Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

The Lede: The top diplomats of China, Japan, and South Korea gathered in Busan, South Korea over the weekend to discuss resuming their leaders’ summit as the three Asian nations move to strengthen trilateral cooperation amid regional tensions and disagreements.  What We Know: * Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South Korean

The Lede: On Monday, China hosted a delegation from Islamic countries and called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war as Beijing attempts to play a more prominent role in mediating the conflict. Additionally, the BRICS group of developing countries held a virtual summit on the war on Tuesday.

After meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in San Francisco, Chinese President Xi Jinping took the next day to meet with leaders of a number of other Pacific countries including Mexico, Peru, Fiji, Japan, and Southeast Asian sultanate of Brunei, to talk about trade. What We Know: * Xi pledged

The Lede: On Wednesday after the highly anticipated meeting between the presidents of the U.S. and China on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, members of the U.S. business community attended a banquet headlined by Chinese President Xi Jinping. What We Know:

The Lede: Last month, as China celebrated the 10 year anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Cambodia inaugurated its new BRI-financed airport while the Philippines pulled out of BRI-funding for three major railway projects as countries demonstrate varying degrees of success and reassess their participation