“It clearly means that China doesn’t need U.S. beans.” Chinese buyers booked at least 10 cargoes of Argentine soybeans after Buenos Aires scrapped grain export taxes, dealing another setback to U.S. farmers farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/chin...

The U.S. soybean harvest began in September without any orders from the world’s largest buyer: China www.agriculture.com/partners-u-s...

China's newest aircraft carrier just launched a stealth jet with an electromagnetic catapult, marking a major capability jump www.businessinsider.com/china-videos...

China’s internet regulator unveiled a campaign aimed at curbing pessimism trending on social media, live-streaming and short-video platforms. Some content being targeted “maliciously misinterprets social phenomena, selectively exaggerates negative cases“ www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/t...

A remarkable China expert and sharp thinker: Jerome Cohen, the First American to Practice Law in China, Dies at 95 www.wsj.com/world/china/...

“I don’t think we resolved the rare earth question,” US lawmaker Smith said in Beijing, without specifying what the sticking points are. “I think that that still needs to be worked on.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Oracle Corp. would provide security and help oversee the re-creation of a new US version of TikTok’s algorithm under a deal taking shape to sell the popular Chinese-owned app to a consortium of American investors www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China’s latest aircraft carrier showcases new fighter jet launch system. Only the US has the same tech www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/c...

Great Leap Forward: „The sudden appearance of video of all three aircraft operating from the ship for the first time is something of a stunning revelation, one of many that has come this year from China’s air power portfolio“ www.twz.com/air/chinas-a...

“I’d say this is simply an effort at deterrence.“ China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols www.defensenews.com/global/asia-...

«Wahrscheinlich fliesst Geld aus Moskau auf Kims Konten» www.srf.ch/news/interna...

„China is at another turning point. Mr. Xi is determined to turn China back to the Maoist days, and has set the West as his rival and, in a way, enemy.“ Jung Chang writes sequel of „White Swans“ www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

For China, keeping the algorithm will be a coup. The supposed national-security concerns of TikTok will go unaddressed. Instead, the deal’s impact would be an emerging media conglomerate, under the auspices of the Ellison family, who are friendly to Trump www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Xi hints TikTok deal could get his blessing – if Trump makes concessions elsewhere www.cnn.com/2025/09/20/c...

Trump declined to approve more than $400 million in military aid to Taiwan this summer, as he tries to negotiate a trade deal and potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Leo said he didn’t foresee any short-term changes in the Vatican's controversial 2018 agreement with Beijing over bishop nominations. “I in no way pretend to be wiser or more experienced than all those who have come before me.“ www.independent.co.uk/news/vatican...

Two flying cars crashed into each other during a rehearsal for an airshow in northeastern China on Tuesday, injuring one of their pilots and forcing one of the vehicles to the ground, where it caught fire www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/b...

European firms are expecting more shutdowns and suffering losses as Beijing continues to hold a tight grip on rare earth exports despite a July agreement to fast-track shipments to the bloc, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Bessent sees trade deal likely with China before November deadline on tariffs. "We'll be seeing each other again," he said. "Each one of those talks has become more and more productive. I think the Chinese now sense that a trade deal is possible." www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/b...

Neither a Trump-Xi meeting nor a TikTok deal gets to the heart of the U.S.-China relationship. The U.S. is still imposing tariffs of at least 30%, and it is restricting China from accessing critical artificial-intelligence and semiconductor technology www.wsj.com/world/china/...

TikTok’s U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing www.wsj.com/tech/details...

Bessent said that Trump was willing to let TikTok cease operating in the U.S., and that it was "what turned the tide" in the deal framework with China www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/t...

Trump suggested that a deal has been reached with China to keep TikTok operational in the United States www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/t...

Trump said he would speak on Friday with Xi Jinping. The US president said that trade talks in Madrid had “gone VERY WELL!” and would be “concluding shortly.” And he hinted that the sides had reached a deal to keep the TikTok app running in the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China ruled that Nvidia Corp. violated anti-monopoly laws with a high-profile 2020 deal, ratcheting up the pressure on Washington during sensitive trade negotiations www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Now, a crucial round of trade talks in Madrid is poised to reveal whether Beijing is finally ready to give some ground, or if it intends to press on with its delicate maneuver to secure a presidential visit by offering up as little as possible www.wsj.com/world/china-...

Trump said that the talks in Madrid are “going fine,” but said that TikTok’s fate will be determined by Beijing’s actions. “We may let it die, or we may — I don’t know, it depends. Up to China.“ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China’s economic activity slowed more than expected across the board in August, adding to the likelihood that policymakers will roll out more stimulus to hit the official growth goal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China’s economy showed signs of strain in August, as sluggish domestic demand, headwinds from the US trade war and a prolonged property downturn continued to weigh on several major indicators www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/c...

China’s economy strains in August as retail sales, industrial output miss forecasts www.scmp.com/economy/econ...

China expels 4 generals from legislature as anti-corruption push rolls through PLA: People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning the most senior of the group www.scmp.com/news/china/m...

China launched two investigations targeting the US semiconductor sector ahead of planned talks between the two nations on trade and other issues www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China is preparing for war to take Taiwan, the island's top China policymaker said in Washington, warning if Taiwan were to fall it would cause a regional "domino effect" that would threaten the security of the United States www.reuters.com/world/china/...

The Greatest Danger in the Taiwan Strait: Even If China Avoids a War of Choice, a Miscalculation Could Spark a War of Chance www.foreignaffairs.com/china/greate...

“We have a large number of farmers that won’t survive this.” www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Stunning gains in Chinese stocks are testing regulators’ ability to manage the ascent, as Beijing seeks to fulfil its goal of positioning the US$12 trillion equity market as a steady source of household income that can support consumer spending and economic growth www.scmp.com/business/chi...

Bessent will meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid to discuss trade, economic and national security issues in another sign that talks between the two sides are heating up www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bessent plans to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng next week in Madrid to continue their discussions on trade, economic and national security issues www.reuters.com/world/china/...

While Xi Watched a Military Parade in Beijing, Pope Leo XIV Held a Reception on the Catholic Church in China. The meeting confirmed the new pope will follow the late Pope Francis’ approach to China thediplomat.com/2025/09/whil...

The German defense industry as part of the broader European defense ecosystem is highly dependent on China. „And this is a dangerous structural dependence that overshadows Germany’s and Europe’s long-term defense plans.“ thediplomat.com/2025/09/chin...

The Trump administration has been discussing severe restrictions on medicines from China that, if enacted, could upend the American pharmaceutical industry and availability of everything from generic drugs to cutting-edge treatments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/b...

„Secretary Hegseth made clear that the United States does not seek conflict with China nor is it pursuing regime change or strangulation of the PRC." asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

China will establish a nature reserve at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a step that will likely inflame tensions with Manila in the resource-rich waterway www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hegseth and Rubio spoke with their Chinese counterparts, in the latest signal that the two sides are preparing for a meeting between their two leaders www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In a sudden burst of high-level engagement, China and the US saw their defence chiefs and top diplomats hold back-to-back talks, as anticipation builds over a possible meeting between Xi and Trump www.scmp.com/news/china/m...

Trump told European officials he’s willing to impose sweeping new tariffs on India and China to push Putin to the negotiating table with Ukraine — but only if EU nations do so as well www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China is on the verge of becoming a world-class submarine power, with new technology and a bigger, better fleet that is gaining on the U.S. and its allies—spurring a new undersea arms race in the Pacific www.wsj.com/world/china/...

China’s consumer prices slipped into deflation in August, adding to signs that the world’s second-largest economy is losing momentum after exports grew more slowly last month www.ft.com/content/1561...

US businesses in China are less optimistic about conditions in the country than at any point in the last quarter-century, a survey has revealed. Just 41 percent of US businesses are optimistic about the five-year business outlook in China www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

Trump presses European Union to impose 100% tariffs on India and China to pressure Putin www.cnbc.com/2025/09/10/t...