International Relations

The U.S. and Japan are set to address Asia’s top defense forum as China’s military buildup and rising nuclear-risk concerns shape regional security debates.

Members of the Atajurt rights group say Kazakh police intercepted activists traveling to Astana to discuss Xinjiang-related prosecutions with U.S. officials.

Brussels is investigating whether Chinese state support gave JD.com an unfair advantage in its bid for German online electronics retailer CECONOMY.

Brussels is set to expand tariffs and quotas across multiple sectors to shield European industry from subsidized Chinese exports.

Katherina Reiche calls for fairer trade rules and reciprocity as Germany struggles with a massive trade deficit and intensifying Chinese competition.

The deep-sea port could be used by the Chinese military as a hub to extend its influence in the Middle East and Central Asia, analysts say.

The GCHQ director warned that Beijing has gained advanced capabilities across cyber and military domains.

The Taiwan president tied America’s founding, Taiwan’s first direct presidential election, and semiconductor cooperation to the future of U.S.-Taiwan relations.

Censorship equipment has been imported from China, according to a member of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace.

The Geneva-based watchdog says earmarked funding raises conflict-of-interest concerns in a U.N. system built on expert independence.

The talks took place alongside the Japan-Australia-India-United States Quad foreign ministers’ meeting hosted by India.

Ministers called for unity and open trade amid imbalances between major economies.

Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Lithuania are pressing Brussels for faster tools against unfair trade and Chinese overcapacity.

‘We think [the United States has] a China problem here, they got a real China problem there,’ said the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

The CCP intends to use the UN meeting as a platform to criticize the United States and use the visit to put a wedge in U.S.–Canada relations, analysts said.

Taiwan’s coast guard also reported separate incidents involving a Chinese coast guard ship near Pratas and 41 research vessels near Taiwan.

Amid sluggish demand and low profit margins at home, Chinese companies favor exports over direct investment in the continent, a report finds.

‘Too few businesses in Europe integrate the geopolitical risk of supply chain risk into their thinking,’ an EU official said at a council press conference.

The G7 sees China’s export of overcapacity and its economic model as a systemic challenge to Western industrial security and the global order, an analyst says.