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

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

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.

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.

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.

Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter has crashed in training and cannot ski until about a month before she is due to defend her title.

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

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.

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.

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.

Brazilian authorities say a small plane has crashed in southwestern Brazil and killed four people including Chinese landscape architect and urban planner Yu Kongjian.

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.

Indonesia’s clean energy future is at a crossroads.

The United States wants to improve military ties with China, according to a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan delegation.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has pushed for more military dialogue in a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place in October in South Korea and will visit China early next year.

China's coast guard has accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

Chinese regulators say a preliminary investigation found Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws.

The Philippines is protesting a plan by China to establish a nature reserve at one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea and demanding that Beijing withdraw it immediately.

China's customs agency reports that the country's exports grew last month, but at a slower pace than in recent months.

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing.

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even defiant, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of rising power in Eurasia, an “Axis of Upheaval,” as one U.S. analyst has called it.

There was no shortage of pageantry at Wednesday’s military parade in Beijing, but beyond the spectacle, it also provided the first good look at China’s latest military hardware.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

China has showcased its military power in a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Trump administration is listening to the Kremlin's justifications for its invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” during meetings in Beijing.

Yang Huafeng, a 92-year-old Chinese army veteran, recalls the modest military presence at the founding of communist China in 1949.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that could demonstrate potential three-way unity against the United States.

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets.

Typhoon Kajiki has brought strong winds and heavy rain to southern China's Hainan island and parts of Guangdong province.

China has marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet with a parade and speeches in front of the Potala Palace.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China's top diplomat and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the countries' relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed powers.

Humanoid robots have showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.

Chinese state media reports flash floods have left at least 10 people dead and 33 missing in Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province.

The European Union agency that tracks global warming says last month was the third-warmest July on record, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago.

President Donald Trump is raising eyebrows in Washington with his approach to China.

China has taken a firm stance against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran or face a possible 100% tariff.

The traditional Chinese spirit baijiu is being reinvented to attract younger generations.

The Associated Press has learned that the Taiwanese government has called off a plan for its president to transit through the United States on his way to Latin America.

Almost a year’s worth of rain in recent days caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people by Tuesday and rescue and relief work continued.

Chinese state media say that 30 people have died in heavy rains and flooding in and around Beijing, raising the death toll from the flooding in the region to 34.

A Hong Kong conglomerate that’s selling ports at the Panama Canal says it may seek a Chinese investor to join a consortium of buyers.

U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Stockholm to discuss trade tariffs and a potential summit between their leaders.

China's reliance on exports for economic growth will be a key topic in U.S.-China trade talks this coming week in Stockholm.

President Donald Trump says a trip to China may happen soon, hinting at efforts to stabilize U.S.-China trade relations.

The State Department says a U.S. government employee has been banned from leaving China while traveling there in a personal capacity.

China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says threaten national security.

China’s Education Ministry has issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines, following what it describes as a series of criminal incidents targeting Chinese nationals.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says export controls on advanced chips require companies to adapt.

A Japanese man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics” and the United States and other allied countries are ready to further boost deterrence against Beijing’s aggression.

China now allows citizens from 74 countries to enter visa-free for up to 30 days.

China has barred European medical device companies from selling to its government in response to EU trade restrictions.

A U.S. judge has ruled that China's Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole technology and engaged in racketeering, wire and bank fraud and other crimes.

It’s been years since Hong Kong’s mass arrests of activists devastated its pro-democracy activism.