The Financial Times (FT) on Wednesday published a report co-authored with a research group called C4ADS about a complex global network that is moving huge amounts of oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela to China in defiance of sanctions.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow on Thursday that the flow of Russian oil to India will continue despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to pry the longtime allies apart.
Taiwan plans to increase its defense spending by over 22%, approaching the NATO-recommended levels requested by President Donald Trump.
Dictator Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet — only his second in over 12 years as ruler of the Chinese Communist empire — to mark the 60th anniversary of China’s conquest of the Himalayan nation on Wednesday.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that President Donald Trump plans to hold China accountable for its purchase of Russian oil the way he’s attempting to do with India “and
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a brief visit to New Delhi on Wednesday in which he emphasized to senior officials in the Indian government Beijing’s desire to see the two countries “strengthen confidence, move toward each other, overcome disruptions, expand cooperation and consolidate the positive momentum in improving bilateral relations.”
Swiss watch company Swatch apologized on Saturday for running an advertisement that featured a model using his fingers to pull his eyes back, making a “slanted eyes” gesture, which Chinese social media users found offensive, even though the model was himself Asian.
Eileen Gu, the American skier who opted to join Team China in the 2022 Winter Olympics, was injured in what is being described as a “very terrible accident” while training in New Zealand.
Richard Gere, a Hollywood actor who starred in The Hoax, has attacked Israel for its war of self-defense in Gaza by citing false and debunked Hamas death statistics.
China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait threaten international security, Germany’s FM said.
China has been salivating over exploiting Afghanistan’s mineral wealth ever since the brutal Taliban regime seized power in 2021, and on Wednesday Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made an effort to seal the deal by offering the Taliban membership in China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Nvidia is reportedly working on a new AI chip designed specifically for the Chinese market that would be less powerful than its flagship B300 Blackwell GPU, but more capable than chips currently allowed for export by the U.S. government.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to a question on whether or not a trade deal with China is needed by stating that “China is, right now, the biggest revenue line
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Russia could not wage war against Ukraine without China’s support but we haven’t put impactful secondary tariffs on China because “China had always been
Speaking at the SPROUTS business forum in Kazan, Russia on Monday, analyst Natalia Khobrakova of the B1 consulting firm said that China has become the top investor in the Far East, with over 90% of foreign investment in the region coming from Chinese sources. That includes Russia’s Tatarstan region, where the forum was held.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would do everything in his power to save Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry declared Beijing supportive of “all efforts towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine” on Monday and emphasized support for dialogue following Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s visit to Alaska on Friday to meet with President Donald Trump.
Brazil’s socialist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, declared at the opening of a Chinese automobile plant that Brazil is “open for business.”
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker who are wanted by the city’s authorities have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia, respectively.
The Chinese ambassador to Seoul, Dai Bing, applauded the leftist administration of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for its “commitment” to attacking anti-communist voices in the country after Lee described conservative assemblies as “hate rallies” and reports indicated some conservative activists are facing police questioning.
India has reportedly shipped its first cargo of diesel fuel to China since 2021, with about 496,000 barrels of ultra-low sulfur product setting sail from the port city of Vadinar on July 18 — only a few hours before the European Union announced new restrictions on the Russia-linked company handling the shipment.
The Communist Party of China imposed a 75.8-percent tariff on Thursday on Canadian canola products, claiming that Canada was intentionally “dumping” underpriced canola seed into the Chinese market to hurt domestic farmers.
The U.S. State Department published its annual global human rights reports on Tuesday, featuring a profile on the Chinese Communist Party that accused that government of a host of atrocities including genocide, slavery, worker abuse, forced abortions, and various forms of torture against dissidents.
Only two weeks after the Politburo signaled it would make no further efforts to stimulate weak consumer demand, the national government announced it would offer subsidized personal loans to prod consumers into spending more money.
China imposed sanctions in what it said was retaliation for the EU two Chinese institutions in its latest round of Russia sanctions.
The latest dangerous incident involving Chinese ships in the South China Sea took place on Monday, when two Chinese ships collided while trying to chase a Philippine patrol boat away from the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
The Chinese government quietly arrested and took away Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat and strong contender to be the next foreign minister, for “questioning” in early August, reports indicated this week.
Xi Jinping told socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that China would support Brazil in “defending [its] national sovereignty.”
President Donald Trump has changed his position on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan following a meeting between the two at the White House.
President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday the scheduling of a highly anticipated meeting between himself and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, to take place on August 15.
Italian athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday after being found unresponsive during competition at the World Games in China’s Chengdu.
China celebrated reports from South Korea indicating that police had opened an investigation into an anti-China conservative group.
The U.S. embassy in Zambia has ordered all U.S. government personnel to avoid the area around the Chinese-owned mine near the northern city of Kitwe because “hazardous and carcinogenic substances” released during an accident six months ago may have polluted the atmosphere.
Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to give the U.S. government 15 percent of the revenues from their chip sales in China, as part of a negotiation to obtain export licenses from the Trump administration.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has responded to President Donald Trump calling on him to resign over his alleged conflicts of interest due to his ties to the Chinese Communist Party. “I have always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards,” Tan said.
Villagers in southern China are complaining of poor government support after the worst flash flooding in decades struck their homes, submerging roads, wiping out farms, and causing weary buildings to collapse.
General Motors plans to import batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) for its second-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, despite the high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
A virus spread through mosquito bites is hitting China, prompting fears that it could make its way to the United States.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged him to protect secure Pentagon systems from non-U.S. citizens.
Foreign Chinese students are being used to spy on their classmates in British universities, which face accusations of avoiding so-called “sensitive” issues for the communist government in Beijing for fear or losing funding and tuition fees from Chinese students, a think tank has found.
