The Trump administration’s being ostracized by the international community for America’s war mongering. That is making China a fulcrum in the East-West clash that now has its centre of gravity in the Middle East. World leaders are flocking to Beijing ...

Ahead of the first trip by a US president to China in nearly a decade, the South China Morning Post reports on the preparations for President Trump’s visit and examines the issues at stake in his landmark summit with President Xi.

President Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping