The two leaders did not resolve differences on key issues like Iran and Taiwan, despite push to extend truce.


Erin Hale is a reporter based in Taipei, Taiwan.
The two leaders did not resolve differences on key issues like Iran and Taiwan, despite push to extend truce.

Trump and Xi’s summit comes at a crucial moment for the global economy, as the war on Iran continues to disrupt trade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to seek concessions on arms sales to Taiwan, analysts say.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met six times since 2017.

Bloc is expected to call for deeper energy cooperation and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Rescue efforts are still under way after a huge explosion ripped through China’s fireworks capital.

The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate blamed US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s ports and commercial fleet for deaths.

China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after Supreme Court ruling on Panama Canal, US officials say.

New Zealand’s Defence Force says a North Korean ship was observed engaging in a possible transfer of illicit goods at sea.
