China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips

China won't help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is probably ...

White House says China agreed to postpone Trump's Beijing trip

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that China had agreed to postpone U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, originally scheduled in just two weeks. Spokeswoman ...

Why Beijing has struggled to rally Asia against Japan over Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks

Many in the region harbour security concerns similar to Tokyo's and prefer to stay neutral between the Asian heavyweights, ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Japan’s leader heads to D.C. bearing gifts of peace for a president at war

Japan’s super-popular prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will visit the White House on Thursday, as President Donald Trump looks ...

Japan's leader faces high-wire act in Washington over Trump's Iran demands

By Tamiyuki Kihara, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the ...
Opinion

A Delayed Trump-Xi Summit Is Not All Bad for China

China has no reason to help the US in the Strait of Hormuz — and every incentive to wait out this crisis. Even President Donald Trump’s request to delay a much-anticipated sum ...