The Latest Breaking News on China

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case

Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security

The Independent UK · Sep 2

Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast

China’s President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade

The Independent UK · Sep 2

Chinese Shipping Giant COSCO Accused of Spying for Beijing. U.S. Officials Say Ships Used Concealed Equipment.

U.S. officials said that COSCO has had an intelligence-gathering relationship with the Chinese government for decades.

International Business Times · Sep 1

Bessent Wants a Global Response to China's Export Boom, Tells G20 Countries to Reconsider Terms of Trade

Bessent argued that weakness in China's domestic economy has increased Beijing's reliance on exports, creating mounting pressure on other economies absorbing Chinese goods.

International Business Times · Aug 31

China’s factory activity contracts in August despite an uptick in export demand

An official survey shows China's factory activity improved in August, with export demand holding strong

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence

The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Great power rivalry threatens to overshadow a summit of some of the world's smallest island nations

Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Putin and Xi rally allies at Kyrgyzstan summit to counter US influence

Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a group billed as a counterweight to US influence.

France 24 · Aug 31

Taiwan-friendly Palau changes Pacific forum dynamic

The host of this year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, Palau, is decidedly friendly territory for Australia after several challenging summits.

AAP · Aug 30

Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia and China seek to counter Western influence

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit, joined by the leaders of Iran and India. The gathering comes as the group seeks to project a united front amid wars in Ukraine and Iran and growing tensions with the…

France 24 · Aug 30