China’s birthrate fell to its lowest level since 1949 last year, accelerating a population decline that has now continued for four consecutive years, official data showed.
China and Canada have reached concrete arrangements to address trade disputes covering electric vehicles, steel and aluminum, canola, and agricultural and aquatic products, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
Canada and China struck an initial trade deal on Friday that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, as both nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit.
Canada and China moved toward a new strategic partnership on Friday as Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Xi Jinping in Beijing that closer cooperation could deliver “historic” economic gains for both countries.
The number of Chinese students at Harvard University has risen despite tighter U.S. visa controls and heightened scrutiny under the Trump-led administration.
Canada and China have signalled a reset in bilateral relations during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first official visit to Beijing, with both sides highlighting progress toward closer cooperation after years of strained ties.
China recorded the world’s largest-ever trade surplus in 2025, reaching $1.2 trillion as exporters shifted focus away from the U.S. amid ongoing trade tensions.
China is stepping up efforts to promote technology-enabled elderly care, aiming to improve the health, safety and overall wellbeing of its rapidly growing senior population.
China has unveiled its first artificial intelligence model designed to measure how weather conditions affect stock market performance, marking a new step in the integration of climate data and financial analysis.
China has launched a wide-ranging campaign across Central Asia aimed at improving its public image and strengthening its influence in the region.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is departing for China (13 January) for the first time since 2017, after years of strained diplomatic relations between the two countries that began in the late 2010s with disputes over trade, national security and human rights significantly weakened their ties.
Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in Washington on Monday (12 January) to discuss ways to reduce dependence on rare earths from China, including setting a price floor and new partnerships to build up alternative supplies, ministers said.
The Arctic has become a frontline for strategic competition, NATO’s top military commander in Europe said on Sunday, as Russia and China increase their presence in the region.
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Despite facing challenges in chip manufacturing, Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) researchers are optimistic about narrowing the technological gap with the United States, driven by an increasing culture of risk-taking and innovation.
China has begun exporting a rapid blackout recovery technology designed to restore electricity in just 0.1 seconds, offering power grid protection to 12 countries facing rising risks of outages and instability.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China later this month, marking the first visit by a Canadian leader since 2017.
President Donald Trump declared that the United States will "always be there" for NATO, emphasising the importance of the alliance in countering global threats. In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated that Russia and China only feared NATO as long as the U.S. remained a member.
Diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalated as Japan slams China's export ban on dual-use goods. Markets have wobbled as fears grow over a potential rare earth embargo affecting global supply chains.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday (7 January), that significant progress has been made in restoring trust with China. He also reiterated that relations with Japan are equally important for Seoul’s diplomacy amid shifting regional dynamics.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China this week for a four-day state visit, seeking to reset and deepen ties with Beijing at a time of heightened regional tensions and growing economic uncertainty.
Taiwan has reported an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks originating from China, with an average of 2.63 million incidents a day recorded throughout 2025, according to a new government report.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung began a state visit to China on Sunday, hoping to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula hours after North Korea launched ballistic missiles.
Senior officials from the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, met in Beijing this week for talks with Chinese counterparts, marking a rare in-person engagement between the four-nation grouping and China amid heightened strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.
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