China sent a coast guard formation through the disputed Senkaku waters on Sunday, stepping up pressure on Japan amid a growing diplomatic row sparked by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan.

That pride is harder for many of us to summon today. Behind the orderliness of everyday life, a quiet desperation simmers. On social media and in private conversations, there is a common refrain: worry over joblessness, wage cuts and making ends meet. Chinese people today live with a strange paradox.

PM Sanae Takaichi broke years of precedent by hinting that Japan could provide military support for Taiwan under certain “worst-case” scenarios such as a Chinese attack.

The popular online influencer was part of a group of streamers attending the flag-raising ceremony at Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

Landslides reportedly triggered the partial collapse of the Hongqi bridge, located in Sichuan province. The bridge had just opened to traffic less than one year prior to the collapse.

A Chinese coffee chain has apologized and changed its name after state media roasted it for misusing a word revered by the nation’s communist government.

China's J-35 stealth fighter launched from Fujian aircraft carrier, but former TOPGUN pilot who flew F-35B and F-22 Raptor explains why American leadership remains key.

Mainland China investors have poured HK$1.3tn (US$168.7bn) into Hong Kong’s stock market this year, a record high, and now account for about 20 per cent of turnover on the exchange.

China’s population has declined for three straight years. Even a small baby bump during 2024’s auspicious Year of the Dragon couldn’t turn things around; it was still the second-lowest number of births since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949.