Paxton joins attorneys general from at least four other states in suing Temu over data collection concerns.

People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals for the Year of the Horse.

Upscale Chinese American restaurants, from San Francisco to New York City, have sprung up in recent years, garnering buzz beyond Chinese food takeout staples with refined tasting menus.

President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region.

A Dutch court has ordered an investigation into semiconductor chipmaker Nexperia and upheld the suspension of its Chinese CEO.

The children of China critic Jimmy Lai say President Donald Trump's possible visit to Beijing in April could be crucial for their father's release.

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal.

President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The Trump administration says it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners.

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements.

Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy.

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption.

China has executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion.

The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty.

Tesla’s annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic as it ceded the title of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China.

China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

Guan Heng sought asylum in the United States after exposing human rights abuses in his native China.

A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court.

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in discussion for years.

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China.

The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, an Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina.

The Trump administration says China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans, but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs.

Britain’s government has approved a massive new Chinese Embassy in central London, despite strong criticism from lawmakers.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national and wounded more than a dozen others.

China's population continues to shrink.

Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in Inner Mongolia after an explosion killed two people.

China’s rapid development of electric vehicles had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on EVs in exchange for concessions on Canadian farm products.

Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.

In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or stunningly direct.

China has reported its auto exports rose 21% last year from the year before, driven by a surge in electric vehicle shipments.

President Donald Trump has once again drawn his go-to diplomatic weapon — tariffs — to coerce the Iranian government to end its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

China and the European Union say they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc's imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles.

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have launched a week of naval drills with host South African off the coast of Cape Town as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States’ intervention in Venezuela.

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements.

DeepSeek, a Chinese tech startup, is gaining traction in developing nations, narrowing the AI adoption gap with advanced economies.

China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes.

South Korea and China have pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability.

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.

Surveys show that Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead of holidays and builders rushed to finish projects.

China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan.

China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.

The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units for a second day to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces.

Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute.

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen for the coming year.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggested schools that hosted events for the Council on American-Islamic Relations or are linked to China could be disqualified from the new program.

China has announced provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union.

President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones.

Missouri’s top prosecutor says China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A congressional report says China exploits partnerships with U.S. researchers to give the Chinese military access to nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications.

Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models.

U.S. strategic bombers joined Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise around Japan's airspace.

American farmers are feeling the strain from trade disputes under President Donald Trump, particularly with China.

Paramount Skydance says that the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a national security review.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have met their Australian counterparts for annual talks focused on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.

President Donald Trump is giving farmers some $12 billion in aid to help as they struggle to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs.

Japan says Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing’s accusation of interference and renewing its protest over the incident.

About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters has elected a new 90-member legislature.

French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron.

China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade.

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Beijing for a three-day visit to China focused on trade talks and global crises.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing online retailer Temu and its parent company PDD Holdings Inc., claiming the Chinese company is stealing customers' data and violating state consumer protection laws.

President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is making a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era railway line to further improve China’s access to critical minerals.

A new report says China funneled billions in hidden loans to U.S. companies over the past quarter century, some targeting industries key to national security.

The top U.S. admiral has called China’s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy.

New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month.

Three Chinese astronauts have returned from their nation's space station after a nine-day delay.

Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation.

Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest evidence of their tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ community.

The Monkey King, a beloved figure in Chinese mythology, is now the star of an opera.

The return of three stranded Chinese astronauts who are facing a delayed return to Earth is progressing smoothly, according to the country's Manned Space Engineering office.

China's largest online sales festival, dubbed Singles' Day, is getting longer as retailers try to entice frugal shoppers to spend more.

China says it's making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping negotiated steps to ease a trade war.

China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.

President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland.

China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, after extensive sea trials.

China has reported that its exports contracted in October, hit by a 25% drop in shipments to the United States.

A Norwegian public transport operator plans to tighten security after tests on Chinese-made electric buses revealed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.

The European Union says it has reached an agreement with China to stabilize the flow of rare earth materials crucial for high-tech and military products.

China's Commerce Ministry has blamed the Netherlands for what it called “chaos” in the semiconductor supply chain.

President Donald Trump has suggested his outlook to the U.S.-China relationship with a six-word post on Truth Social.

Starbucks is forming a joint venture with Chinese investment firm Boyu Capital to operate Starbucks stores in China.

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have signed a key defense agreement that will allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills.

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington and Beijing will establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have “never been better.”.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks.

President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being offset by falling sales abroad.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries' fractured ties.

China has reported its factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in October, reflecting pressure from higher U.S. tariffs and sluggish domestic demand.

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock.

The Senate has passed a resolution that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe.

Two prominent Republicans are urging the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit against Cisco.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders.

China's Commerce Ministry says Beijing will work with the Trump administration to resolve issues related to TokTok's ownership.

China said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 20230 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.