US-China relations

US, China to discuss AI safety risks, cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks

The US wants to discuss cooperation on monitoring AI-directed cyberattacks and has floated a proposal to ask US and Chinese AI labs to "police themselves" and share information.

Reliable AI is not just about generating the right answer - it is about proving why the evidence behind it can be trusted.
US-China space race is heating up

US, China arm for space warfare, raising stakes in race for military control of orbit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, September 1, 2026.

Bessent: Iran in 'death throes,' US allies will support efforts to economically 'asphyxiate' IRGC

Illustrative image of a hacker with a China flag.

US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted


US intelligence official indicates Russia prefers Trump as election victor

The official, briefing reporters on US election security, did not name the former president and presumptive Republican nominee when asked who Moscow wants as the next US president.

 FORMER US president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the podium after a commercial break at the debate with incumbent President Joe Biden in Atlanta last week. Biden was in need of a helping hand, and Trump should have extended it, says the writer.

A quiet Chinese rapprochement with Europe - opinion

The 60th anniversary of the establishment of Paris-Beijing diplomatic relations symbolizes the independence of French decision-making vis-à-vis relations with the US.

 FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an official state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, during the Chinese president’s two-day state visit to France, earlier this month.

Iran slams Israel, West at China-led SCO economic bloc meeting

Iran wants US-China relations to get worse and it is also seeking to exploit the war in Gaza to create a new regional and world order.

 A view of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) media centre on the day of the foreign ministers' meeting, in Goa, India May 5, 2023.

US: Russia, China 'refuse to condemn Hamas for burning people'

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfield claimed that Russia and China vetoed the UNSC condemnation of Hamas for Oct. 7 because it was authored by the US

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 11, 2024.

US spy chief 'cannot rule out' that China would use TikTok to influence US elections

The 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community released on Monday said TikTok accounts run by a Chinese government propaganda arm reportedly targeted candidates.

 TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Why is China criticizing the US, Israel's war in Gaza? - analysis

China has been slowly shifting its position on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands after presenting a medallion to Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 18, 2017.

What is Israel's place in an era of global insecurity? - explainer

From Russia to Iran, this annual report discusses the various global conflicts and how they shape the world order.

 A war between Israel and Iran (illustrative)

FBI chief says Chinese are targeting crucial US infrastructure

"I do want the American people to know that we cannot afford to sleep on this danger," FBI Director Christopher Wray said.

Flags of US and China are seen in this illustration picture taken August 2, 2022.

Taiwan says it spots six more Chinese balloons, one crossed island

The Taiwan Strait's median line previously served as an unofficial barrier between Taiwan and China, but Chinese fighter jets, drones and now balloons regularly fly over it.

 Printed balloons with Chinese flag are placed on a U.S. flag in this illustration taken February 5, 2023

Biden: US does not support Taiwan independence

In a show of support for the government, Biden plans to dispatch an unofficial delegation to the self-governed island.

 US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a campaign event at the Mother Emanuel AME Church, the site of the 2015 mass shooting, in Charleston, South Carolina, US, January 8, 2024