China hopes that its refusal to bow to U.S. trade pressure will persuade Mr. Trump to seek a more conciliatory relationship with his country鈥檚 main rival.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is purging top military and political leaders in a campaign aimed at curbing corruption and removing potential rivals.
The world's second-largest economy is deciding its economic strategy for the next five years, a decision with high global stakes.
In a first, China has set an absolute target for cutting emissions. Its pledge also covers greenhouse gas emissions and economic sectors.
Thomas House fulfills a pressing need for human connection as South Korean society ages and increasingly faces an isolation crisis.
The Trump administration's anti-immigrant stance has made Chinese scholars and students feel unwelcome in the U.S. Can Beijing persuade them to return home to work?
Vladimir Putin and other world leaders alienated by the West gathered in China this week 鈥 first for an economic summit in Tianjin and then a military parade in Beijing.
The U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily tasks 鈥 but the complexity of home and business environments makes that challenging.
With cutting-edge, open-source models like DeepSeek, Beijing is narrowing the AI innovation gap with the United States.
Thousands of tourists are flocking to visit South Korea鈥檚 version of the White House before it closes to the public, stirring debate around the proper use of such buildings.
Much has been made of the emerging alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. But the recent strikes on Iran highlight its limits.
China鈥檚 campaign to unify Taiwan with the mainland is now extending to a crackdown on Taiwanese who Beijing deems 'pro-independence.'
The election of Lee Jae-myung heralds a foreign policy shift for South Korea as the country seeks to balance its critical U.S. security alliance with a more pragmatic, amicable approach to China.
After a tighter-than-expected presidential election, Lee Jae-myung aims to restore stability to a nation wracked by months of political upheaval. But issues of trust remain.
China is a manufacturing juggernaut, but the sector鈥檚 growth is slowing. As Beijing and Washington talk trade, what can America learn from China鈥檚 experience?
It鈥檚 unlikely the U.S. and China can erase the tension in their geopolitical rivalry. But they can manage it. The current talks provide a key avenue.
U.S. and Chinese tariffs on each other鈥檚 goods have stifled trade. The first to suffer are factory workers, wholesalers, shippers, and dockworkers.
The concept of 鈥渇ace,鈥 key to social relations in China, will play a large part in helping or hindering Washington in its trade dispute with Beijing.
In Myanmar, rebel forces, led by ethnic minorities, are capturing more territory and wearing the military junta down. How long will they take to win?
The U.S.-China trade war could be decided by leaders鈥 differing styles. Mr. Trump acts on impulse, Mr. Xi prefers the pursuit of strategic goals.