The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Biden to hold bilateral talks in New Delhi on Sep 8. Focus on climate, tech, debt relief, AI, digital transformation, peace for Ukraine and respecting UN Charter. G20 statement on Russia-Ukraine challenging due to Beijing & Moscow's objections. US press assured of access.

Republicans showcase range of hawkish policies designed to counter perceived threat amid diplomatic push by Biden

Analysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominated

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Indonesia this week for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping began his third term with a diplomatic blitz that bolstered his image as a global statesman. Now, he’s set to skip the world’s premier international forum of world leaders — and it’s not exactly clear why.

Pope Francis is wrapping up a four-day trip to Mongolia, which has been as much about geopolitics as religion.

Gina Raimondo wanted to stress there was no plan about "decoupling" in Beijing but abandon export controls? "No, of course not."

“The Chinese alignment, as was apparent from Chinese statements, was inexplicable on the basis of any geographic principle.” In 1960, Sarvepalli Gopal, a historian who had worked in the external affairs ministry and negotiated boundary issues with the Chinese authorities, reflected on being befuddled during the talks.

China's artificial intelligence (AI) market is currently worth €20 billion, but that figure could more than double within two years. Beijing aspires to overtake the US to become the world leader in the sector by 2030. AI technology enables machines to imitate human intelligence to generate texts, images and videos…