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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies based in China and elsewhere over their alleged involvement in sales of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. The move came as Tehran continues to accelerate its nuclear…

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged Washington and Taipei to boost security and economic ties amid China's increasing aggression that has been the key driver to bringing Taiwan closer to the United States. Pompeo…

President Xi Jinping re-emerged after not being seen in public since his first foreign trip in more than two years earlier in September. Xi, wearing a mask, visited an exhibition in Beijing on Tuesday about China's achievements over the…

A freight train service between China and North Korea resumed Monday after it was suspended in late April amid a coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese border city of Dandong. The train with more than 10 cars from Dandong was spotted crossing…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that preserving peace and stability over Taiwan is "critical" to regional and global security amid growing tensions over the self-ruled democratic island.…

Lack of trust between China and the US adds complexity in a global order currently under attack, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Friday. "The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a full frontal assault on the UN Charter,…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in New York on Monday. Wang congratulated Dr Kissinger on his upcoming 100th birthday, calling him an old and good friend of the Chinese people, who has…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to describe at the upcoming once-in-five-years congress of the ruling Communist Party the reunification of self-ruled democratic Taiwan with the mainland as a long-term goal, according to party and…

China's attempts to stamp out Covid-19 are draining local-government coffers, posing a fresh threat to the economy and bond investors as President Xi Jinping doubles down on his zero-tolerance stance toward the virus. Jilin province, in…

Chinese and Russian naval vessels have begun joint patrols in the Pacific region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday, signaling deepening cooperation as the leaders of the two countries held talks in Uzbekistan. The mission, which…