Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world's top two economies - but the rivalry persists.

China's factory activity shrank for a seventh month in October, an official survey showed on Friday, suggesting the need for more stimulus to boost domestic demand, with efforts to ship goods abroad merely exporting price wars.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin today said China has expressed clear support for ongoing efforts to finalise the Code of Conduct (COC)

The U.S. has deployed troops and anti-ship missiles into the northern Philippines as part of almost continuous, joint war drills throughout the country. One goal: to block the Bashi Channel and deny Chinese warships access to the Pacific Ocean if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s latest push to get the self-governing island to come under Chinese control under a system of autonomy it uses for Hong Kong and Macau.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai has been granted the first citywide permit for driverless commercial robotaxi operations in the city of Shenzhen in southern China, it said

China’s manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.0 in October as weak export orders and fading demand pulled factory activity to a six-month low.

Fox News senior national correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on the key topics not discussed in the Trump-Xi meeting and the details in the soybean deal signed on ‘Special Report.’