Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says

By DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- Views of China and its leader, Xi Jinping, have improved in many countries worldwide, while those of the U.S. and President Donald Trump have deteriorated, according..

Australian Prime Minister complains to President Xi about Chinese live-fire exercises

By KEN MORITSUGU and ROD MCGUIRK, BEIJING (AP):- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he complained to China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting on Tuesday about a Chinese naval..

Chinese economy grows at a 5.2% annual pace in April-June quarter despite trade war

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and AP, BANGKOK (AP):- China’s economy slowed in the last quarter as President Donald Trump’s trade war escalated, but it still expanded at a robust 5.2% pace, the government..

Australia hosts largest-ever military exercise with 19 nations, likely to draw Chinese attention

By ROD MCGUIRK, MELBOURNE, Australia (AP):- The largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy..

Rubio and Wang stress cooperation after talks in Malaysia as US-China tensions simmer

By MATTHEW LEE, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP):- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed Friday to explore “areas of potential cooperation” between Washington..

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men linked to a Taiwan-based group and accuse them of subversion

By KANIS LEUNG, HONG KONG (AP):- Hong Kong police announced on Thursday that they arrested four people linked to a Taiwan-based group under a Beijing-imposed national security law, accusing them of..

Taiwan’s president watches live-fire drills with new US-made tanks

By JOHNSON LAI and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, HSINCHU, Taiwan (AP):- Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te watched live-fire drills with U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks Thursday, as part of major annual..

Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program

By COLLIN BINKLEY, WASHINGTON (AP):- House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal..

The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns

PRAGUE (AP):- The Czech Republic has banned the use of any products by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns, authorities said Wednesday. Czech..

Germany summons China’s ambassador after a plane is lasered over Red Sea

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Office said Tuesday it has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest after a Chinese warship used a laser against a German aircraft in..

Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90

By SHEIKH SAALIQ, DHARAMSHALA, India (AP):- The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of..

China retaliates against EU with a ban on European medical devices

By HUIZHONG WU, BANGKOK (AP): China said Sunday that European medical device companies will be barred from selling to the Chinese government as a countermeasure for the European Union’s..