JOSEPH TORIGIAN is an Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University and the author of The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi ...

President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday morning about their ongoing trade war, with Trump ...

But analysts say that Xi is less inclined to approach deals via a call. “Donald Trump’s way” of “pick [ing] up the phone … to ...

The Chinese leader said his country opposes "any act that infringes upon the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity ...

Trump even said in a Time Magazine interview in April that Xi had called him – but Beijing insisted that there had been no call recently. Stock markets around the world mostly slid on Monday as ...

A prolonged conflict between Israel and Iran would present China with a rare opportunity—even as it endangers its interests as well.

It's the first known call between the two leaders since Inauguration Day — and the first time they've spoken since tariffs ...