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Why Trump's remark about discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns

By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s comment that he is discussing potential arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising concerns in Taipei as the island democracy relies on U.S. backing in the face of China’s territorial claims.

U.S. plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's opposition

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Beijing has repeatedly expressed alarm over the installation in the northern Philippines of a U.S. mid-range missile system called the Typhon in 2024 and of an anti-ship missile launcher last year. It said the U.S. weapons were aimed at containing China’s rise and warned that these…

PHOTOS: Year of the Horse gallops in with Lunar New Year prayers, robots and firecrackers

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China and some other East Asian nations and is celebrated outside the region, too.

Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as the U.S. does

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

The New START treaty expired Feb. 5, leaving no restrictions on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century and fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.

Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison by Beijing-backed court

By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala

Hong Kong democracy advocate and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is 78, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Beijing-backed court. It is the longest sentence handed down under China’s national security law that has effectively…

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Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai's sentence raises international outcry as China defends it

By Associated Press

Lai was convicted of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.

Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa's leading economy says it's close to a new trade deal with China

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

South Africa's Ministry of Trade and Industry said the agreement would start negotiations over a deal that would give some South African goods, such as fruit, duty-free access to the Chinese market.

Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as U.S. presses nations to break from Tehran

By Aamer Madhani, Didi Tang, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other critical issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including trade and Taiwan and his plans to visit Beijing in April.

WATCH: Vance says U.S. wants to create critical minerals trading bloc to counter China

By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the trade war over the past year exposed how dependent most countries are on the critical minerals that China has a stranglehold on.

WATCH: Trump announces plan for rare earth elements strategic reserve

By Josh Boak, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could counter China's ability to use its dominance of these hard to process metals as leverage in trade talks.