Christian Shepherd
China Correspondent at The Washington Post
China correspondent for The Washington Post
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17 hours ago |
washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd
TIANJIN, China — On the same day China and the United States were finalizing a framework to guide negotiations in their bitter tariff dispute, Chinese Premier Li Qiang was making his pitch for Beijing as the solution to global trade volatility unleashed by Washington.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd
Even after Trump-Xi call, China’s rare-earth controls aren’t going away (washingtonpost.com) Even after Trump-Xi call, China’s rare-earth controls aren’t going away By Christian Shepherd; Lyric Li 2025060610322200 China is unlikely to loosen its grip on the export of rare earths needed to manufacture electric vehicles, fighter jets and microchips — despite a friendly call between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Rachel Siegel |Christian Shepherd |Federica Cocco
Trump, Xi talk by phone and agree to U.S.-China meeting (washingtonpost.com) Trump, Xi talk by phone and agree to U.S.-China meeting By Rachel Siegel; Christian Shepherd; Federica Cocco 2025060514522200 President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke Thursday and agreed on a meeting between the two countries, signaling the two nations are resuming recently halted negotiations while the trade war rattles the U.S. and global economies.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain
As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner (washingtonpost.com) As Afghanistan and Pakistan mend ties, China could be the real winner By Rick Noack; Christian Shepherd; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025060506001200 As Pakistan and India exchanged strikes last month, bringing the nuclear-armed nations to the brink of all-out war, regional diplomats worked quietly to end a different conflict — with help from China.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Christian Shepherd
1 hour agoIndonesia: Boat carrying 89 tourists capsizes off the coast of BaliBali, Indonesia - June 04, 2025 This is the terrifying moment a boat carrying 89 tourists capsized off the coast of Bali. The 125-seater vessel, The Tanis, had just departed from Nusa Lembongan island when it was struck by a large wave from behind on Wednesday afternoon. The passengers panicked as the boat took on water and started sinking. Dramatic footage shows frantic holidaymakers wading through the flooded cabin.
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