Beijing said the decision to “aggressively” revoke Chinese student visas would “damage the image and reputation of the U.S.”

Dozens of countries have joined China in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group.

Sales of foreign-branded mobile phones in China, including Apple Inc's iPhones, edged up in April, according to data released by a government-affiliated research company on Friday.

With support from the United States, Taiwan is building up its defenses amid growing Chinese threats against the Beijing-claimed island.

Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic tie between the U.S. and China is now facing its greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening.

China said it would cooperate further with other countries over its rare earth export controls as shortages put auto and semiconductor makers in Europe and India at risk of closure.

Friction between Beijing and Washington is growing as the Trump administration cracks down on visas for Chinese students and access to advanced computer chips.

Less than 20 cases of the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, had been reported in the U.S., as of Tuesday, May 27.

China’s emissions have fallen before. In 2022 they dipped after the country’s strict covid-19 controls strangled economic activity. But when factories restarted production, they shot back up again. This time, China’s factories are humming away even as emissions are falling.

China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance to meet his US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington.