The US began discussions about protecting ‘relics’ from the Apollo 11 mission after Chinese lunar rovers started operating, state TV told.

Beijing’s actions, not US pressure, has led Berlin from ‘partnership and cooperation to more competition’, Thomas Bagger of the German foreign ministry contends.

Beijing was urged to use its influence to end the ‘increasingly dangerous military cooperation’ between Moscow and Pyongyang.

‘The concept of peaceful coexistence is very laudable as a long-term aspirational goal. But I think it’s a bridge too far in today’s environment,’ one expert concludes.

The two candidates differ only in how they will wage strategic competition against China, and Beijing must ‘prepare for both scenarios’, observers say.

Ambassador Lu Shaye tells a French audience that Taiwan must be reunited with the mainland, if not peacefully, ‘then by non-peaceful means’.

But Republican lawmakers question whether funds are being spent effectively to counter Beijing’s ‘malign influence’.

Testifying before a supportive Congressional panel, the agency’s president asks for loosened restrictions to respond to Beijing’s export subsidies and finance.

Even with Russia emerging as a boon for Chinese shipbuilders, a market bonanza appears unlikely as trade restrictions keep growing and a ‘self-sanctioning’ occurs.

Li Cheng tells Summer Davos in Dalian that the framing is dangerous to the world – including the United States.

US envoy to Manila MaryKay Carlson has called on China to stop harassing Philippine ships in the South China Sea.

State broadcaster posts video said to show retrieval of sonar device after being dropped by US plane.

Green cooperation could be among first casualties of European Parliament after poll, while approach to Ukraine war may also change.

Lee also points to city’s tax system as an advantage, with investors able to ‘take home’ earnings without paying dividend or capital gains taxes.

Federal officials and members of Congress repeatedly raise the need to address the national security risks and unfair trade practices posed by China’s technology sectors.

Ratings agencies S&P Global and Moody’s accused of failing to reflect risk posed by mainland’s local government financing vehicles.

A planned discount section will feature cheap items such as unbranded fashion and home goods, according to slides shown to Chinese sellers.

Beijing ‘willing to encourage’ more mainland enterprises to boost investment in neighbour as it calls for ‘fair, just’ business environment.

The male Yun Chuan and female Xin Bao are expected to arrive later this week at the San Diego Zoo, travelling more than 11,000km from a research and conservation facility in Sichuan province.

Last year, US air defence struggled to see a balloon floating across the country. But China has a simpler detection method.

High-level comments aim to shore up business and market confidence ahead of the economic-agenda-setting third plenum as foreign firms wait to see whether Beijing follows through.

The economists say Trump’s policies would reignite inflation, because of his pledge to impose stiffer tariffs on Chinese imports, which they say will hike prices on many goods bought by US consumers.

China is no longer the top source of US imports, while recent tariff increases on a range of Chinese goods have added to trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Mainland officials have interfered in 61 public events organised by the American embassy since November, says long-time diplomat.

Liu Zhenmin says China will build up clean energy production, arguing nations need ‘much cheaper’ technologies to achieve carbon neutrality.

Canada accused China of ‘anticompetitive practices’ as it announced it will launch a public consultation exploring potential tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The only battery-powered car built in China and exported to Canada is Tesla’s Model Y.

A law in the US that would ban hosting TikTok if ByteDance does not sell would ‘adversely impact’ Oracle if it cannot redeploy capacity, the company said.