Taiwan leader wields sushi in solidarity with Japan amid row with China

As China reportedly mulls a ban on Japanese seafood amid a standoff between the Asian neighbors, Taiwan's leader shows support for Tokyo, with his lunch.

• Nov 20

Japan says jets scrambled as China flew drone near island close to Taiwan

Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

• Nov 18

China sentences 5 people to death over links to Myanmar fraud gangs

Chinese and Thai authorities have tried to crack down on violent criminal gangs running vast fraud operations in Myanmar's borderlands.

• Nov 4

China denies Trump's claim that it's testing nuclear weapons

China rejects Trump's claim to 60 Minutes about clandestine nuclear tests, as a senior official seeks to clarify the president's plans for U.S. tests.

• Nov 3

Trump says China trade deal likely to be finalized during his Asia trip

President Trump told reporters as he flew into Japan that he expects to have a trade agreement with China finalized by the end of his tour of Asia.

• Oct 28

Xi and Putin heard discussing immortality through organ transplants

"Predictions are, in this century, it may be... possible to live to 150 years old," China's Xi Jinping mused to Vladimir Putin before a historic military parade in Beijing.

• Sep 4

What new weapons did China show off in its massive military parade?

China's Xi Jinping invited his Russian and North Korean counterparts to witness a spectacle of military might. Here are some of the weapons put on parade.

• Sep 3

Putin and Kim join China's Xi for a powerful show of anti-U.S. unity

China's Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a display of power and the rising tide of anti-U.S. sentiment.

• Sep 3

Senior U.S. Senator calls Taiwan "a free country," as China condemns visit

Sen. Roger Wicker, visiting Taiwan, called the island claimed by China a "free country." Beijing condemned the visit itself as a "serious violation" of bilateral pacts.

• Sep 1

China rejects Trump's call to join U.S.-Russia denuclearization talks

Beijing says Trump's call for China to join the U.S. and Russia to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles is "neither reasonable nor realistic."

• Aug 27

U.S. contractor charged with trying to spy for China at base in Germany

An American man who worked at a U.S. military facility in Germany has been indicted for allegedly offering to supply sensitive information to China.

• Aug 25

China defying U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran

China is standing firm against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran.

• Aug 4

China blocks U.S. government worker and banker from leaving the country

China is refusing to let a U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker leave the country, officials say.

• Jul 22

China says spy plots foiled, including "honey trap" that lured state worker

China's spy agency says it caught a government worker who, "unable to resist the seductive beauty" of a foreign agent, was blackmailed into handing over state secrets.

• Jul 10

Trump says U.S. trade deal with China is done after talks in London

U.S. and Chinese trade teams appeared to make modest progress a month before paused monster tariffs are due to resume, but Trump says a deal "is done."

• Jun 11

China says Trump's crackdown on Harvard will "will only damage" U.S.

As Trump moves to ban foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, at least one university in China says applicants are welcome to come there instead.

• May 23

China says Trump's missile defense plan could turn space into a battlefield

Trump's plans to build a "Golden Dome" U.S. missile defense system undermine "global strategic balance and stability," and should be abandoned, China says.

• May 21

Are Trump's tariffs just punishing China for being good at what it does?

A Chinese exporter says Trump's tariffs simply aren't fair, while a U.S. buyer hopes for a trade war truce, because "China produces what you want."

• May 2

China says it's open to talks as Trump pauses tariffs on other nations

As Trump leaves China alone in facing high U.S. tariffs, Beijing says "the door to talks is open," but dialogue must come with "mutual respect."

• Apr 10

China vows to fight Trump's tariff trade war "to the end"

As President Trump threatens China with even more tariffs, Beijing says it will never bow to "unilateral bullying," and "will fight to the end."

• Apr 8

Can Trump's trade war with China correct years of imbalance?

As Trump's tariffs push Chinese businesses to seek new markets, one expert says the trade war is likely to get worse before it gets better.

• Apr 1

China launches large-scale war games all around Taiwan

China's launches drills around Taiwan to "severely punish" the island's pro-independence leader, as the U.S. boosts its war footing in Japan to deter Chinese "aggression."

• Apr 1

U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism

President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, Tokyo is hoping for even more support.

• Mar 27

Is Trump's abrupt turn on Ukraine giving Taiwan the jitters?

The U.S. is Taiwan's ace in the hole as it faces China's threats, so does Trump's fickle foreign policy fuel concern, or does Taipei have "a better hand"?

• Mar 5

Chinese delegates avoid questions as they gather amid Trump's trade war

China's assembled delegates don't care to discuss President Trump's escalating trade war, but the underlying message from Beijing is one of confidence.

• Mar 5

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