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.

China has reacted strongly to Japan’s Prime Minister suggesting an attack on Taiwan could prompt Japan to militarily intervene.

Beijing is flexing its might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan, but its aggressive approach risks backfiring.

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,

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

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.

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.

Japanese tourism and travel-related stocks slumped Monday after Beijing warned its citizens against traveling to and studying in Japan amid a deepening diplomatic spat between the nations.

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.