Plus, a U.S.-China deal to reduce some tariffs, and making Chinese city hall weddings more glamorous amid a declining birthrate.

The visit comes at an important time for both men. For Trump, the state visit comes about six weeks before the midterm elections. Xi has an important calendar ahead as well, with a key Communist Party meeting scheduled for next month that should set up a widely expected announcement next fall that Xi will rule for another five-year term.

In the early 20th century reformers railed against the lunar calendar and its festivals, seeing them as antithetical to modernity. In 1912, after the fall of the Qing dynasty, China’s republican government adopted the Gregorian calendar. The Communists went further, branding many festivals as feudal superstitions.

In his talks with President Trump, the Chinese leader used praise, warnings and wartime history to challenge American support for Taiwan and Japan.

Xi Jinping brought his inner circle to Washington. What did the line-up reveal about who might one day replace him?

China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran War and said the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened for shipping traffic, in his first public remarks calling for the critical waterway to be opened just weeks before ...

Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai were set to attend the dinner

Xi Jinping has transformed China, and China’s transformation has in turn changed the world. Since Xi took charge in 2012, China has grown enormously in geopolitical power, with its global influence finally catching up to its eye-watering growth in the ...

The U.S. says China will buy more American coal and that the two sides made progress on future tariff carveouts, capping a Washington visit from President Xi Jinping that was thin on deliverables.

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