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Month: October 2025
Trump-Xi meeting shows price of confrontation was too high for both sides
Outcome appears closer to truce than durable peace but outline of broader diplomatic relationship is visible Five key takeaways from Trump-Xi meeting When Donald Trump launched his trade war against China in April, threatening tariffs as high as 145%, the Chinese government said it would never bow to blackmail and vowed to “fight to the end”. The question now is whether the consensus reached between Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday means that the fight really has come to an end, and if so on whose…
Trump hails ‘great success’ as Xi talks raise hopes of easing US-China tensions
China and the United States have reached a truce on thorny issues ranging from soybeans and rare earths to fentanyl, following Thursday’s meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in South Korea. Trump hailed the talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan as a “great success” and said he had agreed to visit China in April. He added that Xi would visit the US “some time after that”. The summit may help the two countries’ relationship enter a “more constructive phase” following a series of… South China Morning…
Shenzhen police busts syndicate selling fake Infineon, Texas Instruments chips
Police in Shenzhen, the technology hub in southern China’s Guangdong province, have smashed a syndicate selling counterfeit imported chips to mainland manufacturers, according to local media, exposing an underground market for high-end semiconductors amid US export controls. Advertisement The syndicate’s modus operandi was to collect discarded chips, which were laser-polished and relabelled, and sold as imported products from Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments and Analog Devices, according to a report last week by domestic online media Rule-of-law China. Shenzhen police on Thursday confirmed the report, but declined to provide further details.…
‘Amazing’ praise: Xi and Trump thaw summit ice with loads of warmth
With smiles, firm handshakes and warm gestures, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump set a cordial, friendly tone before their historic summit. More than an hour and a half later, they emerged from their first face-to-face encounter in six years with the same genial manner. Advertisement In front of reporters, ahead of the meeting in Busan, South Korea, a grinning Trump predicted the summit would be “very successful”. “He’s a tough negotiator – that’s not good,” he said, before giving the Chinese leader a friendly pat…
China’s civil service exam sees record-breaking applicant pool after age range expansion
About 3.7 million candidates have been approved to take China’s coming national public service exam, according to official figures – a record-breaking applicant pool, and the first since Beijing expanded the age limit for entry into the country’s civil sector, where jobs are known as “iron rice bowls” for their comparatively high level of security. Advertisement With 38,100 vacancies available at central government agencies and their affiliated institutions nationwide, the competition is fierce, translating to an average of 98 applicants in contention for each position. Last year’s exams saw 3.4…
Trump hails ‘amazing’ meeting with China’s Xi but no formal trade deal agreed
US President Donald Trump has hailed an “amazing” meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, amid rising hopes for a de-escalation of tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. Beijing was less effusive, saying the two side had reached a consensus to resolve “major trade issues” during the leaders’ first face-to-face meeting in six years. Trump’s trade war had set off tit-for-tat tariffs that shot past 100% on both sides, but they agreed to a truce in May – although tensions remained high. Thursday’s talks did not lead to a…
South Korea’s Lee urges ‘friendly competition’ with China ahead of Xi meeting
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Seoul aimed to work with Beijing to advance practical cooperation in trade, supply chains and people-to-people exchanges to improve ties based on “friendly competition” and “equal cooperation”. Advertisement Lee made the remarks in an interview with China’s state-run Xinhua news agency published a day ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in the South Korean city of Busan on Thursday. This marks Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years, following his last trip in July 2014. In the interview, Lee expressed hopes…
Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping
As Donald Trump flew out of Busan airport in South Korea after his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, the US president sounded upbeat about progress made during less than two hours of talks. Trump discussed the outcome of the meeting, which he described as a 12 on a scale of one to 10, with “an outstanding group of decisions made”. He added: “We’ve come to a conclusion on many important points.” A Chinese statement quoted Xi saying the two countries had “good prospects for cooperation”, and relations had maintained “overall…
Watch: US and China’s different reports of their trade meeting
US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping have met for talks in South Korea, their first meeting since 2019. Topics of discussion included the drug fentanyl and rare earths, according to Trump, while China says the meeting saw the leaders reach a consensus to resolve “major trade issues”. The BBC’s Laura Bicker explains what we know about the outcomes of the meeting. BBC