US-China trade tensions appear to cool before upcoming Trump-Xi meeting

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, DAVID RISING and EILEEN NG, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP):- U.S.-China trade tensions appeared to cool Sunday before an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and..

China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan

By KEN MORITSUGU, HUIZHONG WU and CHAN HO-HIM, BEIJING (AP):- China’s ruling Communist Party said Thursday it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology, a long-running..

To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

By DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit..

Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner

By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating..

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China’s national holiday

BEIJING (AP):- Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. About 350 hikers had reached a..

Top diplomats of North Korea and China agree to deepen ties and push back at the United States

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL, South Korea (AP):- The foreign ministers of North Korea and China agreed to deepen bilateral ties and resist hegemonism, a likely reference to their pushbacks against the..

TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and CHRIS MEGERIAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video platform under the..

Trump and Xi begin talks in a push to finalize a TikTok deal

By DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump is talking with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep..

Nvidia CEO Huang says he’s disappointed by China chip curbs

By KELVIN CHAN, LONDON (AP):- The CEO of Nvidia, which faces tight restrictions on selling its chips to China amid the U.S.-China battle over trade and tech, said he’s disappointed about the..

Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says

By DIDI TANG and COLLIN BINKLEY, WASHINGTON (AP):- Over a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to..

South Africa asks China to postpone naval exercises that coincide with possible Trump trip for G20

By GERALD IMRAY, CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP):- South Africa’s Department of Defense said Thursday it has asked China to postpone naval exercises that would have brought Chinese and Russian..

A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

By FOSTER KLUG, TOKYO (AP):- The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech military hardware and thousands of marching soldiers filled the streets of..

China’s Xi and India’s Modi vow to resolve border differences at a meeting in Tianjin

By HUIZHONG WU, TIANJIN, China (AP):- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged on Sunday to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation ahead of the..

The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel..

A look at the travels of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, who visits China next week

(AP):- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a rare foreign trip, traveling next week to China to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Kim has traveled around Asia since..