Nepal is investigating how some copies of a book authored by Chinese President Xi ​Jinping were burned at a university in the ‌east of the country after the Chinese embassy expressed concern over the incident,

President Trump’s postponement of the planned meeting signaled that the U.S. still sets the global agenda, and not Beijing.

As thousands of Chinese government officials gathered in Beijing for China’s annual legislative meetings known as the “two sessions” this month, at least a dozen active and retired military officers were absent from the proceedings.

It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with ‌Chinese President Xi Jinping takes place as ‌scheduled later this month, but any changes would be due to ​logistics amid the Iran war,

China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.

Purges leave a leadership vacuum in China’s top ranks that was put on full display at legislative meetings in Beijing.

The Iran war wasn't expected to derail the Trump-Xi meeting in China, but analysts said it would influence the talks and any agreements that come out of them.