Summit Countdown: Xi's US Visit and China's ASEAN Trade Play Reshape Singapore's Chessboard

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US from Sep 23-25 at the invitation of President Donald Trump, China's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. The two leaders will hold "in-depth exchanges of views on major issues concerning China-US relations, as well as world peace and development." This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York, describing their discussions on trade and AI as...