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4 hours ago
New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US official says
A senior U.S. defense official says satellite imagery shows that China's newest nuclear submarine sank while under construction
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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
September 26, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for tourism boost
Hong Kong has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for a boost to the city’s tourism
September 26, 2024 at 6:14 AM
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
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
September 25, 2024 at 6:46 AM
US missile system will remain in the Philippines despite China's alarm
Two Philippine officials say that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrance despite China’s expressions of alarm
September 25, 2024 at 6:46 AM
September 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
Two former top editors of Hong Kong’s defunct online media Stand News will learn their sentences Thursday after a landmark sedition verdict
September 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM
September 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
China to investigate fashion firm PVH for suspected boycott of Xinjiang products
China's Commerce Ministry says it will investigate the fashion company PVH, which owns brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for suspected violations of trade rules
September 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
September 24, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after a 10-year-old schoolboy was fatally stabbed
September 24, 2024 at 12:14 PM
September 23, 2024 at 6:43 PM
US seeks to ban Chinese software from cars, citing national security concerns
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said GPS, cameras could pose a "serious risk."
September 23, 2024 at 6:43 PM
September 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release
Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood
September 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
September 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
China announces sanctions on US companies selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan
China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force
September 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
September 19, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions
Taiwan says China’s ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violate trade rules, in the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its massive neighbor, which has vowed to annex Taiwan by force
September 19, 2024 at 9:42 AM
September 18, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered an area near Japan's shores for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “serious concerns” to Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive military actions around Japan, officials said
September 18, 2024 at 12:43 PM
September 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
China says it tailed a US spy plane through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
Chinese warplanes tailed a U.S. military aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, China’s military said
September 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
September 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
China says it tailed a US spy plane through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
Chinese warplanes tailed a U.S. military aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, China’s military said
September 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
September 17, 2024 at 5:31 AM
2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm
September 17, 2024 at 5:31 AM
September 16, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Shanghai cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Bebinca draws near
Shanghai’s airports are canceling hundreds of flights as they brace for impact from Typhoon Bebinca
September 16, 2024 at 12:46 AM
September 14, 2024 at 7:58 PM
China's economy softens in August as Beijing continues to grapple with lagging demand
China’s economy softened in August, extending a slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand
September 14, 2024 at 7:58 PM
September 13, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs
A San Jose-based biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China
September 13, 2024 at 6:22 PM
September 13, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families harassed, group says
A leading media group reports that dozens of Hong Kong journalists have faced harassment in recent months
September 13, 2024 at 3:34 PM
September 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
China ending foreign adoptions, likely impacting 'hundreds of families'
China confirmed it will end foreign adoptions of Chinese children to the United States.
September 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
September 13, 2024 at 11:28 AM
China hands PwC a 6-month ban and fine over audit of the collapsed developer
Chinese authorities have banned the accounting firm PwC for six months and fined it over $56 million for its involvement in the audit of collapsed local property developer Evergrande
September 13, 2024 at 11:28 AM
September 12, 2024 at 9:34 AM
US companies see record-low profits in China amid geopolitical tensions, report says
A report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has found that U.S. companies in China are seeing record-low profits, with business confidence at an all-time low amid U.S.-China tensions and a slowing Chinese economy
September 12, 2024 at 9:34 AM
1 month 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.
1 month ago
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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."
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2 months ago
US intercepts Chinese, Russian military planes near Alaska
United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska.
2 months ago
2 months ago
Chinese, Russian military planes intercepted near Alaska
ABC News senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez has the details on the interception.
2 months ago
2 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.
2 months ago
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
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
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
3 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.
3 months ago
3 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.
3 months ago
3 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.
3 months ago
3 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.
3 months ago
3 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.
3 months ago
3 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.
3 months ago
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
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
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
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
4 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.
4 months ago
4 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.
4 months ago
5 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.
5 months ago
5 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.
5 months ago
5 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.
5 months ago
5 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.
5 months ago
5 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.
5 months ago
5 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.
5 months ago