Sean Tseng

Taiwanese defense scholars said China’s surging budget, opaque spending, and fast-expanding nuclear arsenal make it, not Japan, the region’s true militarist.

The classical Chinese dance company’s 20th tour drew generals, lawmakers, and sold-out crowds across five continents—often in defiance of Beijing’s pressure.

Just weeks before the flood, Chongqing officials publicly touted AI alerts, drones, and round-the-clock reservoir monitoring.

Trump said Xi was ‘100% correct’ on U.S. decline, but argued the Chinese leader was describing the country Biden left behind, not the one Trump now leads.

At least 16 executives at the state-owned telecom giant have been placed under investigation since the start of 2025, with six in the past month alone.

Boeing aircraft, beef licenses, and new bilateral trade boards led the wins, but issues over technology, tariffs, and Taiwan remained largely unaddressed.

Foreign investors will likely be scared off after Beijing blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of an AI startup based in Singapore, analysts say.

Analysts say the fare increase on China’s busiest bullet train reflects pressure from the Strait of Hormuz closure, which has reduced oil flows to a trickle.

The competition for spots at a vocational-level barbecue school in Hunan is a stark sign of job-market strain, said one economist.

Chinese citizens seeking answers over suspected vaccine injuries said their complaints have been ignored by the authorities.