM

Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to meet at security summit in Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are due to meet on Wednesday at a summit of a Eurasian security and defence club seen by Moscow and Beijing as an instrument to counter the influence of the United States and its allies. Putin and the Chinese president have expanded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a club founded in 2001 with Russia, China and Central Asian powers, to include India, Iran and Pakistan as a counterweight to the West. Putin will hold a series of ...

Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin arrives in Beijing

May 16, 2024 3:05 PM

Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin arrives in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to work with counterpart Vladimir Putin to "rejuvenate" their countries as the pair started a day of talks in Beijing, saying China would "always be a good partner" of Russia, according to Chinese state media. Putin arrived on Thursday for a two-day state visit that will include detailed talks on Ukraine, Asia, energy and trade with Xi, his most powerful political backer and fellow geopolitical rival of the United States. "The China-Russia relationship toda...