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John Bolton, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said that national security teams must develop contingency plans on how to respond to actions Beijing might take

The state of health of an animal named Ya Ya had become the focus of a heated debate that triggered displays of nationalism on Chinese social media

The rover spotted cracks and crusts in the Martian salt-rich dunes. Small pockets of water from thawing frost or snow, mixed with salt, likely resulted in the cracked surface

It’s a city of two tales: After years of protest, crackdown and pandemic restrictions, Hong Kong is returning to normal — or is it? Living in there today means juggling contradictory feelings

Xi Jinping’s contact with Zelenskyy this week was followed by skeptical questions about whether Beijing is more focused on ending an invasion it refuses to criticize, or serving its own interests

The high seas face-off between the larger Chinese ship and the Philippine coast guard’s BRP Malapascua near Second Thomas Shoal was among the tense moments it and another Philippine patrol vessel encountered recently in the disputed sea

The call, which officials said lasted nearly an hour, is a significant development in efforts to resolve the conflict

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the U.S. today. The CDC estimates that 71,000 people died from overdosing on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl in 2021, up from almost 58,000 in 2020

A House select committee on China recently ran through an unusual war game exercise. Participants hope the role-playing can lead to policies that would prevent a U.S.-China war

An increase in production has combined with a slump in demand for electric cars in China, but more factors are influencing lithium’s ups and downs

In addition to targeting specific companies, Beijing is considering limiting access to materials and technologies in industries that it dominates, such as intelligent vehicles and the photovoltaic sector

Growing political, security and contracting risks in Colombia are affecting Chinese companies’ perception of the country, a new report warns

Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency to collect information on opponents of the ruling Communist Party

U.S. law enforcement arrested two men in New York for establishing a secret police station under the direction of an official in China

‘We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,’ the Group of Seven foreign ministers said in a communique released on Tuesday

Caught in the hegemonic tug-of-war between the US and China, the explosive potential of the Asian archipelago has grown since the invasion of Ukraine. EL PAÍS travelled to the heart of the conflict

Officials separately announced charges against more than three dozen members of China’s national police, accusing them of creating and using fake social media accounts to locate and harass dissidents in the U.S.

The Chinese dietary staple is of such economic importance to Beijing that the government has encouraged construction of multi-storey buildings dedicated exclusively to pig farming

The European Union wants Xi to persuade President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s costly war in Ukraine. It’s also concerned about a military escalation around Taiwan

Fifty years ago, during the Cultural Revolution, the authorities in the Asian giant fined players and burned chess books. But today, Liren Ding, who is competing for China, is fighting to become the champion who will succeed Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian grandmaster

The meeting came on the second day of Lula’s visit to China, his country’s most important trading partner and ally in his bid to challenge Western-dominated economic institutions

China has maintained that it is neutral in the conflict, while backing Russia politically, rhetorically and economically at a time when Western nations have imposed punishing sanctions

The French president said that France and Europe ‘are for the status quo’ when it comes to Taiwan and ‘the policy of one China and the peaceful settlement of the question’

The three days of large-scale air and sea exercises named Joint Sword that ended Monday were a response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

The annual drills by the longtime treaty allies called Balikatan — Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ — will run up to April 28 and involve more than 17,600 military personnel