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Container shipping demand from China to Mexico surged nearly 60% in January from a year ago despite a general slowdown in global trade.

Taiwan has worked with China 17 times to save 119 people in the strait over the last three years, Taiwan's coast guard chief said.

With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing its soldiers to be ready for potential cold-weather combat.

Xiaomi is set to start selling its first EVs later this month, successfully venturing beyond smartphones after Apple ditched its own EV project.

China's yearslong real-estate debt crisis has already taken down the property giant Evergrande, which is undergoing liquidation.

There's a new reality for American companies trying to do business in China, and it's only going to get tougher.

Proposed legislation to ban TikTok was put up for a vote and unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday.

The Chinese ecommerce platform was the top advertiser by revenue for Meta in 2023, per The Wall Street Journal.

The cancellation of the annual Chinese premier press conference signals increased opacity and control from Xi Jinping's regime.

China, the world's second-largest economy, is targeting GDP growth of about 5% in 2024. The country's GDP grew 5.2% in 2023.

The US tech giant has lost its top spot as China's bestselling smartphone to Vivo, a Chinese tech multinational, per Counterpoint Research.

Despite China's food delivery business doubling in the last three years to $208B, the gig workers fueling the industry face poor working conditions.

Russia's finance ministry is in talks with China about yuan loans, but a decision has been long in the making amid tightening Western sanctions.

China has curbed short selling and quant trading activities to support its flailing stock markets, but the moves could dampen investor appetite.

A Congressman wrote to Elon Musk saying that withholding Starshield access from US forces in Taiwan may be in breach of SpaceX's government contracts.

The Pentagon has called attention to China's growing missile force and the impact this capability could have on US forces in the Pacific.

The beverage, whose name translates into "Abundant Year Savory Latte," is pictured with a slice of skewered pork perched on top of a mug.

Chinese banks are tightening compliance checks with Russian businesses as they fear getting caught up in secondary sanctions.

Boeing's troubles following the 737 Max blowout could present an opportunity for China's first homegrown airliner, the Comac C919.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Saturday accused Chinese fishermen of trying to "intentionally destroy" the Scarborough Shoal.

China now faces multiple challenges including a property crisis, deflationary pressure, a demographic crisis, and trade tensions with the West.

"The cyber threat posed by the Chinese government is massive," FBI director Christopher Wray said at this year's Munich Security Conference.