Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there may be as many as four meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next year as both sides look to keep in place a fragile trade truce.

China has thrown full support behind Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, with President Xi Jinping calling Caracas an intimate friend and vowing to defend its sovereignty against US pressure. Scroll for full story.

Xi and Maduro have exchanged a series of letters with each other, where they highlighted their countries’ commitment to Venezuela’s sovereignty, national security, and stability

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims in a call with U.

President Trump confirmed on Monday that he held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, stating that they discussed, among other things, the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.

The emerging talks come amid mounting tensions between China and Japan over the future of self-governed Taiwan, a former Japanese territory that China sees as its own.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of the post-war international order, state news agency Xinhua reported.

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