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Li was nominated by Xi and appointed to the position at Saturday morning’s session of the National People’s Congress, China’s ceremonial parliament

The new foreign minister, a former ambassador to the United States and a member of President Xi Jinping’s inner circle, is skilled at handling the news media

US intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus

The tussle over TikTok is part of a wider global rivalry between China and the U.S. and its Western allies over technological and economic supremacy

The deal represents a major diplomatic victory for the Chinese as Gulf Arab states perceive the United States slowly withdrawing from the wider Middle East

The Chinese leader will stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US and other countries

Canada should “stop sensationalizing and hyping the matter and stop attacks and smears on China,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said

Biden and von der Leyen are expected to agree to open negotiations about the use of European minerals critical in the production of electric vehicle batteries

Canadians of Chinese origin have been victims of activities carried out by the stations, Canadian authorities said

Here are the highlights of the president’s plan. Many of the key proposals are designed to draw sharp contrasts with Republicans

Chinese policymakers are meeting this week in Beijing to set a course for the Asian giant

Xi, who has bolstered the state sector, has said that he wants the ruling party to return to its “original mission” as China’s economic, social and cultural leader

China must maximize its ‘national strategic capabilities’ in a bid to ‘systematically upgrade the country’s overall strength to cope with strategic risks,’ he said

The Chinese president said that a US-led campaign of ‘containment and suppression’ of his country has ‘brought unprecedented, severe challenges’

TikTok is under pressure in Europe, where it has 150 million users, the US and other countries that fear the app could pose risks to cybersecurity and data privacy

Manila’s coast guard has intensified patrols in the disputed South China Sea and taken extra efforts to document and publicize assertive Chinese behavior in the strategic waterway

The self-governing island, which China considers an inalienable part of its territory, is drawing lessons from the Russian invasion as Washington ups military assistance

Qin’s harsh language appeared to defy predictions that China might abandon its aggressive “wolf warrior” diplomacy in favor of more moderate rhetoric

Trudeau also is having a Parliament national security committee examine classified information on the matter

While the US and Europe cite security risks and take measures to ban the app from the devices of their staff, Beijing sees it as a ploy to curb its technological development

The stock market has found some footing over the last week after a roller-coaster start to the year where a swift rise gave way to a sharp tumble

Last week, the US said government agencies have 30 days to delete TikTok from federal devices and systems

US officials have warned recently that China could step off the sidelines and begin providing arms and ammunition to Moscow

BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, said Sunday it would never be involved in human rights abuses

The soon-to-be-issued executive order from President Joe Biden will limit American investment in advanced technologies that have national security applications

Maine lobster has exploded in value in recent years in part due to growing international demand from countries such as China

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Western allies would support Ukraine for “as long as it takes”