For years, China tried to have it both ways in the Middle East. It wanted cheap Iranian oil without the burden of getting entangled with the Ayatollah regime. It wanted Gulf investment, Gulf markets, ...

Feb. 5 (UPI) --Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had a lengthy, far-reaching telephone conversation on Wednesday, in which the Asian leader warned his American counterpart that ...

US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China discussed trade and geopolitical flashpoints, including Taiwan, during a Wednesday call ahead of a planned face-to-face meeting in April.

Attention in China is gradually shifting toward the post-Xi Jinping era. This is not because Xi is expected to step down anytime soon from his posts as general secretary and president. Rather, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China is currently running a purge of its top military leaders amid an aggressive anti-corruption campaign by President Xi Jinping ...

President Trump held a “long and thorough call” on Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Xi carries out a purge of senior military leaders to cement his 13-year grip on power. “I have just ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised ties between their countries as “exemplary” in their first direct talks of the year. “The foreign policy link between ...

Democrats say they don’t oppose voter ID, but argue that GOP voting bill is too strict 2 ex-FBI agents say in a lawsuit they were fired for their roles in Trump election investigation A teen Mexican ...

The January 24 purge of Zhang Youxia, China’s top general, was a Shakespearean moment in Chinese politics. Even after a decade of high drama in the People’s Liberation Army, the decision by Chinese ...

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Zhang Youxia, a top military general and vice-chairman of the body in overall command of China’s military forces, was removed ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that leaves Xi virtually alone at the top of the military hierarchy – raising ...

Editor’s note: On January 24th, China’s defence ministry said it was investigating Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, two high-level military officials. Mr Zhang was one of Xi Jinping’s most trusted ...