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Amid an economic boom, the planet’s largest democracy faces huge social challenges and an eroding political pluralism

China says the ‘combat readiness patrols’ named Joint Sword were meant as a warning to self-governing Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own

The Chinese military announced the start of three-day “combat readiness patrols” as a warning to Taiwanese who want to make the island’s de facto independence permanent

The 63 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, who have been in Thailand since last September, were arrested last week in the seaside city of Pattaya for overstaying their visas, fined, and then taken to Bangkok, where they were detained in immigration facilities

U.S.-Chinese relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades due to disputes over the status of Taiwan, which split with China in 1949 after a civil war

The high-profile encounter Wednesday between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is designed to boost support for the island government

The Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles issued a statement Monday saying it opposed any ‘any form of contact’ between Taiwan authorities and the U.S.

President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit is fraught for both Taiwan and the U.S. because China views Taiwan as its territory and treats any dealings between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge to its sovereignty

China has demanded that no U.S. officials meet with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen, who departed Wednesday on her trip, which includes visits to Guatemala, Belize and Los Angeles

The diplomatic victory for Beijing signals growing Chinese influence in Latin America

Experts warn of the danger of accidental escalations in a rivalry marked by increasing tensions and mistrust, with Taiwan as the main focus

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

Blinken, according to remarks released by the State Department, spent much of his time describing U.S. efforts to bolster energy and food security

Lawmakers sought to demonstrate unity and the panel’s top Democrat made clear that he doesn’t want a “clash of civilizations” but a durable peace

The White House is giving all federal agencies, in guidance issued Monday, 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that the companies are barred from importing goods into the country or making new investments

China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite US suspicion it was spying

The large-scale Chinese deployment came as Beijing increases preparations for a potential blockade or military action against the island

A report Friday showed that US inflation is continuing to cool, raising hopes for a smaller increase that’s less painful than last year’s aggressive hikes

The United States is home to 16 of the 20 largest public businesses by market capitalization, one more than last year

Beijing said it would continue to ‘firmly defend its sovereignty and security’ after a collision between a Chinese J-11 and a US RC-135 reconnaissance airplane was narrowly avoided

Beijing’s decision to end its strict zero-Covid policy has led to a spike in cases. Although official national figures remain low, local authorities have reported between 500,000 and a million per day

The National Assembly has decided to do away with the traditional method of calculating age, by which babies are born one year old, to standardize the country’s legal and administrative system

The most intimate of acts is in fact a public matter, states the Oxford scholar in her book ‘The Right to Sex.’ She advocates for a feminism at the intersection of gender, class and race