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.

Ben and Patrick at the helm today. Here's the biggest science news you need to know: China’s Shenzhou-21 crew are now stuck aboard the Tiangong Space Station following the return of the Shenzhou-20 crew in their return capsule. An uncrewed replacement craft is being readied.

China's Vice Premier He Lifeng and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said the two countries should strengthen their commercial ties and bring an end to months of trade tensions between the world's second- and third-largest economies.

Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is leading the government's first official delegation to China since coming to power more than six months ago. The high-level talks are expected to focus on key trade issues,

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.

Whether China can maintain its level of exports to the rest of the world – and expand back into the US market after the recent truce, is a consequential question for the world’s second-largest economy

New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month.

While Russia and the U.S. are still abiding by some arms-controls limits, such as the New Start treaty that expires in February, China, unconstrained by any commitments, is quietly but rapidly leaping ahead. According to American estimates, Beijing will reach rough parity with the U.S. in deployed nuclear warheads by the mid-2030s.