China's systematic intellectual property theft campaign poses unprecedented threats to American national security and technological leadership.

China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Beijing that France’s trade deficit with the country is “not sustainable.” Other nations are following Trump's cue in considering tariffs as an offsetting measure.

China has spent years building a sophisticated A2/AD network covering its First Island Chain. America has likewise spent years planning to defeat it.

The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, an incident over which the Asian neighbours have given differing accounts as tensions escalate.

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In response to recent U.S. restrictions, China plans to expand permitting requirements on rare ...

BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: On Oct. 30, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea. The two heads of state held in-depth discussions on strategic and long-term ...

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Key Points and Summary – America’s most dangerous rival isn’t China or Russia—it’s its own debt. -Dr. Andrew Latham argues that a federal debt near 100 percent of GDP now acts like “strategic gravity,

United States became the first men’s team to claim a place in the Olympic field when they beat China by 9-4 in the first men’s play-off game. China will have a second chance to join them when they face Japan in Thursday’s second men’s play-off game.

Beijing is now facing broadening tensions with major trading partners beyond the ​U.S., which are calling on China to do more to reform its $19 trillion economy and reduce its dependence on exports to support growth.