# China  

The People's Republic of China is a vast East Asian country and the world's second-most populous nation. Governed by the Chinese Communist Party as a unitary state, it possesses the world's second-largest economy and is a major global power. With a history spanning millennia of imperial rule, China has significantly influenced culture, science, and technology. Today, it remains a manufacturing leader characterized by diverse geography, a multi-ethnic society, and a rich philosophical heritage.

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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte. (AP)

Philippines Probes Chinese Money Linked To Vice President Sara Duterte's Husband During Impeachment Trial

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (right) and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs unveil Taiwan's new office in Phoenix. (Courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Defying Two Letters From China, Arizona Governor Backs Taiwan's Phoenix Office

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei. The ministry said it will deepen intelligence sharing with the United States and other democratic partners after the FBI arrested a woman accused of spying on President Lai Ching-te's son for China. (File ph

Taiwan Pledges Closer Intelligence Sharing With US After Alleged Chinese Spy Targeted President's Son

Donald Trump, right, and Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office. According to Japanese government sources, Trump urged Xi during the talks to speak directly with Japan. (AP)

Trump Urged Xi To Talk Directly With Japan's Takaichi, Japanese Officials Say, As Beijing Eases Its Tone

Wanying "Heather" Zhang (張婉瑩), right, accused of spying on Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son for China, is led by FBI agents through Los Angeles International Airport, left. (Source, Bill Essayli on X)

FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Spy Who Targeted Taiwan President's Son In The US

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Her November 2025 remarks in parliament on a Taiwan contingency remain at the center of the Japan-China dispute. (AP)

What Is a 'Taiwan Contingency'? A Timeline of the Japan-China Standoff Over Takaichi's Remarks

Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo said Taiwan's commitment to democracy has not wavered despite decades of Chinese military pressure, even as a new report points to rising invasion risk after 2028. (CNA)

Taiwan Vows to Defend Democracy Despite Rising China Invasion Risk

Taiwan has pushed hard to develop unmanned vehicles in recent years, and building a "non red" supply chain is one of its biggest challenges. Pictured, soldiers operate a micro surveillance drone on the Tamsui River Bridge during the Han Kuang 42 exercise.

Taiwan Can Build Drone Batteries And Motors But Cannot Escape China's Grip On Rare Earths

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. After Beijing gave Japan's former foreign minister two days of high level meetings, some around Takaichi read it as a shift in China's posture, but Foreign Ministry officials say China's position has not changed muc

Japanese Officials Pour Cold Water On Hopes That Beijing Is Softening Toward Takaichi

Over the dispute surrounding Sports Minister Lee Yang's blocked entry to the Asian Games welcome ceremony, the Aichi Nagoya organizing committee told Storm Media in writing that it had carried out "necessary confirmation and coordination" with the OCA, bu

Taiwan Sports Minister Briefly Blocked From Entering Asian Games Welcome Ceremony

US Indo-Pacific Command has proposed a Taiwan Strait "Hellscape" strategy, but retired Admiral Lee Hsi-min, pictured, argues bluntly that the best way to defend Taiwan must be rooted in Taiwan itself, not in America. (Photo, Ko Cheng-hui)

Exclusive | Former Taiwan Military Chief Says The US Cannot Deliver Hellscape So Taiwan Must Defend Itself

Drones have shifted from being expensive, low volume aerospace showpieces to industrial consumables, and Taiwan may be positioned to build a new strategic supply chain. Pictured is an Albatross (銳鳶) II drone. (File photo, Yen Lin-yu 顏麟宇)

Taiwan Could Be America's Next Trusted Drone Factory But Three Supply Chain Mountains Stand In The Way

Xi Jinping and Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea on October 31, 2025. The two have not met since, and Japanese media are watching whether they will at this November's APEC summit in Shenzhen. (File photo, AP)

Beijing Grants Japan's Former Foreign Minister A Rare Two Day Audience As Taiwan Dispute Drags On

Takeshi Iwaya, then Japan's foreign minister, meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo, March 22, 2025. (AP)

Japan's Former Foreign Minister Meets Senior Chinese Leaders As Beijing Presses Tokyo Over Taiwan Remarks

A sign posted at the entrance to the Asian Games baseball venue in Okazaki lists the Republic of China flag and Japan's Rising Sun flag as items that cannot be brought inside. (CNA)

Asian Games Bans A Word: How "Taiwan" Became A Forbidden Towel

A Japanese automaker's booth at the Shanghai auto show on April 24, 2025. A Teikoku Databank survey found the number of Japanese companies with sites in China has fallen by 2,916 in two years to a record low. (AP)

Japanese Firms Retreat From China as Footprint Hits Record Low

The AI generated image circulating online that falsely showed Labor Minister Hong Shen-han holding up the Republic of China flag at the APEC meeting. (Screenshot from Threads)

Taiwan Officials Debunk Fake Photo Claiming Labor Minister Waved ROC Flag At APEC

Labor Minister Hong Sun-han (second from left) with President Lai Ching-te at a national skills competition ceremony in August. (Photo: CNA)

Taiwan Strait Decoded | Will China's Compatriot Permit Rules Turn Taiwan's Labor Minister Into A Chinese Citizen

A woman with a bleeding facial wound is helped after the September 14 knife attack at a Guangzhou mall. (Photo: X)

Man Slashes Women's Faces And Eyes In China Mall Attack, Leaving Blood On The Floor

A light aircraft crashed into Beijing's CITIC Tower on the evening of June 26, 2026, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people on the ground. The 108-story, 528-meter tower sits in Beijing's Guomao central business district. (AP)

The End of Private Drones in Beijing: A Strict New Security Shield Takes Shape

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro sold out within minutes of going on presale in mainland China. (Photo: Apple's official Instagram)

Beijing Watch | iPhone 18 Pro Sells Out In China As Scalpers Cash In On A Staged Shortage

Japanese media report that inbound foreign visitors hit a new July record, with the drop in Chinese tourists leaving barely a dent in Japan's tourism industry. Chinese tourists are pictured waiting on a Tokyo street. (File photo, AP)

China's Boycott Of Japan Travel Is Backfiring On Its Own Industries, Data Show

Ming Chu-cheng, professor emeritus of political science at National Taiwan University, discusses China's revised National Defense Mobilization Law on a Storm Media program. (File photo)

China's New Defense Law Gives Beijing Sweeping Power To Seize Private Property, Scholar Warns

Former National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi says that while more than 60 percent of Taiwanese now identify as Taiwanese, the island is militarily weak, internally divided, and increasingly provocative toward China. He is pictured at a Septem

"I Knew The US Would Not Save Taiwan," Su Chi Says, Pointing To This 2020 Incident

A Chinese Air Force Y-20 aerial tanker refuels a J-16 fighter jet. Anthropic's report found Chinese military-linked users tapping its Claude models for electronic warfare and weapons development work. (China Military Online)

Anthropic Exposes How Chinese AI Startups Secretly Routed Sensitive Military Data to US Servers

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim delivers remarks at the second Ventotene European Forum on Freedom and Democracy in Italy on the evening of September 11, local time. (CNA)

EU Defies China, Reaffirms Ties With Taiwan After VP Hsiao's Italy Visit

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim served as guest of honor at the second Ventotene European Forum on Freedom and Democracy on the Italian island of Ventotene on September 11. (File photo, CNA)

Inside Hsiao Bi-khim's Secretive Flight: Why Taiwan's VP Avoided Chinese Airspace on Italy Trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. (Associated Press)

Is Xi Jinping Okay? Modi Pauses Speech As Xi Skips Summit Dinner

Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen, returning to Taiwan after his Japan trip, said he examined Tokyo's "sports waystation" facilities and spoke with local users about their strengths and drawbacks. (Facebook)

Wanted By China, Taipei Mayoral Candidate Puma Shen Wears Bulletproof Vest On Japan Trip

A delivery worker in China — one of tens of millions of gig economy laborers now subject to the Communist Party's newly revealed central social governance body.

Beijing Watch | CCP Puts China's Gig Workers Under Party Control

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says it is studying new Chinese exit and entry rules that take effect September 15. Pictured are MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (right) and Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh. (File photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

China's New Exit And Entry Rules Put Five Groups Of Taiwanese At Risk, Officials Warn

Philippine tourist arrivals hit a new high, with Chinese visitor numbers surging 69 percent to become the market's dark horse, while Taiwan also posted steady growth among the country's top source markets. (Illustrative image, AI-generated)

Why Chinese Tourists Are Skipping Japan And Korea For The Philippines

A recent essay from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Taiwan Studies argues that mainland China is pursuing a governance to unification strategy toward Taiwan, describing cross-strait relations as entering their closest stage yet to ful

Is Beijing Doing Three Things To Take Taiwan? Chinese Think Tank Unveils Its Governance To Unification Framework

Mayday frontman Ashin (left) crosses paths with IShowSpeed (right) at Apple's event. An Asian woman on site introduced him as being from China, prompting a man in white to step in, and Ashin later told IShowSpeed himself that he was from Taipei. (Image so

IShowSpeed Gets Told Taiwan's Singer Ashin Is From China, A Man In White Saves The Moment

Then acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez (right) shakes hands with U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum after a meeting at the Venezuelan presidential palace on March 4, 2026. (Photo by AP)

Australian Think Tank Warns Chinese AI Surveillance Could Push Venezuela Into Digital Authoritarianism

Institute for National Defense and Security Research Chairman Shoou-Yeh Huoh says China's continued gray-zone coercion is aimed at shifting the regional balance from land power to sea power. (File photo by Liu Wei-hung)

Taipei Security Dialogue | Huoh Warns Of An Axis Of Upheaval As China Eyes Sea Power

On July 1, 2018, marking the 21st anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China, then Chief Executive Carrie Lam appears with two former chief executives, Tung Chee-hwa (center) and Leung Chun-ying. (Associated Press)

Hong Kong's First Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa Dies At 89

Labor Minister Hung Sun-han, center, will travel to Nanjing on September 21 and 22 for the APEC Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting, becoming the first cabinet-level official in the Lai Ching-te government to visit China. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hu

Exclusive | DPP Grows Nervous As Two State Theory Advocate Prepares To Visit China

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. holds up the note handed to him mid session, before firing back at China during the 2026 Seoul Defense Dialogue. (X @PhilippineStar)

"Shame On You!" Philippine Defense Chief Snaps After China Passes Him A Note Mid Speech

Yuan Tengfei, once one of China's most outspoken history teachers turned television personality, is reported to have relocated to the United States. (From Facebook)

Beijing Watch | Exit Deadline: Why Famous Chinese Media Figures Are Quietly Fleeing Abroad

Hartog saw his rival's car engulfed in flames and rushed in without hesitation, tearing at the Ferrari's door with his bare hands in an attempt to pull Millroy free. (Captured from X)

British Driver Ollie Millroy Says He Owes His Life To Rival Who Pulled Him From Burning Ferrari

Xiaomi Auto launched an international website and overseas social media accounts in late August that explicitly flagged a 2027 entry into Europe, and began seeking European dealers and channel partners. On September 3, Xiaomi Auto signed cooperation agree

Beijing Watch | Why Xiaomi Is Betting On Europe While The US Shuts Out Chinese EVs

China's revised National Defense Mobilization Law is set to take effect on October 1, 2026. Pictured is Chinese President Xi Jinping. (File photo, Associated Press)

Exclusive | China's New Defense Mobilization Law Puts Taiwanese Investments At Risk

Human rights lawyer Wang Xiahong arrives at a Taiwanese airport on September 2, seeking temporary protection for herself and her family. (Associated Press)

Human Rights Lawyer Wang Xiahong Seeks Refuge in Taiwan After Fleeing Beijing's Crackdown

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at US-China trade talks in Switzerland, May 2025. At the G20, Bessent's bid for a coordinated anti-China trade coalition failed to win ASEAN or African support. (AP)

Washington Wants a Trade War on China. The World Is Not Buying It.

As a new school year begins in China, a parent's message boasting of official titles in a Hebei classroom chat group has drawn wide backlash online. (File photo for illustration only, not the parents in this story.)

Beijing Watch | Chinese Officials Caught Using Job Titles To Seek School Favors For Child

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