U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard holds a U.S. national flag during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, ahead of a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard holds a U.S. national flag during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, ahead of a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

Children wave U.S. and Chinese flags in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

Children wave U.S. and Chinese flags in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

A U.S. national flag is hoisted at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ahead of a summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S.-China summit in Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump (front), arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a summit meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a summit meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S.-China summit

U.S.-China summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May. (Kyodo)

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japan finance minister meets with U.S. treasury secretary

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is pictured after a dinner meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on May 11, 2026. Bessent arrived at Haneda airport earlier in the day ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May.

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May.

U.S. treasury secretary in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pictured after a dinner meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in Tokyo on May 11, 2026. Bessent arrived at Haneda airport earlier in the day ahead of the U.S.-China summit in Beijing in mid-May.

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in mid-May.

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. treasury secretary arrives in Japan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 11, 2026, ahead of the U.S.-China summit in mid-May.

Nikkei stock index ends above 50,000 for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 50,512.32, a new all-time high, on Oct. 27, 2025, ending above the 50,000-point mark for the first time as investors welcomed progress in U.S.-China trade talks. (Kyodo)

Nikkei stock index ends above 50,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index ends above 50,000 for 1st time

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 50,512.32, a new all-time high, on Oct. 27, 2025, ending above the 50,000-point mark for the first time as investors welcomed progress in U.S.-China trade talks.

Nikkei stock index ends above 50,000 for 1st time

Nikkei stock index ends above 50,000 for 1st time

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at 50,512.32, a new all-time high, on Oct. 27, 2025, ending above the 50,000-point mark for the first time as investors welcomed progress in U.S.-China trade talks.

U.S., China strike deal on TikTok

U.S., China strike deal on TikTok

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer meet the press after high-level talks with Chinese officials in Madrid on Sept. 15, 2025, on the use of the popular app TikTok in the United States.

U.S.-China trade talks in Stockholm

U.S.-China trade talks in Stockholm

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference following trade talks with China in Stockholm on July 29, 2025

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (C) arrives at the venue of trade talks with China in London on June 9, 2025.

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (C) arrives at the venue of trade talks with China in London on June 9, 2025.

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attend a press conference in the Swiss city of Geneva following trade talks with China on May 12, 2025.

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S.-China trade talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer meet the press in the Swiss city of Geneva following trade talks with China on May 11, 2025.

U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva

U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) speaks at a press conference in the Swiss city of Geneva alongside U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer following trade talks with China on May 12, 2025.

U.S.-China trade war escalates

U.S.-China trade war escalates

Photo taken on April 10, 2025, shows a billboard advertising U.S. beef at a supermarket in Beijing. China imposed retaliatory tariffs of 84 percent on all U.S. goods the same day after U.S. President Donald Trump raised U.S. duties on all Chinese items to 125 percent in a further escalation of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

U.S.-China trade war escalates

U.S.-China trade war escalates

Photo taken in Beijing on April 10, 2025, shows the front pages of Chinese newspapers, reporting China's retaliatory tariffs of 84 percent on all U.S. goods after U.S. President Donald Trump raised U.S. duties on all Chinese items to 125 percent in a further escalation of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S. DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S. DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Raj Subramaniam, board chair of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S. DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S. DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Raj Subramaniam, board chair of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-U.S.-BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-U.S.-BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Raj Subramaniam, board chair of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shen Hong)

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-U.S.-BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-U.S.-BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Raj Subramaniam, board chair of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), in Beijing, capital of China, July 22, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shen Hong)

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

(240719) -- TACOMA (U.S.), July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives attend the sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington State, the United States, on July 19, 2024. The sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit was held Friday in Tacoma, a port city in western U.S. state of Washington, aimed at deepening friendship and strengthening sub-national exchanges between the two countries. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

(240719) -- TACOMA (U.S.), July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives attend the sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington State, the United States, on July 19, 2024. The sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit was held Friday in Tacoma, a port city in western U.S. state of Washington, aimed at deepening friendship and strengthening sub-national exchanges between the two countries. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

(240719) -- TACOMA (U.S.), July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives attend the sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington State, the United States, on July 19, 2024. The sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit was held Friday in Tacoma, a port city in western U.S. state of Washington, aimed at deepening friendship and strengthening sub-national exchanges between the two countries. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

(240719) -- TACOMA (U.S.), July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Victoria Woodards, mayor of Tacoma, speaks during the sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington State, the United States, on July 19, 2024. The sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit was held Friday in Tacoma, a port city in western U.S. state of Washington, aimed at deepening friendship and strengthening sub-national exchanges between the two countries. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

(240719) -- TACOMA (U.S.), July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives attend the sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington State, the United States, on July 19, 2024. The sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit was held Friday in Tacoma, a port city in western U.S. state of Washington, aimed at deepening friendship and strengthening sub-national exchanges between the two countries. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

U.S.-WASHINGTON STATE-TACOMA-CHINA-SISTER CITIES-SUMMIT

(240719) -- TACOMA (U.S.), July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives attend the sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington State, the United States, on July 19, 2024. The sixth U.S.-China Sister Cities Summit was held Friday in Tacoma, a port city in western U.S. state of Washington, aimed at deepening friendship and strengthening sub-national exchanges between the two countries. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

(240531) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows a scene of the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action in Berkeley, California, the United States. Climate leaders from the United States and China got together on Wednesday in Berkeley, the U.S. state of California, to discuss climate action and progress at the sub-national level. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

(240531) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Deputy Director of China's National Development and Reform Commission Zhao Chenxin addresses the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action in Berkeley, California, the United States, May 29, 2024. Climate leaders from the United States and China got together on Wednesday in Berkeley, the U.S. state of California, to discuss climate action and progress at the sub-national level. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

(240531) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Director of China's National Development and Reform Commission Zhao Chenxin addresses the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action in Berkeley, California, the United States, May 29, 2024. Climate leaders from the United States and China got together on Wednesday in Berkeley, the U.S. state of California, to discuss climate action and progress at the sub-national level. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION

(240531) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows a scene of the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action in Berkeley, California, the United States. Climate leaders from the United States and China got together on Wednesday in Berkeley, the U.S. state of California, to discuss climate action and progress at the sub-national level. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S. businesses eye more opportunities in China's biz hub Shanghai

STORY: U.S. businesses eye more opportunities in China's biz hub Shanghai SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of promotional event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG ZHENG, Shanghai Mayor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CRAIG ALLEN, President of the U.S.-China Business Council 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN ORLINS, President of the National Committee of U.S.-China Relations 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOSEPH BRANCATO, Chairman of executive committee of Gensler STORYLINE: China's business hub Shanghai held a promotion event here Thursday, which drew great attention and interest from investors in the United States. The event has gathered around 150 attendees, including high-ranking officials, bankers, entrepreneurs from Shanghai, and scores of business leaders of international companies from the United States. Shanghai has been one of the first choices for world businesses to invest in China and build global indust

U.S.-NEW YORK-SHANGHAI-INVESTMENT PROMOTION

U.S.-NEW YORK-SHANGHAI-INVESTMENT PROMOTION

(240524) -- NEW YORK, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, delivers a speech at a promotion event in New York, the United States, on May 23, 2024. China's business hub Shanghai held a promotion event here Thursday, which drew great attention and interest from investors in the United States. The event has gathered around 150 attendees, including high-ranking officials, bankers, entrepreneurs from Shanghai, and scores of business leaders of international companies from the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-NEW YORK-SHANGHAI-INVESTMENT PROMOTION

U.S.-NEW YORK-SHANGHAI-INVESTMENT PROMOTION

(240524) -- NEW YORK, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee of U.S.-China Relations, delivers a speech at a promotion event in New York, the United States, on May 23, 2024. China's business hub Shanghai held a promotion event here Thursday, which drew great attention and interest from investors in the United States. The event has gathered around 150 attendees, including high-ranking officials, bankers, entrepreneurs from Shanghai, and scores of business leaders of international companies from the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-China energy forum held in Houston to foster cooperation

STORY: U.S.-China energy forum held in Houston to foster cooperation SHOOTING TIME: May 5, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 10th China-U.S. Energy Enterprise Cooperation Forum STORYLINE: Dozens of Chinese and U.S. entrepreneurs gathered here at a forum on Sunday to foster future cooperation amid challenges in both traditional and new energy fields. Addressing the 10th China-U.S. Energy Enterprise Cooperation Forum, U.S. Congressman Al Green, who has represented Texas' 9th congressional district since 2005, welcomed Chinese energy entrepreneurs to visit Texas and the United States in his remarks. "I believe that you are coming to a country traversing some great distance, (which) is going to make a difference," Green said. "Now, your reason for being here is exceedingly important because aside from the energy aspect of it, which is very important, there is another reason -- people-to-people relationships make great relationshi