The Latest Breaking News from China

Asian markets swung Wednesday, continuing their yo-yo start to the year as traders assess the economic outlook with Donald Trump back in the White House, with focus now on the release of key US inflation data.

China's economic growth likely fell fractionally short of the government's five percent target last year, according to an AFP survey, as leaders head into 2025 steeling for the second presidency of Donald Trump amid fears of another painful trade standoff.

China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering tariffs being considered by US President-elect Donald Trump threaten an already struggling economy.

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The Biden administration is seeking to shore up ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific in its waning days in office by sending to Congress three key agreements that would cement relations with critical allies and partners in the region, which is increasingly dominated by China

Popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok seems likely to be banned by the U.S. government soon, but true to their ironic and slightly spiteful aura, Gen Z'ers and millennials aren't taking it lying down.

"We are no longer satisfied with playing the spectator."

Trump said on social media that the new department would be created on his first day when he takes office on January 20.

President Donald Trump's plan to defend the US economy with a wall of tariffs could cost British businesses £2.5 billion per year, analysts have predicted.

Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English, has picked up tens of thousands of TikTok users looking for an alternative

TikTok users are fleeing the platform ahead of an expected ban in the US – and many are heading to the China-owned Red Note.