More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals After meeting with President Biden in California, President Xi Jinping signaled that he will send new pandas to the U.S., calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples." The Associated Press
Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want. John Ruwitch
China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2. The Associated Press
Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year John Ruwitch
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a B-52 bomber, U.S. military says A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said. The Associated Press
Citing 'tumultuous times,' the White House is toning down a state dinner for Australia The state visit for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planned months ago. But the Middle East crisis prompted the White House to change the tenor of the event. Deepa Shivaram
Putin begins visit in China, underscoring Moscow's ties with Beijing Russia and China have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war. The Associated Press
Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground Almost all of China's medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more water. John Ruwitch
Bogotá has some of the worst traffic. It's finally getting a metro, with China's help Colombia's capital is home to 11 million people — and to some of the worst traffic jams in the world. Now Chinese companies are building its first metro line. John Otis
Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests Shannon Bond
