The Chinese government is using an increasingly powerful tool to control and monitor its own officials: Surveillance technology, much of it originating in the United States, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang fled to the U.S. seeking asylum, fearing persecution from the Chinese government. He was warned not to return to China after being accused of corruption.

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defense ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay $410,000 each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago.

Chinese authorities last week pledged to prioritize domestic consumption in 2026, but these promises are already being met with skepticism that the massive fiscal support needed will actually be forthcoming – even as more dour economic data rolls in.

Exercise involves 2 US B-52 bombers and 6 Japan-operated fighter jets including F-35s and F-15s - Anadolu Ajansı

The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a truce in their trade war, but Congress is pushing for more restrictions on Beijing

On December 11, Dior opened its most ambitious retail project in China to date: the House of Dior Beijing, a five-story sculptural flagship in Sanlitun, the capital’s cultural and luxury retail hub.

Analysts see leadership’s language after central economic work conference as an admission that trade tensions are expected to endure.