Donald Trump now believes a Russian victory in Ukraine would make the US appear weak in the eyes of China, experts said. It comes after the US president dramatically overrode a Pentagon order to halt deliveries of air defence missiles to Kyiv at a time when Ukraine was suffering its heaviest bombardment since Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

A Chinese official told the EU's top diplomat that Beijing cannot accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, contradicting Beijing’s public position of neutrality in the conflict.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Malaysia to address rising tensions over Russia's actions in Ukraine. The talks occur amidst heightened US-China trade disputes and efforts to bolster Indo-Pacific relations.

Ukraine has detained a Chinese man and his son and accused them of trying to smuggle info on a guided missile system back to Beijing.

Xi’s proxy war against Trump in Ukraine is only Beijing’s opening act. If we are to win this second cold war, then ensuring Putin’s defeat in Ukraine must become a strategic end state for the White House. The two conflicts are indeed connected.

In meeting with EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas Wednesday, the Chinese foreign minister reportedly pushed back on accusations that China is materially supporting Russia's war effort.

"The ultimate destination for any conflict is the negotiating table," he said. The ongoing direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, where consensus has been reached on issues including prisoner exchanges, constitute an important step, creating favorable conditions for establishing peace.

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we are flagging some hurdles ahead of an EU summit in Beijing, and the anticipation before the release of important economic data.

Trump has sought to decrease diplomatic tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his war with Ukraine, while engaging in more aggressive trade negotiations with China.

At the centre of it all is a little-known Pentagon official: Elbridge Colby, a national security policy chief, who reportedly halted supplies because US stockpiles were running low.

In a development that could reshape US foreign trade policy and geopolitical alignments, US President Donald Trump has backed a Senate bill proposing