Just a year ago, Chinese manufacturers, fearing a new trade war, rushed to push out exports following the election victory of President Donald Trump, who had pledged to slap punishing tariffs on imports from China over America’s widening trade deficit with the country.

The Russia-China joint bomber patrol, carried out on Tuesday, came amid rising tensions between Tokyo and the Moscow-Beijing quasi-alliance. Japan has faced criticism from the two countries for hosting a U.S. mid-range missile system and for its remarks about possible military intervention in the event of a Chinese blockade of self-ruled Taiwan.

China’s exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the month before, although shipments to the United States dropped nearly 29% from a year earlier in an eighth straight month of double-digit declines.

When the Trump administration unveiled its new national security strategy (NSS) late Thursday, many experts noticed one major shift: how it talks – or more importantly, doesn’t talk – about China.

The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region.

The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, an incident over which the Asian neighbours have given differing accounts as tensions escalate.

The US may ease export curbs on Nvidia’s H200 chip to China, as investors question its AI dominance and Chinese rivals race to build their own GPUs.

The Japanese government is taking uncomfortable steps to prepare its citizens for a possible future war that its military would not be able to avoid.

China's premier says higher tariffs have dealt a "severe blow" to the world economy, even as China's own trade surplus has surged past $1 trillion.

The United States, along with Korea and other partners, will launch a "Pax Silica" partnership this week for cooperation on AI, critical minerals and other key technologies, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.