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MOSCOW BLOG: Trump eats humble pie in Beijing
US President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing ends today and he has been forced to eat humble pie after coming out of the gate last year with an extremely aggressive policy on China.
Trump forced to eat humble pie in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping called the US a “country in decline” during a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in Beijing, a claim the US president brushed off, saying the Chinese premier was talking about his predecessor.
Energy, Iran dominate final Trump-Xi Beijing summit
The emphasis on energy security and trade deficit reduction suggests a move towards a more transactional, stabilised partnership that prioritises domestic growth over ideological confrontation.
Rubio affirms Taiwan status quo following Trump-Xi talks
US policy on Taiwan remains unchanged following high level talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on May 14.
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Xi warns Trump of collision if Taiwan mishandled
The warning follows Beijing's fierce condemnation of a massive US arms sale to Taipei valued at $11.1bn, which stands as the largest weapons deal ever approved for the island.
Washington approves Nvidia sales as Trump visits Beijing
Washington has authorised 10 Chinese technology giants to purchase Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence processors.
US–China Summit: A strategic moment for stabilizing bilateral relations
US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on May 13 for a new round of face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 14 to 15, a meeting arriving at a particularly delicate moment in global politics and the international economy.
IMF: Extreme inequality is fuelling a global debt crisis
During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn.
Trump, Xi open high-stakes Beijing talks
The agenda for the talks spans a range of topics including tariffs, intensifying US–China competition over emerging technology, the Iran war and Taiwan.
Trump backing of Chinese EVs threatens Hyundai
South Korea leading automotive player Hyundai Motor Group is facing a serious threat to its US market share after President Donald Trump repeatedly called for Chinese investment.
Trump heading to Beijing for talks on trade, Iran and Taiwan
US President Donald Trump is set to visit China from May 13 for a round of high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused primarily on trade, security and mounting geopolitical tensions.
China’s trade surplus tops $1 trillion as of November
According to data compiled by Statista, the European Union’s goods trade deficit with China reached roughly €360bn in 2025, reflecting a persistent gap between imports and exports that has steadily expanded over the past decade.
World oil inventories falling fast towards hard operational floor
The world's oil buffer is disappearing faster than at any point in recorded history. Two months into the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, global inventories are drawing down at a pace that has already exceeded the previous quarterly record.
Paraguay's Taiwan loyalty has a price and Beijing knows exactly what it is
Paraguay backs Taiwan — again. But with $6bn in Chinese imports and no direct access for beef or soy, the real pressure isn't coming from Beijing's diplomats. It's coming from Asunción's own farmers.
Global biofuel production up sevenfold in the last two decades - OWID
In the late 20th century, a handful of countries — led by Brazil and the United States — turned to liquid biofuels to reduce their dependence on foreign oil markets, producing transport fuels from cheap crops instead.
The world's piracy hotspots – Statista
A fourth vessel has been hijacked by Somali pirates, this time off the coast of Yemen. The oil tanker MT Eureka was captured in the Gulf of Aden on May 2 and reportedly taken toward Somalia, marking the latest incident in a renewed wave of piracy.
A world more afraid: Wars fuelling rising fears of foreign attacks
The world is simultaneously more afraid of war and less willing to fight one, according to the 2026 Democracy Perception Index. Governments are spending more on defence, but in the Western world the citizens are increasingly unwilling to go to war.
Global democracy perception of US collapses, behind Russia and China for first time
A survey of nearly 100,000 people across 98 countries has found that global perception of the US has collapsed to its lowest recorded level — placing it among the five most negatively perceived countries in the world, behind both Russia and China,
Pinglu Canal highlights China’s logistics-first infrastructure strategy
China’s latest major infrastructure project, the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi in the south of the country, is being described by local sources and in online forums in sweeping terms - a transformative trade route of sorts.
The Philippines bets big on nickel’s battery boom
The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive.