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July 26, 2024 at 8:22 AM

Southeast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over maritime claims

Top diplomats from Southeast Asia have met with China’s foreign minister for talks that come as friction escalates over Beijing's growing effort to press its sweeping maritime claims
July 26, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, right chats with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo as they leave after the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Japan at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
July 26, 2024 at 2:22 AM

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments

Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world's largest economies
July 26, 2024 at 2:22 AM
FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world's largest economies. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
July 26, 2024 at 12:23 AM

US intercepts Chinese, Russian military planes near Alaska

United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska.
July 26, 2024 at 12:23 AM
VIDEO: US intercepts Chinese, Russian military planes near Alaska
July 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM

Chinese, Russian military planes intercepted near Alaska

ABC News senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez has the details on the interception.
July 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM
VIDEO: Chinese, Russian military planes intercepted near Alaska
July 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM

Russian and Chinese bombers intercepted off Alaska

NORAD said that American and Canadian fighter jets conducted the intercept and noted that the Russian and Chinese remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian airspace.
July 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM
NORAD said that American and Canadian fighter jets conducted the intercept and noted that the Russian and Chinese remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian airspace.
July 24, 2024 at 8:46 AM

Chinese officials warn of risks from higher tariffs, urge US business leaders to help

Chinese officials have warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will harm their businesses inside the country
July 24, 2024 at 8:46 AM
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, third right, holds talks with a United States business delegation including FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, fourth left, and Chindex CEO Roberta Lipson, third left, in Beijing on Monday, July 22, 2024. Chinese officials tell the visiting delegation of top U.S. executives that higher tariffs on imports from China will harm their businesses inside the country, as authorities double down on state secrets regulations at the same time the ruling Communist Party is vowing to improve the business environment for foreign investors. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)
July 23, 2024 at 3:58 AM

Student publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment

A top Chinese university has fired a professor a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment and posted recordings online as evidence
July 23, 2024 at 3:58 AM
People past near the logo for Renmin University outside the main campus in Beijing, Monday, July 22, 2024. A PhD student at Renmin University, one of the top universities in the country, accused her supervisor, also party secretary and vice dean of School of Liberal Arts of molesting her and taking revenge after being rejected, and threatening not to let her graduate. The university has responded saying it will launch an investigation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
July 22, 2024 at 11:50 AM

China moves to pep up its slowing economy, lays out roadmap for its future

China’s central bank has cut key interest rates in a surprise move aimed at injecting pep into the economy, while the ruling Communist Party released a 50-page roadmap addressing long-term challenges
July 22, 2024 at 11:50 AM
A women rides her bike past a housing project under construction on the outskirts of Beijing, China, on July 17, 2024. China’s central bank has cut both its five-year loan prime rate and its one-year rate, moving to revive its ailing property sector and rev up the slowing economy. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
July 22, 2024 at 10:14 AM

Philippines and China reach deal to avoid clashes at disputed South China Sea shoal

China and the Philippines have reached a deal intended to end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea
July 22, 2024 at 10:14 AM
FILE - A member of the Philippine Coast Guard holds flags during the arrival of Chinese naval training ship, Qi Jiguang, for a goodwill visit at Manila's port, Philippines, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, File)
July 22, 2024 at 8:54 AM

Rescuers search for dozens missing after flooding and bridge collapse in China

Rescuers are searching for dozens missing after heavy rains caused flash flooding and a bridge collapse in different parts of China, killing at least 25 people
July 22, 2024 at 8:54 AM
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a rescuer searches for victims in the aftermath of a bridge collapse that sent vehicles and people into a river in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Sunday, July 21, 2024. Chinese authorities say several people have died and more than dozen are missing in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest of the country following heavy storms and flooding. A similar number are missing in the southwest after dozens of houses were destroyed by storms.(Zou Jingyi/Xinhua via AP)
July 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM

China Communist Party meeting expected to endorse Xi's high-tech vision for economy

China's ruling Communist Party has ended a top-level meeting by endorsing policies aimed at building the country's technological power and fortifying its national security
July 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
In this photo released on July 18, 2024, by Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held from July 15 to 18 in Beijing. China's ruling Communist Party wrapped up a top-level meeting on Thursday by endorsing policies aimed at advancing the country's technological power and fortifying its national security.(Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP)
July 18, 2024 at 1:18 AM

Head of Hong Kong journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role

The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group says she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post
July 18, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Selina Cheng, a former reporter at the Wall Street Journal, and newly elected chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association speaks to media in Hong Kong on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Cheng said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung)
July 16, 2024 at 12:38 PM

New hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at sea

A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between presidential offices of China and the Philippines to help prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control in the disputed South China Sea
July 16, 2024 at 12:38 PM
FILE - In this handout image provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese Coast Guard holds an axe as they approach Philippine troops on a resupply mission in the Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. A recently signed agreement will allow representatives of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart and their top diplomats to call each other to try to prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control in the disputed South China Sea, where hostilities have flared alarmingly since last year, according to highlights of the accord seen by The Associated Press Tuesday July 16, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)
July 15, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe

A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas
July 15, 2024 at 3:10 PM
FILE- This undated photo provided by the University of Kansas shows researcher Feng “Franklin” Tao. On Thursday, July 11, 2024, a federal appeals court reversed the conviction of Tao who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas. (Kelsey Kimberlin/University of Kansas via AP, File)
July 11, 2024 at 6:17 PM

China responds to NATO accusations over Russian war

A spokesperson for China's mission to the European Union said a declaration issued by NATO members was "filled with Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric."
July 11, 2024 at 6:17 PM
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose with NATO allies and partners ahead of a dinner at the White House during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2024.
July 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM

China 'firmly' rejects NATO accusations that it's an 'enabler' of Russian war

NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
July 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM
NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
July 5, 2024 at 3:41 PM

FBI launches criminal investigation into 23 Chinese swimmers for doping

Eleven of the swimmers who were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics are also set to compete in Paris at the end of July.
July 5, 2024 at 3:41 PM
VIDEO: FBI launches criminal investigation into 23 Chinese swimmers for doping
1 month ago

China’s lunar probe lands with 1st samples from far side of moon

The return vehicle touched down in China’s Siziwang Banner after a 53-day mission.
1 month ago
The return vehicle touched down in China’s Siziwang Banner after a 53-day mission.
1 month ago

China's lunar probe returns with 1st samples collected from far side of the moon

China's lunar probe Change'6 returned to Earth Wednesday with the first-ever samples of rock and soil collected from the far side of the moon.
1 month ago
Officials prepare to recover the landing module of the Chang'e-6 moon probe after it landed in Inner Mongolia, in northern China on June 25, 2024.
1 month ago

Chinese coast guard collides with Philippine ship in disputed South China Sea

Chinese coast guard sailors were seen with long knives and machetes, swarming Philippine vessels on a resupply mission.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Chinese coast guard collides with Philippine ship in disputed South China Sea
1 month ago

US renews warning after officials say Chinese forces seized 2 boats in Philippines

ABC News' Britt Clennett reports on the Philippines accusing China of piracy after China rammed a vessel from the Philippines that was on a re-supply mission in disputed waters.
1 month ago
VIDEO: US renews warning after officials say Chinese forces seized 2 boats in Philippines
1 month ago

Putin to visit Kim Jong Un in North Korea

Kim Jong Un “cordially” invited the Russian president after Kim visited Russia last September.
1 month ago
Kim Jong Un “cordially” invited the Russian president after Kim visited Russia last September.
1 month ago

4 Iowa college instructors stabbed while visiting China

A suspect has been arrested in the daytime attack against the visiting educators as they were sightseeing in a park on Sunday.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 4 Iowa college instructors stabbed while visiting China
2 months ago

4 US college professors stabbed in China

The Cornell College professors, taking part in an exchange program, were stabbed in broad daylight while walking in a park in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 4 US college professors stabbed in China
2 months ago

4 instructors from Iowa college stabbed in China in 'horrifying attack': Officials

The instructors, from Cornell College in Iowa, were visiting a partner institution in Jilin City, China.
2 months ago
Tourists walk past a gateway with the name "Beishan" seen at the Beishan Park in northeastern China's Jilin province on Jan 23, 2020.
2 months ago

4 instructors from Iowa college injured in China in 'horrifying attack': Governor

The instructors, from Cornell College in Iowa, were visiting a partner institution in Jilin City, China.
2 months ago
The instructors, from Cornell College in Iowa, were visiting a partner institution in Jilin City, China.
2 months ago

Austin expresses concern over Cambodia's growing relationship with China

But both the U.S. and Cambodia see room for better ties.
2 months ago
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 4, 2024.
2 months ago

Biden announces new China tariffs on electric vehicles, solar, chips and more

Biden announced new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, including a sharp hike on electric vehicles, to help protect his administration's investments.
2 months ago
President Joe Biden announces increased tariffs to promote American investments and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 14, 2024 in Washington, DC.
2 months ago

Biden expected to quadruple tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles: Source

President Biden is expected to quadruple tariffs on electric vehicles from China in an announcement Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the decision.
2 months ago
PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to General Motors' Factory ZERO all-electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Nov. 17, 2021.
3 months ago

China attempts to be the 1st country to return samples from the far side of the moon

On Friday, China will launch a mission in an attempt to be the first country to return rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.
3 months ago
Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center BACC in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020 shows the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft flying above the lunar surface.
3 months ago

The US is in a Cold War with China over control of Taiwan, expert says

Dmitri Alperovitch says another Cold War has started between the U.S. and China over control of Taiwan.
3 months ago
VIDEO: President Biden and President Xi speak for the first time since 2023 summit
3 months ago

2 giant pandas from China to arrive at San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

The China Wildlife and Conservation Association has transported pandas to U.S. facilities since 1972.
3 months ago
In this handout image from the Zooilogical Society of San Diego, A giant panda cub Mei Sheng celebrates his second birthday by diving right into his birthday cake on August 19, 2005 in San Diego, California.
3 months ago

Fraught US-China relations analyzed in 'World on the Brink'

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with national security expert and CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch about his book, "World on the Brink," and rising tensions between the U.S., China and Taiwan.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Fraught US-China relations analyzed in 'World on the Brink'
3 months ago

Prosecutor builds case with testimony from longtime Trump Aid and NY banker

Also, new testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial and a look at President Joe Biden’s Howard Stern interview.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken has high-stakes meeting with Chinese president
3 months ago

Blinken in China amid growing concerns over TikTok ban

Sec. Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping concerning Russia, Taiwan, and global trade.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken in China amid growing concerns over TikTok ban
3 months ago

Blinken meets with Xi Jinping in China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's leader for nearly an hour with both men working to make progress on a slew of issues, from China's support for Russia, to Taiwan and trade.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken meets with Xi Jinping in China
3 months ago

Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with President Xi of China

Antony Blinken met with President Xi of China on Friday following a meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to the U.S. State Department.
3 months ago
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
3 months ago

23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned substance before Olympics: WADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
3 months ago
The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
3 months ago

23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned substance before 2021 Olympics: WADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
3 months ago
In this Aug. 5, 2008, file photo, the Olympic flag and the Chinese national flag fly outside the National Stadium in Beijing.
4 months ago

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin's trip to China goes viral

The U.S. treasury secretary sets social media ablaze once again with footage of her dining in Beijing. The panel discusses her trip to the Far East.
4 months ago
VIDEO: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin's trip to China goes viral
4 months ago

President Biden and President Xi speak for the first time since 2023 summit

The call will be followed by high-level engagements between the two countries, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen set to travel to China later this week.
4 months ago
VIDEO: President Biden and President Xi speak for the first time since 2023 summit
4 months ago

US sanctions China-based hackers for allegedly targeting critical infrastructure

The United States has sanctioned China-based hackers for allegedly targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, the Treasury Department announced Monday.
4 months ago
The Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium in Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2018.
4 months ago

Lawmakers in Hong Kong pass strict new security law

The bill targets "potential sabotage and undercurrents that try to create troubles."
4 months ago
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee, center, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam, left, and Secretary for Security Chris Tang, attend a press conference following the passing of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, March 19, 2024.
5 months ago

China’s coast guard caused collision at sea, Philippines says

The Philippines accused China's coast guard of carrying out "dangerous manoeuvres" that led to a collision between its coast guard ship and a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea.
5 months ago
VIDEO:  China’s coast guard caused collision at sea, Philippines says
5 months ago

Senate passes $95B in aid for Ukraine, Israel, but tough path ahead in House

The United States Senate has passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, setting up a showdown in the House of Representatives.
5 months ago
Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks on the National Security Supplemental Bill during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The bill, which received contentious debate and months of negotiations in the Senate, provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan but is expected to be received with uncertainty in the House of Representatives.
5 months ago

Drones put on dazzling dragon show in skies over China

Drones formed giant dragons and a phoenix in the skies over China to welcome the Spring Festival.
5 months ago
VIDEO:  Drones put on dazzling dragon show in skies over China
6 months ago

Chinese hackers spent up to 5 years in US networks: Cyber officials

Hackers from China spent up to five years in U.S. networks as part of a cyber operation that targeted U.S. critical infrastructure, law enforcement agencies said.
6 months ago
In an undated stock photo, a computer hacker is seen typing on a laptop.
6 months ago

US intelligence officials issue new bulletin about Chinese hackers

A new bulletin warns that China has shifted from a “strategy” of using hacking to commit economic espionage to a strategy of using hacking to disrupt how Americans go about daily lives.
6 months ago
VIDEO: US intelligence officials issue new bulletin about Chinese hackers
6 months ago

China looks to ‘wreak havoc in US

Intelligence leaders are warning that the country's civilian infrastructure, including water and power systems, is vulnerable to hackers now working on behalf of the Chinese government.
6 months ago
VIDEO:  China looks to ‘wreak havoc in US
6 months ago

FBI director shares warning about Chinese hackers on US infrastructure

Director Christopher Wray said that hacking and economic espionage from China is the “defining threat of our generation.”
6 months ago
VIDEO: FBI director shares warning about Chinese hackers on US infrastructure