Trump's China visit likely won't yield breakthrough, aims to maintain stability

A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping this month is unlikely to create room for even a limited reset of business and investment ties, five people briefed on preparations said.

2026-03-09

OpenAI claims China's DeepSeek trained its AI by distilling U.S. models, memo shows

OpenAI has warned U.S. lawmakers that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is targeting the ChatGPT maker and the nation's other leading AI companies to replicate models and use them for its own training, a memo seen by Reuters showed.

2026-02-13

U.S. firm, Korean subsidiary to pay $252M penalty for illegal exports of chip equipment to China

The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday that a U.S. firm and its Korea-based subsidiary have agreed to pay a penalty of about $252 million for what it called illegal exports of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China.

2026-02-13

U.S. lawmaker signals shift on Nvidia chip sales to China

The top Democrat on a U.S. House of Representatives committee focused on China signaled he is open to the sale of the older Nvidia generation of Hopper chips to China, a change from his predecessor's position.

2026-02-12

Survey shows improved Chinese sentiment toward Korea

A survey has found that Chinese public sentiment toward South Korea improved in 2025 from the year prior.

2026-01-03

U.S. announces $11 billion package of arms sales to Taiwan

The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China.

2025-12-18

Congress moves to limit advanced chip exports to China despite objections from Nvidia's Huang

U.S. lawmakers moved to block the export of advanced chips to China just a day after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged the White House to allow them, sharpening a clash between Washington and Silicon Valley over AI technology.

2025-12-05

Seoul pushes back after U.S. official suggests two sides reshaping alliance to deal with 'regional threats'

A senior U.S. State Department official said Wednesday that Korea’s plan to develop a nuclear-propelled submarine shows how the two countries are reshaping their alliance to deal with "regional threats."

2025-12-04

Bessent raises possibility of 4 Trump-Xi meetings next year

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet in person four times next year.

2025-11-26

Takaichi holds call with Trump amid row with China over Taiwan comments

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed China relations in a phone call on Tuesday, their first talks since the Japanese premier sparked a major diplomatic row with Beijing over her remarks on Taiwan.

2025-11-25

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