China

Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz

By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its…

Newly discovered fossils give scientists first look at the evolution of early complex animals

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us.

After delay due to Iran war, Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip in May

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15.

China dismisses U.S. Hormuz request as Trump's Beijing trip is delayed and Iran war deepens

By Didi Tang, Associated Press

Experts have expressed concerns that China stands to gain if the U.S. gets bogged down in the war.

WATCH: Timing of Trump-Xi talks may be moved, White House says

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump's China trip could be postponed.

Trump side-stepped diplomacy on road to war in Iran. He's now asking China and others for help

By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

With the Iran war’s economic consequences unfurling rapidly, President Trump is cajoling allies and other global powers to help mop up the mess.

U.S. Treasury Secretary will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing

By Didi Tang, Associated Press

It comes after Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met last year and agreed to a one-year truce in a trade war that temporarily saw tit-for-tat tariffs soar to triple digits before the two sides climbed down.

China positions itself as force for global stability and technological innovation at its annual Congress

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

China is doubling down on a push to transform its economy and be at the forefront of technology.

China's exports surge despite waning trade with the U.S.

By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press

The export figures released by China’s customs agency on Tuesday were much better than economists had forecast.

China's economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress prepares to meet

By Chan Ho-him, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

The gap between Chinese leader Xi Jinping's high-tech, artificial intelligence-driven ambitions and the hard realities of slowing growth is the backdrop for the annual meeting of the country’s largely ceremonial national legislature, the National People’s Congress, which begins Thursday.