China demands Trump veto bills on Hong Kong
BEIJING — China is demanding President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and has renewed a threat to take “s...
USA Hockey snub leads Alex Carpenter on Chinese adventure
Once Bobby Carpenter's flight from Beijing touched down in Boston, he raced to the Lawrence Larsen Rink in nearby Winthrop, Massachusetts, to catch hi...
World shares retreat on jitters over US bill on Hong Kong
BEIJING — Shares retreated Wednesday in Europe and Asia after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution supporting human rights in Hong Kong following month...
Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China news
BEIJING — Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the econ...
Criticism of Hong Kong mask ruling seen as hint from China
BEIJING — Criticism from China’s rubber-stamp parliament of a Hong Kong court decision is raising concerns that Beijing may move to flex its legal mus...
China urges US to “stop flexing muscles” in South China Sea
BANGKOK — China has urged the U.S. military to “stop flexing muscles” in the disputed South China Sea.
US chickens headed to China after Beijing lifts 5-year ban
WASHINGTON — China is lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry, a goodwill gesture at a time when the world’s two biggest economies are trying to final...
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman ...
Economy in mind, Bolsonaro changes tack and cozies up to Xi
BRASILIA, Brazil — What a difference a year makes.
Chinese, other students flee Hong Kong as violence worsens
HONG KONG — University students from mainland China and Taiwan are fleeing Hong Kong, while those from three Scandinavian countries have been moved or...
Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Global stocks sank Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade w...
As Hong Kong descends into chaos, China mulls its options
BEIJING — A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China's central government will respond: Will it inter...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a tra...
China’s Alibaba, JD report booming Singles Day sales
BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported a total of more than $55 billion in sales Monday midway through Singles Day, an annual...
Hopes rise that lifting tariffs could allow US-China accord
BEIJING — Prospects appear to have brightened for a preliminary breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade war after the two sides agreed to reduce some pun...
Global stocks turn higher as China says tariff war may ease
BANGKOK — Global stocks are mostly higher after a Chinese Commerce Ministry official said Beijing and Washington had agreed to gradually ease tariffs ...
Europeans look to China as global partner, shun Trump’s US
PARIS — When France's president wants to carry European concerns to the world stage to find solutions for climate change, trade tensions or Iran's nuc...
China and France reiterate support for Paris climate deal
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron as giving a boost to multilateralism and free trad...
Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Bei...
Macron’s China visit underscores economic tensions
BEIJING — With major economies locked in disputes over trade, France's president started a visit to China by announcing that the EU had struck a deal ...
Riot police storm Hong Kong malls to nip more protests
HONG KONG — Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong on Sunday in a move to thwart more pro-democracy protests, as the city's leader heads to Be...
The Latest: Hong Kong protesters vandalize Xinhua office
HONG KONG — The Latest on protests in Hong Kong (all times local):
China’s economy struggles as consumers tighten belts
BEIJING — With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a big...
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on Fed rate cut
BEIJING — Global stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut a key U.S. interest rate and Chinese factory activity contracted.
Pompeo criticizes China and long-held US views on country
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is lashing out at China and accusing the Chinese Communist Party of adopting policies that run counter to ...
Inequalities in China drive many to seek better life abroad
BEIJING — Weeks prior to the discovery in England of the bodies of 39 people believed to be from China, Beijing was holding lavish National Day celebr...
As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble
KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...