Leading nanoscientist Charles Lieber is charged with lying about his work with the Thousand Talents program in a widening crackdown on dealings with Beijing.

China will allow local governments to sell another 848 billion yuan ($122 billion) of debt before March, as authorities seek to offset the economic shock of the coronavirus.

The goals were never realistic, but now Beijing has good reason to back away from its purchase commitments to Washington.

As the new coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, spreads rapidly around the globe, the international community is scrambling to keep up. Scientists rush to develop a vaccine, policymakers debate the most effective containment methods, and health care systems strain to accommodate the growing number of sick and dying. Though it may sound…

They are not used to this attention, but it is part of China’s becoming a global power

Beijing’s balancing act collides with coronavirus and the trade war.