China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over 30 years.

U.S. strategic bombers joined Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise around Japan's airspace.

American farmers are feeling the strain from trade disputes under President Donald Trump, particularly with China.

The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a truce in their trade war, but Congress is pushing for more restrictions on Beijing.

Paramount Skydance says that the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a national security review.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested from his North Dakota soybean farmland.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have met their Australian counterparts for annual talks focused on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.

President Donald Trump is giving farmers some $12 billion in aid to help as they struggle to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs.

Japan and Australia have urged calm after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets.

About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature.

French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron.

China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade.

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Beijing for a three-day visit to China focused on trade talks and global crises.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing online retailer Temu and its parent company PDD Holdings Inc., claiming the Chinese company is stealing customers' data and violating state consumer protection laws.

China's Alibaba Group is reporting a 34% jump in revenue from its cloud business, driven by the AI boom.

President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan.

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is making a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era railway line to further improve China’s access to critical minerals.

A new report says China funneled billions in hidden loans to U.S. companies over the past quarter century, some targeting industries key to national security.

The top U.S. admiral has called China’s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy.

New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month.

Three Chinese astronauts have returned from their nation's space station after a nine-day delay.

Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation.

Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest evidence of their tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ community.

The Monkey King, a beloved figure in Chinese mythology, is now the star of an opera.

The return of three stranded Chinese astronauts who are facing a delayed return to Earth is progressing smoothly, according to the country's Manned Space Engineering office.

China's largest online sales festival, dubbed Singles' Day, is getting longer as retailers try to entice frugal shoppers to spend more.

China says it's making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping negotiated steps to ease a trade war.

China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.

President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland.

China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, after extensive sea trials.

China has reported that its exports contracted in October, hit by a 25% drop in shipments to the United States.

Three people were charged in connection with smuggling biological materials to Michigan following one Chinese national’s sentencing to prison.

A Norwegian public transport operator plans to tighten security after tests on Chinese-made electric buses revealed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.

The European Union says it has reached an agreement with China to stabilize the flow of rare earth materials crucial for high-tech and military products.

China's Commerce Ministry has blamed the Netherlands for what it called “chaos” in the semiconductor supply chain.

President Donald Trump has suggested his outlook to the U.S.-China relationship with a six-word post on Truth Social.

Starbucks is forming a joint venture with Chinese investment firm Boyu Capital to operate Starbucks stores in China.

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have signed a key defense agreement that will allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills.

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington and Beijing will establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have “never been better.”.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks.

President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being offset by falling sales abroad.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries' fractured ties.

China has reported its factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in October, reflecting pressure from higher U.S. tariffs and sluggish domestic demand.

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock.

The Senate has passed a resolution that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe.

Two prominent Republicans are urging the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit against Cisco.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders.

China's Commerce Ministry says Beijing will work with the Trump administration to resolve issues related to TokTok's ownership.

China said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.

President Donald Trump has appeared to suggest on social media that the U.S. resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades.

President Donald Trump's administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans.

President Donald Trump says he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking.

The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing the details as soon as Thursday.

The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea.

China has signed an expanded free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged Asia-Pacific leaders to prioritize dialogue and cooperation over coercion and confrontation.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office.

U.S. officials have launched an investigation into whether China fulfilled its commitments under a 2020 trade pact.

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China's ruling Communist Party says it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the coming five years.

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has delivered a speech on the opening day of a major Communist Party meeting.

China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials.

China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency of cyberattacks on its national time center.

Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen Cheng Li-wun as its new chairperson.

The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency says China poses a daily threat to the United Kingdom’s security.

China’s biggest state-owned air carriers are protesting a U.S. proposal to bar them from flying over Russia when traveling to or from the U.S. The U.S. side has said such flights give Chinese airlines an unfair cost advantage over American carriers, which cannot cross through Russian airspace.

China has banned dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.

U.S. lawmakers and national security officials are increasingly alarmed that long-standing research ties between the U.S. and China could give China an advantage when it comes to developing new military technology.

China has called for the U.S. to withdraw a new threat of a 100% tariff and other export control measures.

China has reported its exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high.

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

Months of relative calm in the long-simmering trade war between the U.S. and China may be coming to an end.

President Donald Trump says he hasn't canceled a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for late October in South Korea after earlier expressing anger about export controls China has placed on rare earths.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China.

The State Department says it's fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

A Chinese national was sentenced for their role in operating an international human trafficking ring at massage parlors in Metro Detroit.

The chief prosecutor for England and Wales says the trial of two British men accused of spying for China collapsed because the government refused to label China a national security threat.

Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a major defense treaty, which Beijing claims unfairly targets China.

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

President Donald Trump is making plans for a significant aid package for U.S. soybean farmers.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has made a strong case for China's role in global governance at the United Nations General Assembly.

Coco Gauff advances to the third round at the China Open after a tough match against Leylah Fernandez.

American soybean farmers are worried about where they're going to sell their crops and whether they'll lose money this year because China hasn't bought any for months.

China’s second-in-command sounded his nation’s recurring alarm against aggressive and unilateral action in global politics in an address to world leaders.

Rep. John Moolenaar has requested an urgent briefing from the White House after Trump supported a deal giving Americans a majority stake in TikTok.

Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne takeover of Taiwan, according to a UK-based defense forum.

China has opened an investigation into whether Mexico's import tariffs are a trade barrier.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has told a group of American business executives that the U.S. and his country need “to work in the same direction” to further what he called the most important bilateral relationship in the world.

A U.S. lawmaker visiting China has backed renegotiating global economic rules due to China's rise.

China, the world’s largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.

China has announced it will no longer seek special treatment as a developing country in World Trade Organization agreements.

Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years, has caused massive destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines before slamming ashore in southern China.

Boeing's stock was up Tuesday after announcing a major order from Uzbekistan.

A U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation visiting Beijing says the United States and China are “talking past each other” on key issues.

Southern Chinese cities have closed schools, businesses and airports as they brace for one of the strongest typhoons in years.