The evolving rivalry between the United States and the People's Republic of China is reshaping the international order in the 21st century.

State media, embracing the gaming phrase “kill line,” is asserting China’s political superiority over the United States, deflecting focus on China’s own economic challenges.

Trump’s planned visit to China in April is likely to usher in more U.S. openness to Chinese investment, says DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group Senior Advisor Ken Jarrett.

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In response to recent U.S. restrictions, China plans to expand permitting requirements on rare ...

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BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: On Oct. 30, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea. The two heads of state held in-depth discussions on strategic and long-term ...

As Americans we believe that we are always the leaders when it comes to infrastructure and technology. That is not the case with electricity. China already consumes twice as much electrical energy as the United States and is way ahead of us when it comes to the efficiency and capacity of their electric grid to

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Venezuela gained access to foreign capital and China secured the energy it needed to sustain economic growth. There were secondary benefits for China as well. Chinese investment helped Hugo Chavez’s anti-Americanism,