https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/china/ The latest Flip News stories on China. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:23 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/trump-denies-china-arms-offer-perdue-claim/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/trump-denies-china-arms-offer-perdue-claim/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT President Trump on Monday denied ever discussing American weapons sales to China with Xi Jinping — flatly contradicting his own ambassador to Beijing, David Perdue. Sarah Whitfield Donald Trump China Xi Jinping Taiwan arms sales David Perdue Times Now https://flipnews.co.uk/world/trump-xi-us-weapons-ask/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/trump-xi-us-weapons-ask/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:15:00 GMT US ambassador to China David Perdue says Donald Trump once asked Xi Jinping whether China would like to buy American weapons; Washington says US law prohibits such sales and no offer exists. Sarah Whitfield Trump Xi Jinping China United States arms sales Taiwan David Perdue The Guardian https://flipnews.co.uk/science/pakistan-tiangong-first-foreign-astronaut-selection/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/pakistan-tiangong-first-foreign-astronaut-selection/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:40:00 GMT Two Pakistani pilots training in Beijing will learn next month which one becomes the first foreign astronaut aboard China's Tiangong space station, Pakistan's space agency has told Reuters. Priya Raman space Pakistan China Tiangong astronauts SUPARCO Geo News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-china-perdue/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-china-perdue/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:55:00 GMT US Ambassador to China David Perdue said on Fox News Sunday that President Trump 'at one point' asked Xi Jinping whether he would like to buy American weapons, a claim the White House and State Department moved swiftly to shut down. Sarah Whitfield Trump China Xi Jinping David Perdue Taiwan arms sales New York Post https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-scarborough-shoal-naval-air-exercise/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-scarborough-shoal-naval-air-exercise/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 02:15:00 GMT China's military held a joint naval and air training exercise around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, calling it a 'necessary response' to actions by 'certain countries'. Sarah Whitfield China South China Sea Scarborough Shoal military Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-blocks-ayungin-shoal-resupply-mission/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-blocks-ayungin-shoal-resupply-mission/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chinese coast guard and navy vessels forced Manila to abort a routine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal on Thursday night — the first reported disruption since the 2024 provisional understanding — after a warship warned of 'compulsory measures'. Sarah Whitfield China Philippines South China Sea Ayungin Shoal West Philippine Sea BRP Sierra Madre GMA News Online https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-pandas-depart-atlanta-xi-trump-summit/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-pandas-depart-atlanta-xi-trump-summit/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ping Ping and Fu Shuang left Chengdu on a chartered FedEx flight early Sunday for a 10-year stay at Zoo Atlanta — one of the few concrete outcomes of Xi Jinping's three-day summit with Donald Trump in Washington. Sarah Whitfield China giant pandas panda diplomacy Zoo Atlanta Xi Jinping Donald Trump United States Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/world/taiwan-denounces-xi-trump-comments/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/taiwan-denounces-xi-trump-comments/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:26:00 GMT Taipei has denounced Xi Jinping's comments to Donald Trump about Taiwan's future as a 'distortion of the facts', insisting only the Taiwanese people can decide their future. Sarah Whitfield Taiwan Xi Jinping Donald Trump China US-China relations Reuters; Taiwan News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/xi-jinping-us-visit-september-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/xi-jinping-us-visit-september-2026/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT China's President Xi Jinping arrives in the United States on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, with Trump personally greeting him at Joint Base Andrews ahead of Thursday summit talks on trade, technology, Taiwan and Iran. James Calloway Xi Jinping Donald Trump China United States Joint Base Andrews trade war Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/yu-zidi-third-asian-games-gold/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/yu-zidi-third-asian-games-gold/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT China's 13-year-old Yu Zidi won the women's 400m individual medley in a Games-record 4min 28.56sec in Tokyo, completing a hat-trick of Asian Games swimming golds. Tom Ellery Asian Games swimming China Yu Zidi Channel News Asia (Reuters) https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/alibaba-zhenwu-v900-ai-chip/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/alibaba-zhenwu-v900-ai-chip/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu unveiled the Zhenwu V900 AI chip at the 2026 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, alongside a plan to expand Alibaba Cloud's global data centre capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2032. Priya Raman Alibaba AI chips Zhenwu V900 data centres Eddie Wu T-Head China Nikkei Asia https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/china-soe-ai-manufacturing-push/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/china-soe-ai-manufacturing-push/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Beijing's state-asset regulator wants central state-owned firms to put AI into every part of manufacturing — research, production and management — with stronger funding and performance incentives to get there. Priya Raman China AI manufacturing SASAC state-owned enterprises MLex https://flipnews.co.uk/world/putin-apec-skip-g20/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/putin-apec-skip-g20/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vladimir Putin plans to attend November's APEC summit in Shenzhen in person — his first since 2017 — but is likely to skip the G-20 in the US, according to people close to the Kremlin. Russian officials have floated an unprecedented three-way meeting with Trump and Xi. James Calloway Vladimir Putin Xi Jinping APEC G-20 Russia China Donald Trump Bloomberg via The Straits Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-generals-expelled-communist-party/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/china-generals-expelled-communist-party/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zhang Youxia, long seen as Xi Jinping's closest military ally, and Liu Zhenli were expelled from the Communist Party and the military over disloyalty and corruption, state media announced on Monday. 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