As well as relying more on the Chinese state for credit, rich countries are emulating its style of lending, writes Bradley Parks

China may conquer Taiwan through energy blockade and gray-zone tactics rather than military invasion, new defense study reveals. Beijing's strategy targets fuel imports.

President Donald Trump’s announcement this month that the United States would restart nuclear weapons testing on an “equal basis” with other nations — alluding to unverified claims that Moscow and Beijing are conducting secret tests and suggesting the U.

Diplomatic storms often begin with a few carefully chosen words, yet they can quickly escalate into actions that affect millions of ordinary citizens. The latest tension between China and Japan illustrates this perfectly,

The commission also recommended Congress increase funding for US Space Force to counter China’s rapid acceleration in space. The Pentagon also needed to enhance the ability of the force “to conduct space war gaming and develop realistic modelling and simulation of potential threats from China”, the report said.

Chinese lenders backed 2,500 projects, covering almost every U.S. state, from gas pipelines to airport terminals, even as Washington warned developing nations about Chinese debt traps.

China began marketing euro-denominated sovereign bonds to raise as much as €4 billion ($4.6 billion), a person familiar with the matter said, fresh off a recent offering of dollar notes that met with strong demand.

Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

Tourism-related Japanese stocks plunged on Monday after China warned its citizens against travel to its North Asian neighbour following a widening diplomatic rift over Taiwan.