Analysts say the US$11.1 billion package could narrow the scope of a meeting between US leader and Xi, even if the talk goes ahead.

BEIJING -- Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions entail freezing the companies’ assets in China and banning individuals and organizations from dealing with them, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

China has imposed sanctions on 20 US defense companies and 10 executives, a week after the US announced a $10+ billion arms package for Taiwan, which China claims as its own.

Both the United States and China hold different trump cards in the trade war. But neither can hold them for long.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry urged Washington on Friday to stop "misleading the public" on bilateral tariff negotiations, and said it wasn't familiar with reports on whether Beijing was planning to exempt tariffs on some U.S. imports.

BEIJING — Risks of an intense U.S.-China trade war are rising rapidly, according to analysts, after Beijing responded more forcefully than many had expected to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. In a shift in tone, China also dropped its call ...

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is leading an inquiry into the status of Washington, D.C.‘s, relationship as a “sister city” with Beijing, China. Blackburn and several other GOP senators sent a letter to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel ...

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The new U.S. envoy to China, Ambassador David Perdue is a former champion of global trade turned China hawk who will emphasize his close ties to President Donald Trump as he seeks to restore crucial lines of communication ...

Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he learnt he is a fugitive. Terrified South Korea would send him back, Li fled, flew to the US on a tourist visa.

Beijing is cracking down on dozens of U.S. companies and corporate leaders after President Donald Trump approved a weapons package for sale to Taiwan. Boeing, L3 Harris Marine Services, Northrop Grumman Services,