Human Rights Watch, in a detailed new report, says Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics.

President Barack Obama in 2011 declared it was time to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter China's rise.

Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade.

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East.

China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on.

New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them.

China’s Alibaba Group has pledged on Thursday a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next five years, which it says would be powered by the AI demand boom.

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China.

President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that was planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to form a military coalition to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel.

China's official news agency Xinhua reports that representatives from Beijing and Washington have begun their economic and trade talks in Paris.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.

China says it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” in relations with the United States, as the two sides prepare for an expected leaders’ summit later this month.

The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Honduras' new leader was elected with the President Donald Trump's backing and has now ordered a review of economic agreements with China.

China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up.

China and Germany have pledged to deepen ties despite differences over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

A U.S. official focusing on arms control has provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.

People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals for the Year of the Horse.

A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations.

China is getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, and the festivities will include robots.

Hundreds of millions of people in China are heading to their hometowns this week for the Lunar New Year festival.

The children of China critic Jimmy Lai say President Donald Trump's possible visit to Beijing in April could be crucial for their father's release.

The Kremlin says Russian and U.S. negotiators have discussed the expiration of their last remaining nuclear arms pact.

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal.

President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings has started arbitration against Panama after its Supreme Court ruled a canal port concession unconstitutional.

China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions.

A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on China.

Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy.

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption.

The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats should be viewed as prepositioning before negotiations to renew the countries' free trade pact.

China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court.

Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in Inner Mongolia after an explosion killed four people.

Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals.

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters.

Canada was one of the first Western countries to recognize communist China, establishing ties in 1970 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements.

After a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court in the United Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.

China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes.

South Korea and China have pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability.

China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan.

China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan.

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen for the coming year.

China has announced provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union.

China says it will begin imposing anti-dumping duties of up to 19.8% on imports of pork products from the European Union, after a review that could have resulted in tariffs of up to 62.4%.

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are meeting their Australian counterparts for annual talks expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.

Japan says Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its protest over the incident.

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

The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office.

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.”.

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

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's ambition to rival Boeing and Airbus with its homegrown C919 passenger jet is hitting turbulent skies.

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 has expressed confidence in reaching a "fantastic deal" with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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

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.

Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the Wuhan Open after losing in straight sets to Jasmine Paolini.

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

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

U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, have agreed to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations.

Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong has set out four red lines for the city's new U.S. Consul General Julie Eadeh.

Defending champion Coco Gauff has reached the semifinals of the China Open for the third straight year after beating hard-hitting Eva Lys in two sets.

Jannik Sinner prepared for his Shanghai Masters appearance with a 6-2, 6-2 win over American teenager Learner Tien to win the China Open title.

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has won his 11th straight career match against Alex de Minaur and advanced to the final of the China Open.

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.

Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek has defeated Yuan Yue 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the third round at the China Open, a WTA 1000-level tournament.

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.

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.

Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill to ban inadequate housing in subdivided apartments.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is skipping this week's U.N. General Assembly, with Premier Li Qiang speaking instead.