China

Lai Ching-te makes comments in response to meeting in Beijing between Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping

The cause is rooted in the Thucydides Trap – referred to this week by Xi Jinping – the simple but dangerous arithmetic of a rising power and an anxious incumbent

Trump considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil

Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war

Xi says China will not provide military equipment to Iran and ‘would like to help’ on issue, Trump says in Beijing

Fundamentals of the US-China relationship remain the same after US president’s visit

A few seconds of awkwardness between Musk and Lei Jun, a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, has spread like wildfire on China’s social media

China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing

In the News podcast: Two-day state visit by US president was deferred due to Iran war

Early Edition podcast brings the top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday

Chinese president met Trump in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for more than two hours on Thursday

Gulf states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of US security guarantees

Xi Jinping warns that any effort to steady US-China ties hinges on how Washington handles Taiwan

US firms want increased access to the Chinese market, while Beijing wants an easing of restrictions on advanced semiconductors

A mixture of Chinese and international dishes were on the menu as Beijing’s chefs sought to appeal to President Trump’s tastes

Trump’s most influential cabinet members and titans of industry made the trip on Air Force One

What is ‘Taiwan independence’ and is Taiwan already independent?

Evidence suggests Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites it maintains along Strait of Hormuz

US and China hope to reach an agreement that buys them enough time to build greater resilience against each other

Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure

US president repeated his doubt that tension over the island would erupt during his second term

Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president

Leaders’ summit dominated by question of what to do about fuel shortages

Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says Government ‘will be considering’ offering financial help

At least 17 people, including girl (12), killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon

Final moments of China Eastern Flight 5735 have remained shrouded in secrecy, with few clues to a baffling descent

Saudi Arabia stopped US military from using its bases or airspace to carry out operation top open Strait of Hormuz

Just one electric HGV was registered here in first three months of the year

Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years

If we’re living in a new Darwinian age, the big powers are not having it all their own way

Social media platform fighting €530m fine over breach of GDPR regulations

Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going

Xinlan Li moved from China to Ireland in 2022 to study at UCD

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Shortages have forced Pentagon to rush bombs, missiles and other hardware to the Middle East from commands in Asia and Europe

The 2001 Chinese hit Better and Better celebrated the turnaround in living standards

Investment in animal welfare, environmental protection and restoration must continue to be part of public health agenda

China warns of countries ‘setting themselves on fire’, amid a bigger shift in regional security

For a group of former UCD students, a return trip to China marks half a century since an improbable tour that unfolded at a pivotal moment in the country’s history