U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said he hopes that climate negotiations could pave the way for improved ties with China. Still, critics claim that China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses climate issues as a “bargaining chip.” On July 18, Mr. Kerry held talks with the CCP’s top foreign affairs official, Wang Yi. The discussion…

Ties between Beijing and the Solomon Islands leadership continue to deepen after Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare inked a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Mr. Sogavare met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during a week-long visit to China, which will conclude as the prime minister opens his country’s…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she spent 10 hours talking to Chinese officials during her four-day trip, and her effort has now moved China-U.S. ties closer to a “surer footing.” Ms. Yellen wrapped up her trip on Sunday after holding talks with several senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, including Premier Li Qiang, Vice…

After her four-day trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she told Chinese officials that U.S. national security will not be compromised. In an interview with CBS on Sunday Ms. Yellen said, “an objective of my trip was to explain that national security is something that we can’t compromise about and we will…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that she told Chinese officials during her four-day trip to Beijing that the United States won’t allow its national security to be compromised. In an interview with CBS on July 9, Ms. Yellen said, “An objective of my trip was to explain that national security is something that we can’t compromise…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said China and the United States should compete based on a “fair set of rules,” defending Washington’s policies against the communist regime’s continued unfair trade practices on the second day of her diplomatic trip to Beijing. Ms. Yellen made the comment during her first face-to-face meeting with China’s new Premier…

China’s new premier Li Qiang completed his first overseas trip to Europe last week, but notably did not fly on a “special flight” as his predecessors did and declined to attend media questioning sessions. Li’s ranking in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is second only to that of Party leader Xi Jinping, but political observers…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s first diplomatic trip overseas took him to Europe last week, where he sought ways to de-escalate the Chinese Communist Party’s trade confrontation with liberal democracies. However, Li’s six-day visit to the top EU economies Germany and France coincided with the release of the European Union’s proposed new economic security strategy to address economic…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday told German business leaders that companies should take the lead on managing risk after Germany published its national security strategy, which described China as a “systemic rival.” Li met with representatives of German companies—including Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—in Berlin ahead of government consultations on Tuesday at the start of…

China’s new Premier Li Qiang reiterated the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s new “reform and opening-up” policy at the Boao Forum a few days ago. However, observers believe that the CCP’s fundamental policy and economic situation won’t experience significant changes as long as the CCP is around, despite the leadership’s change in tone. Li Qiang…