China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
U.S., China announce a trade agreement – again. Here’s what it means
The U.S. and China have reached an agreement — again — to deescalate trade tensions.
Accused of acting as a Chinese agent, NY governors’ ex-aide now faces pandemic fraud charge, too
Already charged with acting as an illicit agent of the Chinese government, a former aide to two New York governors is being accused of illegally profiteering off the state’s pandemic-era scramble for face masks.
Bipartisan bill aims to block Chinese AI from federal agencies
Legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress would block Chinese artificial intelligence systems from federal agencies as a bipartisan group of lawmakers pledged to ensure that the United States would prevail against China in the global competition over AI.
Japan conducts first missile test on its own territory as part of military buildup to deter China
Japan’s army announced Tuesday that it conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter increasingly assertive China.
Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signalling he is continuing Vatican’s controversial accord
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.
Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade framework and that tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%.
A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China’s ability to suppress history
For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday.
One dead in apparent shooting in rare case of gun violence in China
One person has died in an apparent shooting at an outdoor restaurant in the city of Wuhan in what would be a rare case of gun violence in China.
US and China reach a deal to slash sky-high tariffs for now, with a 90-day pause
The United States and China agreed Monday to slash their massive recent tariffs, restarting stalled trade between the world’s two biggest economies and setting off a rally in global financial markets.