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October 15, 2024 at 1:58 PM

A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species
October 15, 2024 at 1:58 PM
A buff-cheeked gibbon swings in its cage at Hong Kong's Zoological and Botanical Gardens in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo)
October 15, 2024 at 6:30 AM

China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances

China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon
October 15, 2024 at 6:30 AM
A woman holds a national flag near a floral display featuring a theme of China Space Mission for the upcoming National Day celebration, in Beijing, on Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
October 15, 2024 at 4:14 AM

China deploys record 125 warplanes in large-scale military drill in warning to Taiwan

Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day
October 15, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Dancers perform during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
October 15, 2024 at 12:12 AM

China holds military drills around Taiwan

China is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan, simulating a blockade and practicing attacking targets on land and sea.
October 15, 2024 at 12:12 AM
China holds military drills around Taiwan
October 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM

China's Premier Li talks trade in Vietnam despite differences over South China Sea

China has agreed to assist Vietnam on cross-border railway development and take steps to expand agricultural imports from its smaller neighbor
October 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hug each other before a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)
October 13, 2024 at 1:25 AM

Group with close ties to Trump presumed to have been attacked by Chinese hackers

A group with close ties to Donald Trump is presumed to have been attacked by Chinese hackers.
October 13, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the spin room after an ABC News presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.
October 9, 2024 at 9:42 PM

Stock market today: Wall Street sets more records after Shanghai's worst drop since early COVID

U.S. stocks rose to records after the latest wild swerves for Chinese stocks left few ripples in markets worldwide
October 9, 2024 at 9:42 PM
A banner for childhood learning company KinderCare hangs from the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the company's IPO on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
October 8, 2024 at 5:50 PM

China puts provisional tariffs on brandy after EU okays duties on Chinese EVs

Chinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced provisional tariffs of 30.6% to 39%
October 8, 2024 at 5:50 PM
FILE - Chinese EV manufacturer BYD unveils its electric car Seal at the Paris Car Show on Oct. 17, 2022, in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
October 4, 2024 at 10:58 PM

China could wage economic war on Taiwan to force surrender, report says

U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on the self-governed island of Taiwan, but a new report raises a red flag about possible non-military tactics
October 4, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past a music band as he is on his way to deliver his speech at a dinner marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
October 4, 2024 at 1:34 PM

EU countries vote to impose duties on China EVs ahead of an end-of-October deadline

European Union countries have voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continue between Brussels and Beijing to end the standoff before an end-of-October deadline
October 4, 2024 at 1:34 PM
FILE - Visitors check the China made BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
September 26, 2024 at 6:39 AM

Japan flexes in Taiwan Strait, sending warship through disputed waters

A Japanese destroyer passed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, marking the first time a modern Japanese warship has navigated this strategically sensitive waterway.
September 26, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida speaks during the High-Level Meeting to Launch the Friends of Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, Sept. 23, 2024.
September 25, 2024 at 5:32 PM

China test-fires test ballistic missile

Local media reported that the launch was the first such test since 1980.
September 25, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Local media reported that the launch was the first such test since 1980.
September 25, 2024 at 10:38 AM

China test-fires ICBM with 'dummy' warhead into Pacific, 1st launch in decades

The Chinese military test-fired on Wednesday the first intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific that it's launched since 1980, officials said.
September 25, 2024 at 10:38 AM
A Chinese national flag flutters during at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sept. 5, 2024.
1 month ago

US seeks to ban Chinese software from cars, citing national security concerns

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said GPS, cameras could pose a "serious risk."
1 month ago
Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.
1 month ago

China ending foreign adoptions, likely impacting 'hundreds of families'

China confirmed it will end foreign adoptions of Chinese children to the United States.
1 month ago
In this file photo, newly-naturalized Jillian, 4, originally from China, is held by her adoptive mother Eileen Kalerduring during a ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in New York City, Nov. 18, 2010.
2 months ago

China rams Philippines ship

Both countries accused the other of hitting each other’s ships in the South China Sea as new images emerge of the incident.
2 months ago
VIDEO: China rams Philippines ship
2 months ago

GOP's Comer launches investigation into Walz's 'engagement' with China

House Oversight Committee chair James Comer is launching an investigation into what he says is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's "extensive engagement with China."
2 months ago
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 20, 2024.
3 months ago

US intercepts Chinese, Russian military planes near Alaska

United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska.
3 months ago
VIDEO: US intercepts Chinese, Russian military planes near Alaska
3 months ago

Chinese, Russian military planes intercepted near Alaska

ABC News senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez has the details on the interception.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Chinese, Russian military planes intercepted near Alaska
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago

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."
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
VIDEO: FBI launches criminal investigation into 23 Chinese swimmers for doping
4 months 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.
4 months ago
The return vehicle touched down in China’s Siziwang Banner after a 53-day mission.
4 months 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.
4 months 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.
4 months 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.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Chinese coast guard collides with Philippine ship in disputed South China Sea
4 months 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.
4 months ago
VIDEO: US renews warning after officials say Chinese forces seized 2 boats in Philippines
4 months ago

Putin to visit Kim Jong Un in North Korea

Kim Jong Un “cordially” invited the Russian president after Kim visited Russia last September.
4 months ago
Kim Jong Un “cordially” invited the Russian president after Kim visited Russia last September.
4 months 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.
4 months ago
VIDEO: 4 Iowa college instructors stabbed while visiting China
4 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.
4 months ago
VIDEO: 4 US college professors stabbed in China
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 months ago
The instructors, from Cornell College in Iowa, were visiting a partner institution in Jilin City, China.
4 months ago

Austin expresses concern over Cambodia's growing relationship with China

But both the U.S. and Cambodia see room for better ties.
4 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: President Biden and President Xi speak for the first time since 2023 summit
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Fraught US-China relations analyzed in 'World on the Brink'
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken has high-stakes meeting with Chinese president
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken in China amid growing concerns over TikTok ban
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken meets with Xi Jinping in China
6 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.
6 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)
6 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.
6 months ago
The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
6 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.
6 months ago
In this Aug. 5, 2008, file photo, the Olympic flag and the Chinese national flag fly outside the National Stadium in Beijing.
6 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.
6 months ago
VIDEO: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin's trip to China goes viral
7 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.
7 months ago
VIDEO: President Biden and President Xi speak for the first time since 2023 summit
7 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.
7 months ago
The Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium in Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2018.
7 months ago

Lawmakers in Hong Kong pass strict new security law

The bill targets "potential sabotage and undercurrents that try to create troubles."
7 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.
7 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.
7 months ago
VIDEO:  China’s coast guard caused collision at sea, Philippines says