President Trump’s postponement of the planned meeting signaled that the U.S. still sets the global agenda, and not Beijing.

The Trump administration believes that incentivizing Russia to end the war in Ukraine could eventually shift the global order away from China.

In the exhibition hall at Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, Friedrich Merz smiled and applauded the martial arts display by a platoon of humanoid warriors. But when a robot boxer advanced toward him, punching the air with its red-gloved fists,

President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iran war wasn't expected to derail the Trump-Xi meeting in China, but analysts said it would influence the talks and any agreements that come out of them.

China's censors are allowing viral videos and memes mocking President Trump to spread on social media amid the Iran conflict, as Trump postpones his planned visit to Beijing

After President Trump said he needed to postpone his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, a spokesman for China said officials were still discussing the timing of a meeting.

Neither Tokyo nor Beijing has enough incentive to compromise, observers say, signalling a new reality between Asian giants.