China warned that it would “take all necessary measures” and retaliate against the US if any of its companies are included in the Trump administration’s new secondary sanctions targeting Iran.

China has quielty built a full 3D replica of a US Navy destroyer in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert — as experts have ominously warned Beijing uses such models to conduct military tests. Satellite ...

Even as the United States remains the world’s most powerful country, China is carving out space for alternatives beyond the American-led system.

China is buying more Russian oil to replace missing Iranian barrels. The problem for India is that some of those Russian barrels used to be its barrels. China’s seaborne imports of Russian crude are ...

China’s President Xi Jinping delivers opening remarks at the 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. Credit: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat The Diplomat author Mercy ...