US investigating how sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong ended up in China's hands - report

China has taken possession of potentially sensitive components from an F-35 stealth fighter after the parts were diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the US, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.The shipment, transported by UPS for …

China, US agree to $30 billion tariff cut, AI dialogue following Xi-Trump summit in Washington

China and the US have agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. …

France gave the Statue of Liberty. China sends pandas. What do diplomatic gifts mean – and how do you choose one?

It was one of the most potent political gifts of modern times: the Statue of Liberty, a colossal neoclassical sculpture made in France and offered to the American people in the late 19th century.The size and symbolism of Liberty Enlightening the World (th …

Specialist coaches and hours of practice a day: the making of China’s six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigy

The mother of the six-year-old girl who broke the women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in an average time of just over four seconds said the accolade was a “dream come true” for her daughter, who trains for up to three hours a day for …

Trump and China's Xi visit the National Archives on last day of summit

China’s grand strategy, and what Nepal must understand

China’s rise is often reduced to a simple question: Is Beijing trying to replace the U.S. as the dominant power in the international system? That question is important, but it is not sufficient. For smaller states such as Nepal, the more consequential …

China’s global ambitions, tech rivalry with US raise stakes for Korea

Experts see China’s economy gaining momentum as Beijing’s growing tech clout presents risks, opportunities for Seoul China’s rise is reshaping the global power structure, economic order and technological landscape as Beijing seeks a larger global role …

China-US port ties run deep

Container ships are berthed at the Port of Los Angeles, a major gateway for trans-Pacific commerce and a longstanding link in China-US trade. RENA LI/CHINA DAILY Beneath rows of towering ship-to-shore cranes at the Port of Los Angeles, containers rise …

Trump’s Iran sanctions have a China problem

In late August, US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent declared an “economic D-Day” against Iran, promising “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary”. The D-Day analogy is an odd one for a campaign whose success ultimately …

Xi in Washington: China’s arrival as a superpower?

China stands alone in possessing the breadth of capabilities to engage the US simultaneously on multiple fronts When Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrived in Washington, President Donald Trump and Melania Trump personally received …