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On June 8-9, Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to North Korea for his first overseas trip of 2026, drawing renewed attention to the evolving dynamics among Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow. The visit came less than a month after Xi met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's
China Deepens Partnership With Iran to Offset US Sanctions, Promote Digital Yuan
News analysis The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has played a critical role in supporting Iran,...
US Bill Seeks to Prevent Defense Industry From Becoming Dependent on Chinese Rare Earths
On Jan. 14, the U.S. Senate introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent American defense contractors...
China Warns US Navy After Warship Sails Through South China Sea
The Chinese military said on Thursday that its radars picked up a U.S. warship sailing through the South...
Beijing Artist and Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Na Handed 8-Year Sentence for Reporting on COVID-19 Outbreak
Well known Falun Gong practitioner and Beijing-based painter Xu Na has been sentenced to eight years...
China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Falters as Beijing Runs Out of Funding
What started out as an ambitious plan to globalize itself is now slipping further out of reach for the...
Athletes Warned Against Speaking About Politics at Beijing Olympics
China has issued a warning to foreign athletes about potential punishment they may face for speech that...
Beijing Criticizes Washington After ‘China Initiative’ Attracts Opposition
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DoJ) “China Initiative,” which was kicked off during the Trump administration...
Omicron Arrives in Beijing Three Weeks Prior to Olympics
On Saturday, Jan. 15, Beijing was reported to have been hit with its first Omicron case, leading to a...
Experts Skeptical of Beijing’s Claim That 1st Local Omicron Case Came From Canada
China health authorities have said that the first case of Omicron in Beijing may have been transmitted...