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Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US and others. The endorsement of Xi’s appointment by the ceremonial National People’s Congress was…

China’s leader Xi Jinping has called for “more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards,” in a speech days after he warned the country was threatened by a US-led campaign of “containment, encirclement and suppression of China.” China must maximize its “national strategic capabilities” in a bid to “systematically…

Complaint filed against retail giant after an experiment found that the teabags did not biodegrade after a year buried in soil

Taiwan’s defence minister says the island’s forces could repel an initial attack from China if they are well-prepared.

Less than a year after starting a company to develop Chinese aircraft engines, a leading aerospace expert and a battered Shanghai property developer launched China’s first high-altitude airship. They called it the “Dream Come True.”

HONG KONG — One of the Chinese entities blacklisted by the United States for alleged links to a global espionage balloon program is part of a state-owned conglomerate that develops products including anti-drone systems and blimps.

The six entities were targeted for "their support to China’s military modernization efforts, specifically the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aerospace programs."

New restrictions follow White House’s vow to ‘expose and address China’s larger surveillance activities’

The Biden administration on Friday added six Chinese entities connected to Beijing's suspected surveillance balloon program to an export blacklist. The new restrictions come after the White House said it would consider broader efforts to "expose and address" China's larger surveillance activities that threaten US national security and allies. The…