The exercises end months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait and come after the Trump administration announced arms sales to the island.
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China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says
The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found.
‘Orwellian Climate of Fear’: How China Cracks Down on Critics in the U.S.
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance.
How China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church
Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.
Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine
As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.
China, Japan and a New Narrative About World War II
Arguments about history are proliferating as the postwar order led by the United States crumbles.
China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan
A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.
Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City
After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.
An Asia-Pacific Showdown
China and Japan are in a diplomatic feud over Taiwan, with President Trump in the middle.
An Asia-Pacific Showdown
China and Japan are in a diplomatic feud over Taiwan, with President Trump in the middle.