China, which has sought to present itself as a neutral party, has repeatedly called for a return to dialogue to bring the war to a close. Beijing has refused to refer to Moscow's full-fledged invasion as such, however, and the U.S. and European Union have accused China of fueling Russia's war machine with oil and natural gas purchases, political support, and a steady stream of dual-use military exports.
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China Reacts to Trump and Putin's Ukraine War Talks
China said it welcomes increased U.S.-Russia dialogue following President Donald Trump's conversation with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on ending Moscow's war in Ukraine. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump said he had a "highly productive" phone call with Putin and that they had agreed to start negotiations on ending the conflict that began nearly three years ago. Trump also said he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, adding the conversation "went very well."
China, which has sought to present itself as a neutral party, has repeatedly called for a return to dialogue to bring the war to a close. Beijing has refused to refer to Moscow's full-fledged invasion as such, however, and the U.S. and European Union have accused China of fueling Russia's war machine with oil and natural gas purchases, political support, and a steady stream of dual-use military exports.
China, which has sought to present itself as a neutral party, has repeatedly called for a return to dialogue to bring the war to a close. Beijing has refused to refer to Moscow's full-fledged invasion as such, however, and the U.S. and European Union have accused China of fueling Russia's war machine with oil and natural gas purchases, political support, and a steady stream of dual-use military exports.
Military Spending: China Finally Agrees With Trump
China has backed President Donald Trump's call to scale back military expenditures, saying the United States, as the world's top defense spender, should set the example.
Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Department of Defense and the Russian Foreign Ministry by email with requests for comment. Trump on Thursday called for talks with the U.S.'s most powerful adversaries, China and Russia, to engage in talks on drawing down defense spending and their nuclear stockpiles—once "things settle down," saying there was "no reason" for the U.S. to be spending nearly $1 trillion on defense as it is this year.
It was an unexpected statement for a U.S. president, particularly a Republican one. The shift comes as China accelerates its military buildup, seen by experts as a response to U.S. capabilities, and after Russia's 2022 abandonment of its last major nuclear treaty with Washington, New START, amid tensions over Putin's war in Ukraine.
Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Department of Defense and the Russian Foreign Ministry by email with requests for comment. Trump on Thursday called for talks with the U.S.'s most powerful adversaries, China and Russia, to engage in talks on drawing down defense spending and their nuclear stockpiles—once "things settle down," saying there was "no reason" for the U.S. to be spending nearly $1 trillion on defense as it is this year.
It was an unexpected statement for a U.S. president, particularly a Republican one. The shift comes as China accelerates its military buildup, seen by experts as a response to U.S. capabilities, and after Russia's 2022 abandonment of its last major nuclear treaty with Washington, New START, amid tensions over Putin's war in Ukraine.
Chinese exporters brace for 'rat race' in shift away from US
The trade war between Washington and Beijing, which escalated this month with U.S. President Donald Trump imposing additional 10% tariffs on Chinese goods as an "opening salvo," could deal a new supply shock to the rest of the world.
Chinese producers, facing weak demand at home and harsher conditions in the United States, where they sell more than $400 billion worth of goods annually, have no choice but to rush to alternative export markets all at the same time. But no other country comes even close to U.S. consumption power, significantly limiting the production the rest of the world could absorb from its second-largest economy.
This will intensify price wars among Chinese exporters, squeezing their profitability, while also risking further political backlash in the new markets and fanning deflationary forces, if smaller margins result in job losses, wage cuts and reduced investment.
Chinese producers, facing weak demand at home and harsher conditions in the United States, where they sell more than $400 billion worth of goods annually, have no choice but to rush to alternative export markets all at the same time. But no other country comes even close to U.S. consumption power, significantly limiting the production the rest of the world could absorb from its second-largest economy.
This will intensify price wars among Chinese exporters, squeezing their profitability, while also risking further political backlash in the new markets and fanning deflationary forces, if smaller margins result in job losses, wage cuts and reduced investment.
India’s Modi, Trump discuss China border tensions and upcoming Quad summit
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to act as a future mediator between China and India when asked about recent tensions on the border between the two countries. Trump spoke to reporters on Thursday after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. “I look at India and I do see the skirmishes on the border and I guess they continue to go on,” he said. “If I could be of help, I would love to help.”
Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia last October on the sidelines of a summit for leaders of developing nations shortly after their governments reached an agreement over a disputed area along their shared border.
Vance turns on European allies in blistering speech that downplayed threats from Russia and China
US Vice President JD Vance vented at European leaders Friday, telling them that the biggest threat to their security was “from within,” rather than China and Russia. Vance used his first major speech as vice president to lambast European politicians, claiming they are suppressing free speech, losing control of immigration and refusing to work with hard-right parties in government.
China expels 1,000 monks and nuns from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
Chinese authorities have expelled over 1,000 Tibetan monks and nuns from the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in the latest blow to the major center of Tibetan Buddhist learning, sources inside Tibet with knowledge of the situation said. Citing a lack of proper residency documentation, officials said they need to reduce the number of Buddhist clergy residing at the academy from 6,000 to 5,000, the sources said.
The move is the latest in a long series of steps taken by China to destroy and shrink the academy, which by the early 2000’s was home to about 40,000 Buddhist monastics.In 2016, Chinese authorities destroyed half the compound and sent away thousands of monks and nuns. At the time, county authorities issued an order that spelled out the plans for the 2016-2017 demolitions and forced expulsions. In December 2024, about 400 officials and police were deployed to Larung Gar, which is in Serthar county (Seda in Chinese) within the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province.
China denies Swiss allegations of surveillance on Uyghur, Tibetan diaspora
China dismissed a report alleging that it pressures Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland to spy on their communities, calling it “misleading information.” The Swiss government released a report on Wednesday suggesting that China is pressuring Tibetans and Uyghurs in the European country to spy on each other while systematically monitoring politically active people.
“Transnational repression against people of Tibetan and Uyghur ethnicity is taking place in Switzerland,” the report published in German says. “They are allegedly being put under pressure by actors from the People’s Republic of China and are in some cases being prevented from exercising their fundamental rights.”
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