Senator Steve Daines thanked Beijing for encouraging Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the US searches for an off-ramp to a nine-week war that’s roiled global energy markets.

Japanese and US forces engaged in military exercises between the Philippines and Japan, sinking an old warship with surface-to-ship missiles and angering China.

Economist Jiao Wang talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the way China has diversified its export markets away from the west.

May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it.

Taiwan has expressed concern hours after a call between China and the United States’ top diplomats in which Beijing stressed self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has become a stark voice on AI in Washington warning of the technology’s more severe risks and calling for cooperation with China at a moment when the two superpowers are increasingly at odds over the technology.

China’s Ministry of Commerce said the US measures “improperly” restrict trade between Chinese firms and third countries, calling them a violation of international law and basic norms of international

US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.

May 6 (Reuters) - Washington and Beijing are weighing the launch of official discussions about artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.