Pressure on China and pure 'trolling': Why Trump is pushing an expansionist agenda
In the final weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House, the focus of his public remarks has been on acquiring Canada, Greeland and the Panama Canal.
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
What is the HMPV virus in China? The human metapneumovirus and its symptoms, explained.
What is HMPV? Here's what you need to know as virus cases tick up in China, US
How MMA Glory Is Shining a New Light on China’s Ethnic Minorities
The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.
China says flu cases show signs of easing, respiratory infections still rising
China's Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that while the rate of influenza virus in the country has shown signs of slowing, the overall cases of acute respiratory infectious diseases continued to rise.
China's bond market is signaling worry over a possible decades-long economic downturn
China's bond yields have plunged to all-time lows in recent weeks, drawing parallels to Japan's "lost decades," a long period of economic stagnation.
How China Is Advancing in AI Despite U.S. Chip Restrictions
It was almost a year before a handful of Chinese AI chatbots received government approval for public release. Some questioned whether China’s stance on censorship might hobble the country’s AI ambitions.
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and some people may worry whether the rise in cases could be felt more broadly around the world.
China bets on kitchen appliances to help boost economy
China's top economic planning body has said the schemes, which were launched in March, have already produced "visible effects". According to the country's Ministry of Commerce, the policies have boosted sales of big items items such as home appliances and cars.
China’s Biggest-Ever Bid for Foreign Tourists Is Falling Flat
The billions of dollars in spending that an unprecedented lifting of visa requirements could have brought simply hasn’t materialized.
What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases
As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the illness.
AI Chip Curbs Trigger Rare Public Fight: Tech Giants vs. China Hawks
Tension between national-security hawks and the biggest American technology companies over China policy has burst out into the open. The trigger: a Biden administration plan to limit the global sale of advanced artificial-intelligence chips.
Why China’s new climate targets matter for everyone
So far, China has used carbon intensity — the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of GDP — as its official target. It announced the metric in 2009, at the height of its economic growth, after facing pressur e to set a quantitative goal to curb its emissions. Its argument was that it was a target that wouldn’t constrain China’s growth.