The Latest Breaking News on China

Number of couples tying knot fell 800,000 in 2022 amid birthrate ‘crisis’

Long-awaited examination of UK’s pandemic response gets under way but relatives’ fears over how transparent and comprehensive it will be remain

The Thai word, chiew-chiew, which means relax and respond in kind, is a fitting description of Asean's current attitude towards the fiercely strategic competition between the United States and China.

In 2013, President Xi Jinping announced an initiative for China to work with Asean countries for a 21st century Maritime Silk Road to build a closer China-Asean community with a shared future.

From Russia's war against Ukraine to US rivalry with China, tectonic geopolitical shifts have shaken multilateralism in recent years. While many of the consequences, from surging food and energy prices to the rising risks of major conflict, have been discussed at length, more attention must be devoted to the implications…

The size of China’s nuclear arsenal increased from 350 warheads in January 2022 to 410 in January 2023, and it is expected to keep growing, according to estimations by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

US officials say China has for years operated spying facilities in Cuba that were upgraded in 2019.

Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense zone, with some subsequently flying into the western Pacific.

China called on India to meet it halfway in a dispute over journalists working in each other’s countries after China said its reporters in India had been treated unfairly and an Indian journalist was asked to leave China.