Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok deal

Rep. John Moolenaar has requested an urgent briefing from the White House after Trump supported a deal giving Americans a majority stake in TikTok.

China’s Premier Seeks to Cast Beijing as Defender of International Order

Li Qiang, China’s second-highest-ranking official, portrayed Beijing as stable leader at a time when President Trump is pulling back from international institutions.

China to require EV export permits to safeguard Chinese brand image overseas

China will require export licences for electric cars from next year, the commerce ministry said on Friday, as it moves to curtail unfair competition from unregulated traders and safeguard the reputation of Chinese auto brands overseas.

China investigates Mexican tariffs on imports from Asia as trade tensions escalate

China has opened an investigation into whether import tariffs being imposed by Mexico are a trade and investment barrier. Mexico plans to impose taxes as high as 50% on

Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran

The unsuccessful bid to put off the sanctions for six months over Iran’s nuclear program means they would go into effect early Sunday in Iran.

Ancient skull from China may shake up timeline of human evolution

Researchers used sophisticated scanning and digital reconstruction techniques to determine the original shape of the skull, which is between 940,000 and 1.1 million years old.

China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

BEIJING -- China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

China's Momenta considers shifting IPO to Hong Kong from New York, sources say

(Reuters) -Chinese autonomous driving developer Momenta is considering shifting its IPO to Hong Kong from New York, four people said, adding to a growing list of Chinese companies opting to debut in the Asian financial hub amid heightened U.
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China is turning up its nose at American soyabeans

In response to a tariff war waged by President Donald Trump during his first term, China imposed tariffs on American farm products of up to 25%. It suffered little, finding other sellers instead. Mr Trump eventually agreed to a deal that involved China pledging to buy more American goods,

China, for First Time, Vows to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate conference that his country would seek to reduce emissions by at least 7 to 10 percent by 2035. Ukraine’s president appealed for more weapons to fight Russia and warned of the dangers of a new arms race.
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