Voice of America Chinese Broadcast (September 29, 2026)
This program mainly broadcasts the latest updates on international and US-China relations: After U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded the Trump-Xi summit, both sides respectively released lists of meeting outcomes, covering focal points such as tariffs, anti-narcotics, energy, and the Iranian nuclear issue. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers expressed varying concerns and criticisms regarding the US-China summit and military cooperation between China and Iran. In addition, the program reported on news such as Ukraine being attacked by Russian drones, maritime and air exercises around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, and British police arresting suspects involved in explosives.
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Hello, dear listeners, welcome to the Voice of America Chinese broadcast, I am Xu Xiangyun. Broadcasting to you from the U.S. capital, Washington. The main contents of today's program include: U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects each negotiating team to hold more talks this week. Ukrainian officials said on September 28 that Russian drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least 7 people and injured more than 50.
The Chinese military held joint naval and air exercises on September 27 around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, referred to as Huangyan Island by China. British police arrested 5 British citizens after discovering suspected explosives near an air force base used by the U.S. military. U.S. President Trump praised the law enforcement action. For more news, please stay tuned to the Voice of America Chinese broadcast.
The strikes hit two data centers and gas stations in the capital, as well as a distribution center of the Nova Poshta postal company in Odesa. The Russian Ministry of Defense said air defense forces shot down 254 Ukrainian drones overnight. Kremlin spokesman Peskov said on Monday that Ukraine is bearing the consequences of its own attacks. Peskov told reporters that Ukraine will pay the price for its actions in recent months. Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade said on Monday that during the offensive under the code name Operation Vervaldi, the brigade recaptured another 51 square kilometers of land in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, bringing the total area recaptured since the start of the operation to 176 square kilometers. Russian officials have not yet commented immediately. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian forces captured the village of Novovahane in the Donetsk region and the village of Ulanove in the Sumy region; neither claim could be independently verified. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine's long-range strikes hit two defense plants in Tula and Voronezh regions, as well as petroleum equipment in Krasnodar. You are listening to the Voice of America Chinese broadcast, I am Xu Xiangyun.
Grier's voice appended two lists released by the White House. One is a list of Chinese goods imported by the United States, and the other is a list of U.S. goods imported by China. The list of U.S. agricultural products imported by China includes corn, wheat, sorghum, meat, dairy products, vegetable oils, and vegetable meal. In addition, Beijing will also consider lowering tariffs on U.S. fish and seafood, logs and wood products, cosmetics, and medical devices. The list of Chinese goods imported by Washington details the 77 categories of Chinese goods included in the agreement, including reciprocal tariff reduction measures for Chinese small household appliances such as coffee makers and bread makers, as well as tableware, blankets, and bed sheets.
Following the summit held at the White House last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, all parties have been watching to see if the talks achieved any concrete results. Just after Xi Jinping finished his visit to the United States and departed on September 25, both the U.S. and Chinese sides issued statements simultaneously—late Friday night in the U.S. and Saturday afternoon in Beijing—detailing the specific consensus and achievements reached at the Trump-Xi summit. Let's listen to the Voice of America report.
Although the content of the statements issued by both sides is similar, and some parts are worded similarly, the order of the items differs, highlighting the respective priorities and directions emphasized by the U.S. and China. The White House statement first emphasizes that the Chinese side has agreed to include a class of deadly opioid substances on its controlled list. The White House statement says that the U.S. also notes that China has implemented new export controls on two fentanyl precursor chemicals, while strongly urging that these and other chemicals be permanently added to the controlled list to help curb the flow of illegal precursors into the U.S. and into the hands of dangerous drug terrorists. Many drug traffickers use fentanyl precursors or pre-precursors exported from China to manufacture drugs, which are then smuggled into the U.S., posing a serious threat to the lives and property of the American people. Combating drug manufacturing and smuggling, and urging the Chinese government to strictly prohibit the export of chemical precursors and pre-precursors, has always been an important goal of the Trump administration. The second achievement listed by the White House is that President Trump urged President Xi Jinping to increase the production of refined petroleum products to stabilize global supply.
Due to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, Iran's obstruction of international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, and the fact that the Iran-backed Houthi armed forces in Yemen control the Red Sea coastal region, obstructing Saudi Arabia—the largest oil producer in the Middle East—from exporting crude oil, Trump listed urging China to increase the production of refined petroleum products to stabilize global supply as the second achievement reached with the Chinese side. The American public is particularly fond of giant pandas, so the White House listed the upcoming arrival of two giant pandas leased by China to the Atlanta Zoo as the third achievement of the summit. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement listed eight major achievements of the summit. The first one proposed is that both sides agree to build a constructive strategic stable relationship between the U.S. and China based on respect, equality, and reciprocity. For the Xi Jinping administration, the fluctuating and controversial nature of U.S.-China relations has caused many difficulties for China's struggling economy and its external political and economic relations. Therefore, stabilizing U.S.-China relations was not only the highest goal of Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. this time, but also a proposal that the Chinese side strongly urged during Trump's visit to China in May this year.
The second achievement listed by China is that both sides agreed to support each other in hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit. Furthermore, both heads of state expressed their intention to attend the meetings hosted by the other. This paragraph also appears in the statement issued by the White House. What surprised analysts is the third achievement listed by the Beijing Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the two heads of state agreed that Iran should fulfill its commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, and that no country or institution should impose tolls on international waterways. Analysts believe that China and Iran have good relations; although Beijing denies providing military aid to Iran, Chinese companies are still supplying Iran with components for civilian drones and other equipment parts that can be used on the battlefield. At this US-China summit, China not only agreed with President Trump's position that Iran must not possess nuclear weapons but also listed it as the third major achievement of the summit, which is considered a major breakthrough. In addition, many US members of Congress are dissatisfied with Trump's high-level reception of Xi Jinping, one of the reasons being China's support for Iran. Analysts believe that Beijing's inclusion of the Iran issue as one of the top three achievements of the summit may also be intended to appease dissatisfied members of Congress. President Trump posted on his Truth Social platform last Saturday that Iran must never be allowed to have nuclear weapons, once again confirming the high importance he attaches to the Iran issue. The fourth major achievement listed by China is that the two heads of state agreed that China and the United States were allies in World War II, fighting side by side to win the war. The White House also mentioned a similar statement in its declaration, although the US side placed this item near the end. The above is a report from Voice of America.
As the US-China leaders' summit came to a close, US President Donald Trump praised the meeting as productive. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping's highly anticipated three-day visit to the US elicited mixed reactions from bipartisan lawmakers in the US Congress, with several lawmakers specifically expressing concern over the close relationship between China and Iran. Listen to this report by Voice of America reporter Yihua Li. During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, where he was received with high-level protocol by US President Trump, Senate Democratic lawmakers and some Republican lawmakers expressed concern over Trump's arrangements. Reports had previously revealed that earlier this month, Iran used satellite imagery provided by China to target US military personnel in Jordan. Administration officials held a closed-door national security briefing for senators on Capitol Hill on September 24. After the meeting, several lawmakers told reporters that the deepening military cooperation between China and Iran has raised concerns regarding US national security. They worry that as high-level diplomatic engagements take place between the US and China, the evolving military cooperation between Beijing and Tehran could impact US military personnel in the Middle East and US national security. Republican Senator Todd Young of Indiana told reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday that national security should be the top priority during the US-China leaders' summit. Senator Young said, I think the president should make it clear that we know China is cooperating with the Iranian regime and that we are prepared to take some form of action, and he should also clearly state or at least hint at what actions the United States will take if the Chinese side continues to cooperate with the Islamic Republic of Iran, a terrorist regime, which could ultimately result in harm to our Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel. Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland stated that President Trump always believes that as long as he pleases authoritarian rulers, he can get what he wants, but the reality is entirely not the case. Republican US Senator John Cornyn of Texas told reporters that while dialogue is important, the United States cannot blindly trust China. Cornyn said, At the end of the day, China does not keep its word, and we cannot count on them to fulfill their promises; I think dialogue remains important because there may be some issues of shared concern here. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with other Democratic members of the committee and other Senate Democrats, issued a statement regarding the US-China leaders' summit, criticizing the summit for failing to deliver tangible results for the American people. The lawmakers said in the statement that conducting diplomacy with China remains essential to preventing conflict and safeguarding American interests, but it must ultimately deliver practical results for hardworking American people. President Trump's summit with Xi Jinping today failed to achieve this goal. On the issue of Iran, the lawmakers said Beijing has exploited this conflict to purchase Iranian oil at discounted prices, while US munitions and combat readiness reserves are being depleted at an alarming rate. Even worse, President Trump failed to hold Xi Jinping accountable and demand responsibility for Chinese companies providing support to Iran, which in turn fuels attacks against US service members. This demonstrates a severe dereliction of duty by President Trump in protecting American service members.
As the final stop of his US trip, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, accompanied by US President Trump on Friday morning, visited the National Archives, which houses historical American documents. When asked by reporters at the National Archives, President Trump said that he discussed the issue of Iran with Xi Jinping, but did not elaborate on the details of the talks. The previous day, Trump and Xi held a leaders' summit at the White House and hosted a dinner that evening at the White House for Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. Republican US Senator Steve Daines, who attended the dinner, posted on the social media platform X that he spent a truly incredible night at the White House.