The Temple of Heaven and Great Hall of the People embody distinct parts of China’s history, which Xi Jinping has sought to underscore while hosting state visits.

His talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing could decide whether the United States and China maintain their uneasy truce on trade.

Historic sites and roads have been closed in the Chinese capital for President Trump’s state visit, resulting in severe traffic and disappointed tourists.

A central question hanging over the summit this week is whether China will agree to extend a temporary postponement of even tougher rare-earth export controls.

Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.

America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump.

Gen. Wei Fenghe and Gen. Li Shangfu are likely to spend the rest of their lives in prison after receiving suspended death sentences.

An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels.

Residents signed petitions, organized rallies and held strategy sessions over karaoke, debating how far to push the authorities in their dispute with a developer.