U.S. President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks fear that Trump is going soft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/china-hawks-trump-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #tech #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #pla #usmilitary #defense
China is pushing the U.S. government to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the U.S., dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of the proposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/asia-pacific/politics/china-trump-deal-investment-package/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #donaldtrump #xijinping #investments
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is renewing a push for the U.S. to change a decades-old phrase describing its stance on Taiwan independence, a concession that would be a major diplomatic win for Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/xi-trump-china-taiwan-independence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla #usmilitary #us #xijinping #donaldtrump #trade #uschinarelations
China’s massive military parade through Beijing on Wednesday showed off scores of cutting-edge new weapons, with many specifically designed to keep U.S., Japanese and other allied forces at bay in the event of conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/china-military-parade-weapons-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #chinajapanrelations #uschinarelations #us #usmilitary #missiles #drones
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping told him he would not invade democratic Taiwan as long as the American president remains in office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/16/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-china-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #china #us #taiwan #pla #usmilitary #xijinping #donaldtrump
A shift in U.S. strategy for selling advanced technology to China could be a sign of what's to come in the relationship between the world’s biggest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/tech/trump-china-nvidia-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech#uschinarelations #donaldtrump #xijinping #chipmakers #nvidia
A senior Chinese official said he was "optimistic” about the future of his nation’s ties with the U.S., among the most upbeat comments given by Beijing in recent weeks on a relationship upended by Donald Trump’s tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/asia-pacific/politics/china-official-us-tone-tweak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #us #china