Colum Murphy

China’s top military official is expected to skip Asia’s biggest defense forum for a second year in a row, sources say, ceding to the US and its allies an opportunity for public defense diplomacy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, had to skip APEC trade ministers’ opening session—arguably one of his most important duties of the year as host—because of an “urgent official business affair.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

After Xi Jinping regaled Donald Trump with goose-stepping soldiers and flag-waving children, the Chinese leader’s warning that Taiwan could lead to “clashes” between the two amounted to a thunderclap in the world of Communist Party politics bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China Daily, the Communist Party’s main vehicle for external propaganda, leads with “Red-carpet welcome for Trump in Beijing,” showing intent to greet Trump with highest level of state honors. Global Times has: “Trump arrives in Beijing for state visit after almost nine years.”

It’s about to kick off. American flags now flying on Chang’an Avenue near Tiananmen Square in Beijing ahead of the two-day visit to China by President Donald Trump, where he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Can Ford’s $3 billion collaboration with CATL be a blueprint for more Chinese investment in the US? bloomberg.com/news/features/…

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.

@dakekang @yongxiong2008 Congratulations Dake! An amazing achievement!

Sharing some truly surreal news: My colleagues and I have won the Pulitzer prize for International Reporting. An incredible honor. And a real team effort. pulitzer.org/winners/dake-k…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out Chinese investment in the US auto industry, saying there’s no need for companies such as electric carmaker BYD Co. in America bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Xi's $270 Billion Middle East Bet Limits China Support for Iran bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

As Donald Trump neared his self-imposed deadline to extinguish Iran’s “entire civilization,” it became apparent one country had enough clout to convince Tehran to deescalate: America’s biggest rival, China. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Here at the Boao Forum in Hainan island, southern China, the room is filling up ahead of a speech from China’s No. 3 official Zhao Leji. Chatting to some foreign diplomats, the topic front of minds for most is Iran. Let’s see if Zhao addresses the elephant in the room.

Moscow and Beijing are driving closer collaboration between authoritarian states and such networks help advance repression globally, according to researchers who used AI to drill into the activities bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

There was much buzz in Beijing Station on Thursday for the departure of the first passenger rail service between China and North Korea in six years. But no one boarding in Beijing appeared to be heading to North Korea. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

With three weeks until Trump meets Xi Jinping, Beijing is frustrated by what it sees as insufficient US preparation that may limit the landmark summit to trade agreements and leave key diplomatic and security matters untouched. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China may be defying Trump's tariffs but workers tell a grim story of falling wages and vanishing jobs bloomberg.com/news/features/…

China’s top diplomat called for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, criticizing US actions while signaling that the turmoil won’t derail steadying ties with Washington bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s annual press conference kicks off in just over one hour. Already the room is buzzing with journalists setting up and conducting interviews. A topic I am hearing over again this morning is Iran. Let’s see how prominently Wang features it.

One month before President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are set to convene at a much-touted summit in China, the toppling of another friend of China risks stoking tensions. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China increased its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine in 2025 and is likely to deepen cooperation with Moscow further this year, Western officials said, casting doubt on efforts by European leaders to improve relations with Beijing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…