Wang Yi

China orders firms to ignore US Iran sanctions, defying US enforcement efforts.

China requested Pakistan mediate between the United States and Iran, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urging Pakistan to intensify efforts toward resolving the ongoing bilateral dispute while affirming China's readiness to provide necessary support for successful negotiations.

Trump and Xi aim to keep Iran war from overshadowing their China summit.

Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing seeking competition management amid China's newfound confidence in its economic strength and belief in an emerging multipolar world order, though fundamental disagreements on trade, technology, and Taiwan remain unresolved.

Trump-Xi summit to focus on trade, Taiwan and Iran

President Trump departed for China to meet Xi Jinping, addressing trade tensions, Taiwan security, Iran cooperation, and North Korea diplomacy during his three-day visit amid escalating U.S.-China strategic rivalry.

Trump visits Beijing amid heightened US-China trade and technology tensions.

BRICS foreign ministers convene in India this week to address escalating West Asia crisis and energy supply threats, though consensus remains elusive due to divisions between Iran and UAE over regional conflicts.

President Trump's ambivalent Taiwan stance ahead of his Xi summit raises concerns about potential policy shifts, despite approving record military sales while pressuring Taiwan financially and discussing the island's status with Beijing.

President Trump authorized an eleven billion dollar arms package for Taiwan but delayed delivery and expressed willingness to negotiate with Xi Jinping, raising concerns about U.S. commitment to the island democracy amid broader strategic recalibration with China.

Trump arrives in Beijing for his first summit with Xi Jinping since 2017, seeking trade deals and rare-earth minerals while potentially requesting China's help ending the Middle East conflict, though expectations remain cautiously tempered.

Trump visits Beijing to meet Xi amid failed efforts to leverage China into pressuring Iran to end a two-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though both leaders appear intent on compartmentalizing Iran disagreements to advance trade negotiations.

Iran-UAE tensions over West Asia conflict targeting oil infrastructure threaten consensus at India's upcoming Brics foreign ministers meeting, with member states also divided over Palestine language in joint statements.

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced customs exemptions on African imports while Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visited Eswatini in May 2026, intensifying Beijing and Taipei's competing diplomatic efforts across Africa to expand influence and secure strategic partnerships.

Trump's summit with Xi carries high stakes for Taiwan amid China's claims.

President Trump visits China this week seeking tactical gains on technology, tariffs, and trade rather than strategic breakthroughs, as both nations remain deeply distrustful while attempting to disentangle their economically interdependent relationship.

Iran supports China's four-point Middle East peace plan proposed by President Xi Jinping.

President Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, where Washington seeks Chinese leverage over Iran to end the conflict, as China's dependence on Iranian oil and critical Strait of Hormuz transit gives Beijing significant geopolitical influence.

China's Xi Jinping will press Donald Trump on Taiwan and tariffs during their summit.

President Trump traveled to China for talks with Xi Jinping amid Iran tensions costing nearly twenty-nine billion dollars, as the US maintains an economic blockade while Pakistan mediates peace negotiations between the two nations.

China urged Pakistan to mediate Iran-US tensions while Trump prepared for Beijing talks amid Middle East conflict concerns, Israel struck Hezbollah positions, and a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook Tehran.

Trump heads to China for high-stakes summit with Xi

President Trump arrives in Beijing Wednesday for talks with Xi Jinping on Iran conflict, tariffs, and trade, accompanied by major US CEOs seeking to resolve friction over USD 525 billion in annual exports and secure a comprehensive trade deal.

President Trump downplayed Iran war differences with China's Xi Jinping before their Beijing summit, while seeking Chinese leverage to end the two-month conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though both leaders appeared intent on preventing the disagreement from overshadowing broader trade discussions.

India's China policy is tested as Beijing confirms its military presence in Pakistan.

Trump departs for China to meet Xi Jinping for a high-stakes summit.

Trump approved an $11 billion Taiwan arms package but shows ambivalence toward the island democracy ahead of his Xi summit, raising concerns he may reduce U.S. support for Taiwan amid broader U.S.-China tensions.

China's Foreign Minister will skip the BRICS Delhi meet due to scheduling reasons.

Trump travels to Beijing to meet Xi amid a two-month Iran conflict, seeking Chinese pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and broker peace, though both leaders aim to compartmentalize Iran disagreements to advance trade and fentanyl cooperation discussions.

US lawmakers urge Trump to raise China detentions with Xi Jinping.

President Trump, preparing for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, has shown ambivalence toward Taiwan despite authorizing an $11 billion arms package, raising concerns he may reduce U.S. support for the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own territory.

President Trump, demonstrating ambivalence toward Taiwan before his summit with Xi Jinping, authorized an eleven billion dollar arms sale but hasn't delivered it, raising concerns he may reduce U.S. support for the island democracy amid transactional negotiations.

President Trump's ambivalent stance toward Taiwan, including conditional arms sales and pressure for economic concessions, raises concerns ahead of his summit with Xi Jinping about potential U.S. policy shifts on the island democracy.

President Trump's ambivalent stance toward Taiwan, demonstrated through conditional military support and transactional rhetoric, raises concerns ahead of his summit with Xi Jinping that the U.S. may reconsider its long-standing commitment to the island democracy.

China's Xi Jinping will press Trump on Taiwan and tariffs during their summit.

President Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping amid an ongoing Iran conflict, bringing tech executives and seeking major deals while facing concerns he might compromise Taiwan support for Chinese cooperation on Middle East stability.

India's External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will meet Iranian counterpart Araghchi Friday to address energy supply disruptions, including stranded LPG tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and Chabahar port connectivity concerns amid West Asia conflict complications.

After Israel and the US attacked Iran on February 28, Iran retained approximately 70 percent of its pre-war mobile rocket launchers and missiles, plus restored access to underground storage facilities, according to US intelligence assessments, despite ongoing regional conflict and stalled peace negotiations.

Trump travels to China for critical summit with Xi

Trump's upcoming China visit will likely disappoint, as deep structural rivalries over technology, manufacturing dominance, and Taiwan persist despite Beijing's pressure for policy concessions on the island democracy.

Iran endorsed China's four-point Gulf security plan addressing regional peace, sovereignty, international law, and economic cooperation, amid persistent Tehran-Washington tensions and Trump's upcoming Beijing visit this week.

India criticizes China for supporting Pakistan during Operation Sindoor last year.

Trump, Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

Trump and Xi are meeting to discuss trade, Taiwan, and Iran, but analysts expect limited breakthroughs as longstanding tensions over tariffs, semiconductor exports, and Chinese military activities near Taiwan remain fundamentally unresolved.

President Trump, heading into talks with Xi Jinping, shows ambivalence toward Taiwan despite approving an $11 billion arms package, raising concerns he may reduce U.S. support for the island democracy that China claims as its own.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will pressure President Trump during their Beijing summit to reduce U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a self-governing island Beijing claims as territory, potentially threatening decades of carefully balanced U.S.-China policy.

China seeks stability and certainty from the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing.

Trump and Xi meet in Beijing to discuss trade, technology, and security issues.

Trump's stance on Taiwan raises questions ahead of his summit with Xi Jinping.

Iran's Foreign Minister rejects a US-Bahrain resolution as one-sided and politically motivated.