U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.

When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy.

President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war.

The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald Trump.

China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development.

A Chinese government spokesperson says China and the United States hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon.

China has reported that its exports jumped 25% in August from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods.

China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit.

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have returned to court for arguments over their upcoming sentences.

China’s foreign minister says his country and the United States need to overcome obstacles between the nations ahead of an expected September summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games.

The Trump administration's new “economic onslaught” on Iran's financial connections around the world faces a challenge when it comes to China.

A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing.

Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

One of China’s best-known comedians is under investigation after changing lyrics of a revolutionary song during a performance.

China has kicked off the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, showcasing its expanding robotics industry.

A Chinese animation with crude visuals has unexpectedly surged at the box office."

President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships.

A Pentagon official has urged Asian allies to invest more in their defense to deter regional aggression.

China has reported its exports slowed slightly in July from the month before despite strong growth in demand for high-tech electronics and vehicles.

The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence worldwide.

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri recounts how his fears turned to uncertainty and then joy after he was unexpectedly released from detention in China.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is ready to help end the war in Ukraine but acknowledges there's no quick path to a deal.

China has reported its export picked up pace in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks to strong demand from the boom in artificial intelligence.

The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries have reasserted that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal.

A powerful typhoon is heading toward China's east coast.

China has allocated millions in relief funding for disaster-hit areas after severe storms and a deadly landslide.

A film about the late disability rights activist Judith Heumann will open the 51st Toronto International Film Festival.

China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific.

A pastor of a prominent underground church detained in China in October has been released, according to rights advocates.

Alibaba has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a dispute with the U.S. government.

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, accusing them of contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization.”.

Chinese authorities say a small plane that crashed into a building in Beijing killed the pilot and injured 13 people.

A small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, the global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 confirms, following witness accounts and evacuations in the city’s business district.

China’s premier defends the country's technological advancements as an opportunity to the world, not a threat.

China has announced sanctions on 10 American defense companies.

Dragon boat races, lion dances, and other festivities have been staged across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to mark the Dragon Boat Festival.

Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China.

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.

China's absence from G7 summits seems increasingly odd given its global economic influence.

China says it firmly opposes the U.S. adding several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of military-linked companies.

Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire.

Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader as she travels to Washington this week.

China has reported that its exports picked up pace in May, rising 19.4% from a year earlier.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit.

A British lawmaker is suing Elon Musk’s company xAI for invasion of privacy.

Beijing has banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year, demanding an apology for their visit to Taiwan.

Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

A performance artist in Hong Kong has tried to display a red thread to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the state news agency Xinhua in the U.S. This move follows Beijing's decision to expel Vivian Wang, a New York Times correspondent, apparently over a DealBook event featuring Taiwan's leader.

Taiwan's government says it hasn't been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin highlighted different dynamics with each country.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week.

U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China.

U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing is drawing attention for the spectacle China might present.

American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China.

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”.

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China.

President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader.

President Donald Trump's trip to China may not come with the same fanfare that accompanied his first-term visit.

China's top diplomat says ties with the U.S. remain generally stable despite many challenges.

China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.

China has banned a planned acquisition of the AI startup Manus following a probe into Meta’s planned purchase of the firm.

China’s top automakers are showcasing their latest models and technologies from intelligent driving to ultrafast charging in Beijing as they compete with global rivals in overseas markets.

China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, the China Wildlife Conservation Association says.

China's behind-the-scenes role in efforts to de-escalate the Iran conflict has been gaining attention.

A humanoid robot has won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, running faster than the human record.

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.