From China’s point of view, the Japanese Prime Minister’s remarks on Taiwan test a red line - a trigger that sets this dispute apart from past flare-ups, analysts say.

The top U.S. admiral has called China’s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy.

Japan is raising alarms after a series of confrontations with China over the weekend intensified a growing diplomatic rift between

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil discussed overcapacity in China on Tuesday during a visit to Beijing and said the European Union would act if a solution was not found.

The quiet expansion of Beijing’s remote nuclear weapons complex, Lop Nur, points to years of preparation for a potential return to a Cold War-era arms race.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's jobless rate for 16-to-24-year-olds, excluding college students, stood at 17.3% in October, slightly down from 17.7% the month prior, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday.

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) inaugurated its power unit, China Petroleum Electric Energy Co Ltd, in Beijing on Monday, the state-owned oil giant said in a statement. The company is expected to serve as a hub for the group's new energy business,

China has bought nearly a million tons of US soybeans, a move that ends a temporary pause and appears to signal commitment to a trade truce agreed late last month.State-owned agriculture trader Cofco Group booked nearly 20 cargoes of the American oilseed on Monday for delivery in December and January,