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Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump, warns of US-China decoupling

In what is likely the last meeting between the two men, Xi said that ‘only solidarity and cooperation can help humanity’ in these hard times.

17 Nov 2024 - 9:42AM

Apec statement calls for enhanced free trade, climate action

17 Nov 2024 - 7:40AMvideocam

Trump’s defence pick Hegseth was flagged as possible ‘insider threat’

16 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM

Opinion | Pragmatic Southeast Asia will adapt to Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda

The region is already bracing itself for the reinstatement of a more transactional and nationalist policy agenda in the White House.

16 Nov 2024 - 5:58AMvideocam

South Korea’s Yoon tells China’s Xi cooperation needed on Russia and North Korea

Yoon also met US President Biden and Japan PM Ishiba on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM

Xi touts China as globalisation leader, draws contrast with US under Trump

Shared growth stressed on Apec sidelines in Peru as Chinese leader tells CEOs that Beijing’s economic and financial woes can be fixed.

16 Nov 2024 - 7:35AMvideocam

Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

15 Nov 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping deplanes in Callao, Peru, on Thursday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Photo: AP

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

15 Nov 2024 - 12:29AMvideocam

My Take | Warming world can hope for best, but prepare for worst with Trump

Cold fact is the cavalry is not coming and the US is likely, once again, to be on the sidelines in critical fight embraced by China against climate change.

15 Nov 2024 - 1:04AMvideocam

Can Indonesia’s Prabowo build rapport with Trump and stave off US protectionism?

Concerns about Indonesia’s economy have emerged given Donald Trump’s distrust of multilateralism and climate change policies.

15 Nov 2024 - 1:12PMvideocam

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shakes hands with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

China to court G20 nations amid US-led sanctions over Taiwan: report

Study of ‘escalation’ scenarios released before high-stakes G20 annual meeting in Brazil that Xi Jinping and Joe Biden are slated to attend.

14 Nov 2024 - 6:22AMvideocam

A G20 banner adorns city hall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where leaders of the world’s largest economies will converge between November 18 and 19, 2024. Photo: AFP

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping will meet at Apec in Peru: US official

American leader’s last face-to-face talk with his Chinese counterpart comes amid uncertainty over future of bilateral relations under Trump.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

As Trump returns to White House, Biden adviser says China remains US priority

After Joe Biden and Donald Trump discuss transition, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says competition with Beijing is ‘paramount’.

14 Nov 2024 - 3:10PM

Will Xi’s final summit with Biden ease US-China jitters before Trump transition?

Despite frosty ties between the two countries, both leaders have personal messages to share before Biden leaves White House, analysts say.

14 Nov 2024 - 2:33AMvideocam

US to boost Ukraine support ahead of Trump transition

President-elect Trump, who has questioned US military support for Ukraine, says he will quickly end Russia’s war.

13 Nov 2024 - 7:08PMvideocam

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to the press following a Nato meeting at the bloc’s headquarters in Brussels. Photo: EPA-EFE

China battery giant CATL would build US plant if Trump allows it, chairman says

Trump wants to block Chinese EV, battery imports but open to US plants with American workers.

13 Nov 2024 - 2:48PM

Trump’s China policy could pit deal makers against ideologues: analysts

Hardline appointees and nominees may curb his transactional impulses on issues like trade, technology and Taiwan, US-based analysts say.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:03AMvideocam

Israel misses US deadline on Gaza aid, faces potential military restrictions

The US may face pressure to restrict military aid to Israel, but national security interests could lead to a waiver.

12 Nov 2024 - 7:23PM

Palestinians children receive food distributed by an aid organization in Deir Al Balah. Photo: dpa

Trump picks Mike Waltz, a China hawk, to be his national security adviser

Michael Waltz, who has been a leading critic of China, would be responsible for briefing Donald Trump on key national security issues.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:33PM

Trump’s China dealings to rely on billionaires like Elon Musk: analysts

President-elect’s transaction-based approach to diplomacy could see informal behind-the-scenes dialogue with Beijing coming to the forefront.

13 Nov 2024 - 4:46AMvideocam

Elon Musk’s PAC ‘spent an estimated US$200 million’ to help elect Trump

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk was one of Donald Trump’s highest-profile surrogates in the 2024 race.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:08PMvideocam

Elon Musk at an America PAC town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on October 10. Photo: TNS

Harris appears with Biden for first time since election loss to Trump

US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris attend event at historic Arlington National Cemetery.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:08PM

US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris arrive for a wreath-laying ceremony at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday. Photo: AFP

Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon

While Trump has promised peace in the Middle East, he has said Biden should let Israel ‘finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:49PM

Trump picks Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy, Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

US President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to install loyalists into prominent posts in his new administration.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:07PM

Trump picks Homan as ‘border tsar’, Stefanik as UN ambassador

Donald Trump is picking candidates to serve in his administration before his January 20 inauguration as president.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:23PM

The US-Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona. Photo: AFP

Kremlin dismisses reports Trump and Putin spoke in recent days as ‘pure fiction’

US reports said the two spoke in recent days, with Trump advising Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:23PM

Donald Trump had promised during his presidential campaign to solve the Ukraine crisis before Inauguration Day. Photo: AFP

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times in the past few days.

11 Nov 2024 - 4:02PM

Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all 7 battleground states

The US president-elect had been projected to complete his decisive win in all the key swing states.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:35PM

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Joe Biden

Democratic politician Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States of America on January 20, 2021, beating out then-president Donald Trump. He attempted to fend off a Trump challenge in the 2024 election, but stepped down after a disastrous debate performance that left many questioning his mental acuity. He was succeeded in the fight by his VP, Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump. Biden had previously served as the 47th vice-president of the United States under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017, and was a United States Senator for Delaware from 1973 to 2009.

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20 Nov 1942

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Politics

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Politician

last updated:

9 November, 2024