The ambitions of the Trump-Xi summit were limited because the economic relationship between the United States and China is increasingly shaped by strategic rivalry.

China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are partners as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing.

"The parties believe that the U.S. 'Golden Dome' project, which aims to ⁠build ⁠an unlimited, multi-level, multi-sphere, and ⁠global missile ​defence system to destroy all

Europe must build its own pricing system for ‌specialty metals and rare earths to reduce reliance on China and unlock investment in ‌mining and processing, industry expert Bernd Schaefer of the EIT told Reuters on Wednesday.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired live anti-ship cruise missiles into the Gulf of Oman in late May 2026, launching at least three different missile types at sea targets near the Strait of Hormuz while Russian and Chinese naval vessels were reported operating in the same waters.

Corn and soybeans saw early pressure with doubts about the trade deal with China casting a shadow over prices.

Thousands of metres below its vast coal basins, China is tapping an unconventional fuel source in a multi-billion-dollar effort to unleash new supplies of natural gas and further Beijing's goal for energy independence.