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Trump welcomes Xi to White House, invokes WWII alliance in talks on trade and AI

The two leaders urged cooperation on AI, trade and security while acknowledging that U.S.-China competition must remain contained.

2026.9.25

Xi urges Trump to oppose Taiwan independence, cooperate on AI at summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged U.S. President Donald Trump to oppose Taiwan independence and called for U.S.-China cooperation on AI safeguards and trade during their White House summit.

2026.9.25

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A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,293.70 points on April 9, down 40.53 points, or 1.74 percent, from the previous trading session. The won closed at 1,484.1 against the dollar in onshore trading, up 10.9 won from the previous session — its weakest finish in 16 years since March 12, 2009. [YONHAP]

Won breaks 1,480 against dollar as U.S.-China currency war escalates

Korea's won plunged as U.S.-China trade tensions escalated, raising concerns about economic stability and increasing market volatility.

2025.4.9

Hanwha Ocean's shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province [HANWHA OCEAN]

China's travails in U.S. boost Korean shipbuilding, shipping shares

Korea’s shipbuilding and shipping stocks traded strong for a second day in a row on Friday as the sector emerges as the latest battleground between the world’s two largest economies.

2024.3.15

Syringes used in injectable medicines are being filled in sterile conditions in Wuxi City, China, in 2023. [WUXI BIOLOGICS/REUTERS]

As U.S.-China biotech tensions rise, Korea holds its breath

The United States' proposed Biosecure Act has created a volatile market for Chinese firms but has potential benefits for the Korean pharmaceutical industry.

2024.2.13

Victor Cha, senior vice president for Asia and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), speaks at the JoongAng-CSIS Forum in Seoul in December 2022. [WOO SANG-JO]

South Korea saved itself from Indo-Pacific isolation: Victor Cha

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration “saved Korea from self-isolation in the Indo-Pacific” through taking a clearer stance amid the intensifying U.S.-China competition, said former White House official Victor Cha.

2023.4.23

Chinese president Xi Jinping, left, at LG Display’s production plant in Guangzhou, China, on Thursday. The Chinese president is reported to have had a tour of the display production plan for an hour. [PEOPLE’S DAILY ONLINE]

Korean government welcomes Xi's visit to LG Display plant in China

It was the Chinese president's first visit of a Korean company in China since he assumed power in 2012. The move has been interpreted as a gesture of good will regarding the frayed relationship between the two neighboring countries since 2017.

2023.4.14

Korea caught in the superpower squeeze

The rising military and technology rivalry between the United States and China is putting to test South Korea’s balancing ability.

2022.10.23

Korean President Moon Jae-in said he is not considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra on Monday. [YONHAP]

Korea cites PyeongChang Games as reason for 'interest' in Beijing Olympics

South Korea has a “duty and obligation” as the host of the preceding Winter Games to take interest in the Beijing Olympics next February, said a Blue House senior official Wednesday.

2021.12.15

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks on the outcome of the U.S.-China virtual summit in a webinar hosted by the Brookings Institution think tank Tuesday. [BROOKINGS INSTITUTION]

U.S. can work with China on North Korea, says White House adviser

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that North Korea is “one immediate challenge” that the United States and China should work together on, following a summit between the two countries’ leaders.

2021.11.17