# China
Ahead of his visit, Putin cut the price of gas for China to its lowest level in six years
The Russian authorities have revised their forecasts for pipeline gas exports and the cost of supplies to China. The updated estimates are contained in a document seen by Reuters.
China denies that Xi Jinping warned Putin that he would come to regret the war against Ukraine
China has officially denied reports in the Western media that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, allegedly told US President Donald Trump that Putin would ‘come to regret’ launching a full-scale war against Ukraine.
China has been secretly training Russian military personnel
Towards the end of last year, China secretly trained around 200 Russian military personnel, some of whom subsequently returned to take part in the war against Ukraine. This is according to Reuters, which cites three European intelligence services and documents seen by the agency.
Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin might come to regret invading Ukraine
During talks in Beijing, Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin might eventually come to regret the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The conversation also touched on the International Criminal Court and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Before leaving Beijing, Trump’s team threw away all the items they had received from the Chinese side
Before boarding Air Force One, members of the US delegation collected and discarded all items that Chinese officials had given to US representatives during their visit to Beijing.
Trump and Xi Jinping concluded their summit in Beijing without reaching any major agreements
The summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing concluded without any breakthrough agreements, despite the ostensibly friendly atmosphere and public statements from both sides. The US and China made no significant progress on trade, Iran and Taiwan.
Chinese firms plan to secretly sell weapons to Iran — NYT
Chinese companies discussed arms sales with Iran, planning to ship the weapons via other countries in order to conceal the origin of the military aid.
During his meeting with Trump, Xi Jinping stated that China was prepared to open its market further to the US
During the summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that China would continue to open its market to American businesses. The leaders of the US and China also discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.
The Xi Jinping–Donald Trump Summit: Anticipating a Major Deal
US President Donald Trump will visit Beijing on 13–15 May for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two sides plan to discuss trade disputes, Taiwan, the war against Iran and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The FBI has accused the mayor of a Los Angeles suburb of spying for China: she faces up to 10 years in prison
The mayor of the American town of Arcadia, Eileen Wang, has resigned after admitting that she had acted as an agent for the Chinese government for a period of time.
Elon Musk and the heads of the largest US companies will be part of Trump’s delegation during his visit to China
US President Donald Trump will be taking the heads of major American companies with him to China. Elon Musk has been invited to join the delegation, along with the heads of Apple, Boeing, BlackRock and other corporations.
Trump’s visit to China will be a test for the trade truce between the US and Beijing
US President Donald Trump will visit China this week for talks with Xi Jinping. The meeting will take place against the backdrop of a fragile truce in the trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.
