General Mills is selling its Häagen-Dazs ice cream shops in China to a group of investors that includes a Chinese tea brand.

American allies are emphasizing the need for unity and cooperation as security threats increasingly cross regional boundaries, even as the Trump administration criticizes traditional partners.

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.

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space.

The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence.

A Chinese human rights activist is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape from his country by a rubber boat.

U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war.

Authorities in northern China are investigating a coal mine operator for safety lapses after an explosion killed at least 82 people.

Chinese local officials say that a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province has killed at least 82 people.

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

A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

A Hong Kong court has started hearing final arguments in the national security trial of two organizers of vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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.

Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China.

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

President Donald Trump says American aircaft manufacturer Boeing has a deal to sell at least 200 planes to China.

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for key meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

China’s Xi Jinping has warned President Donald Trump that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly.

President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup.

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.

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 claims America is profiting from trade with China despite tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies like AI.

President Donald Trump has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term.

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported.

Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022.

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.

Snooker’s top official says the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China.

Authorities in China say an explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others.

The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference say they have canceled next week's summit in the African nation of Zambia after pressure from China to exclude activists from Taiwan.

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says he has arrived in Eswatini, Taiwan’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, despite flight challenges reportedly due to Chinese pressure.

A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years has come into effect.

The U.S. State Department accused China of violating Panama’s sovereignty over a port dispute in the Central American nation, triggering another fierce back-and-forth on Wednesday as the Chinese government called the Trump administration hypocritical.

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

The Trump administration is sanctioning a major China-based oil refinery and about 40 shipping companies.

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.

U.S. officials have announced a major crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations controlled by Chinese transnational organized crime.

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

The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race.

Two Chinese nationals face charges in the U.S. that they managed a sprawling compound in Myanmar where authorities say workers were forced to participate in cryptocurrency investment fraud scams.

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

Cambodia and China have held their first meeting of what is called a “2+2” Strategic Dialogue Mechanism.

Taiwan’s president has postponed a planned visit to Africa after three countries withdrew permission for his flight over their territories.

The United States and the Philippines have kicked off one of their largest combat exercises, aimed at deterring aggression in Asia.

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.

Young Western social media users are embracing a “very Chinese time” of their lives, and China’s government is keen to use this moment to boost the country’s cultural influence worldwide.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have pledged to safeguard multilateralism amid global conflicts.

China’s exports grew 2.5% in March from a year ago, significantly slowing from the previous two months as uncertainties rose from the Iran war and its impact on energy prices and global demand.

A humanoid robot called X2 Ultra from China's leading humanoid robot manufacturer AGIBOT has been impressing visitors in Hong Kong.

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.

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says Chinese exports of passenger cars have accelerated in March.

BTS is back after a three-and-a-half year break, but their world tour is skipping China.

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.

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control.

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

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships.

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China.

More than 100 Baidu robotaxis stopped running in the Chinese city of Wuhan because of a system malfunction, leaving some passengers stranded in moving traffic.

Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges.

U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament.

A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Analysts say China is unlikely to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and it is probably welcoming a delay in President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip.

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.

McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Prix, as Formula 1 champion Lando Norris said the team must rule out a repeat.

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

A new action movie by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has the distinction of being produced with the backing of the Ministry of State Security.

Formula 1 and its governing body, the FIA, have canceled Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on safety grounds related to the Iran war.

China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise.

China has adopted a sweeping ethnic unity law that critics say tightens assimilation and weakens minority rights.

China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted.

San Francisco has rung in the Year of the Fire Horse with its annual Chinese New Year parade with thousands cheering on hometown hero and Olympic champion Eileen Gu as its grand marshal.

The Trump administration in recent weeks has taken forceful steps in one Latin American country after another aimed at curbing the influence and economic dominance of China.

China has set an economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for this year, a slight decrease in the face of a prolonged property slump and other headwinds and global uncertainty.

Oil traders brace for big moves next week as the fallout from U.S. and Israeli strikes on Middle East oil supply stays unclear.

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.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China as Germany worries about rising Chinese competition and Beijing’s stance on Ukraine.

The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations.

Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world.

The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”.

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

Upscale Chinese American restaurants, from San Francisco to New York City, have sprung up in recent years, garnering buzz beyond Chinese food takeout staples with refined tasting menus.

President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region.

A Dutch court has ordered an investigation into semiconductor chipmaker Nexperia and upheld the suspension of its Chinese CEO.

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 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.

Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention.

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The Trump administration says it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners.

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings says its subsidiary has started arbitration proceedings against Panama after that country’s Supreme Court ruled a concession for the subsidiary to operate Panama Canal ports was unconstitutional.