Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro was in the middle of his remarks to a defense forum in South Korea on Tuesday when China tried to intimidate him by having a note hand-delivered to his seat on the stage.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry effusively condemned President Donald Trump on Friday, demanding during its daily briefing that the American government “stop vilifying China” after the president published declassified intelligence documents on Thursday night indicating that Beijing was attempting to alter the results of American elections.
A Tibetan man set himself on fire near the United Nations building in New York City on Thursday evening, apparently to protest China’s oppression of the Tibetan people.
China pressured Iran to stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz during Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Beijing on Wednesday.
The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday denounced the United States as a “war addict” for launching strikes on Iran, while more temperate Chinese government organs called for an immediate cease-fire.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday elbowed its way into the debate over President Donald Trump’s effort to acquire Greenland, slamming the U.S. for “using other countries as an excuse for pursuing its own selfish interests.”
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday struggled to manage the geopolitical fallout from President Donald Trump’s arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, a major ally of the Chinese Communist regime in South America.
Chinese state media has been heavily promoting a rumor that the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae wants to develop nuclear weapons that could potentially be used against China.
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.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published a report on Monday that warned China has the fastest-growing nuclear arsenal in the world and its inventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) could reach parity with the United States and Russia by 2030 – although Beijing would still lag behind in deliverable nuclear warheads.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning complained on Thursday that it was “unjustified” and hypocritical for the United States to revoke the visas of students linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Australia, published a report this week that warned developing nations are “grappling with a tidal wave of debt repayments and interest costs owed to China.”
India on Wednesday slammed China’s “vain and preposterous” attempt to rename 27 terrain features in the Indian province of Arunachal Pradesh.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Monday that the junta in Damascus wants to “strengthen relations with China” and develop a “strategic partnership.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun insisted on Friday that “fentanyl is the U.S.’s problem, not China’s.”
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against several American officials, including members of Congress, who allegedly “performed poorly” on issues related to Hong Kong.
China’s increasingly shrill and desperate efforts to prove itself tough and fearless against President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit a new low on Thursday, when Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning decided to post old footage of Mao Zedong, the founder of the Chinese Communist Party – and the worst mass murderer in history.
The U.S.-China trade war heated up on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China soared to a total of 104 percent and China retaliated by announcing an 84 percent levy on U.S. goods.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry on Thursday demanded President Donald Trump immediately rescind the tariffs he announced on Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that 12 Chinese nationals have been indicted in a global “hackers-for-hire” scheme.
China accused Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of “fueling an ideological confrontation” by keeping pace with China’s military spending.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Tuesday that China is “ready to fight till the end” if the United States wants “a tariff war, a trade war, or any other type of war.”
The Chinese Communist government threw a fit Tuesday after South Korea banned China’s new DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) on security and data privacy grounds.
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD is under investigation for using “irregular visas” to ship workers to Brazil, where they were kept in what Brazilian inspectors described as “slavery-like conditions.”
The Financial Times (FT) on Wednesday reported that Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun is under investigation for corruption.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added 29 more Chinese entities to its list of exporters banned for suspected use of slavery, including companies that manufacture food and metals, from tomato paste to iron ore.
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping began a week-long tour of South America on Thursday in Peru, where he joined President Dina Boularte to inaugurate a new deep-water port in Chancay that was financed with a $1.3 billion investment from China.
The government of South Africa on Friday asked the Taipei Liaison Office, the de facto embassy of Taiwan, to rename itself as a “Trade Office” and relocate from South Africa’s capital city of Pretoria.
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it wants to ban Chinese and Russian software and hardware from Internet-connected and autonomous vehicles, citing the security risks to American drivers and U.S. national security.
A ten-year-old Japanese boy died from his wounds on Thursday morning after he was stabbed by a 44-year-old Chinese man near a school in Shenzhen, China.
China lodged a formal complaint for “illegal and improper” actions by a Japanese destroyer that entered Chinese territorial waters on July 4.
A militant group known as the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) attacked a gold mine linked to China on Wednesday.
A cybersecurity team called the Insikt Group found that Chinese hackers intensified their attacks on Taiwan during its presidential election.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi claimed that America is “obsessed with suppressing China” and needs to protect its “credibility.”
Chinese officials and state media predictably set their hair on fire after Lai Ching-te won Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, extending the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) hold on power to an unprecedented third term.
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he still regards Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” prompting a testy response from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, which denounced Biden’s remarks as an “irresponsible political maneuver” without explaining why Xi should be considered in any different light.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Tuesday quoted Chinese sources who claimed to have solved the mystery of Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s disappearance.
A column on China’s diplomacy in Africa in the state-run newspaper Global Times on Sunday noted “China’s foreign minister” engaged in a tour of the continent in January – a notable observation given the column did not name Foreign Minister Qin Gang who has been missing for a month.
The strange disappearance of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has become a major embarrassment for the regime in Beijing, as speculation grows that he has been silenced and purged for political reasons or personal misbehavior.
The Chinese government announced on Wednesday that it has taken “appropriate” measures in retaliation for India refusing to grant visas to Chinese reporters.
