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June 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement
June 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
FILE - Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong stands outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
June 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM

Trump, China's Xi discussed trade deal in long-awaited call

President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone on Thursday, according to Chinese state media.
June 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
President Donald Trump in Washington, May 21, 2025 and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, May 13, 2025.
June 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM

What to know about the biological pathogen allegedly smuggled into the US

The pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for farmers but was not likely an act of "agroterrorism," according to experts.
June 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for farmers but was not likely an act of "agroterrorism," according to experts.
June 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Trump and Xi hold long-awaited call, Chinese state media reports

Their conversation is a significant development amid the trade war between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies.
June 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
VIDEO: Trump and Xi hold long-awaited call, Chinese state media reports
June 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM

Taiwan offers Guatemala aid as it guards its diplomatic flanks from China

Taiwan is offering aid to its lone Central American diplomatic ally, Guatemala, as it guards against efforts by China to win away its last remaining partners
June 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te, right shakes hands with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo during a ceremony held in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
June 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus pathogen into US, DOJ says

Two Chinese researchers are accused of smuggling a dangerous fungus, known to cause billions of dollars in crop damage worldwide each year, into the U.S.
June 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus pathogen into US, DOJ says
June 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus into US

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with allegedly smuggling into the United States a fungus called "Fusarium graminearum," which is considered to be a potential weapon for agro-terrorism.
June 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
VIDEO: 2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus into US
June 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling 'dangerous' 'pathogen' into US: DOJ

Authorities said it was in connection with work at the University of Michigan.
June 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This photo released by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan shows what authorities say are biological pathogens discovered in luggage at the airport in Detroit.
June 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM

A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world's biggest sport

China will be eliminated from soccer World Cup qualification if it fails to beat Indonesia on Thursday
June 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
FIEL - Then Vice President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China kicks a football during visit to Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, Ireland on Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Brendan Moran, Pool, File)
June 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM

Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus pathogen into US, DOJ says

Two Chinese researchers are accused of smuggling a dangerous fungus, known to cause billions of dollars in crop damage worldwide each year, into the U.S.
June 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
VIDEO: Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus pathogen into US, DOJ says
June 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM

2 Japanese men were killed in northern China in a business dispute, police say

Chinese police say two Japanese men were killed last month in the port city of Dalian because of a dispute with a Chinese business partner
June 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
An aerial view shows the central area in Dalian, China, in 2006.(Kyodo News via AP)
June 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM

2 Chinese nationals arrested for smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism’ fungus

Two Chinese nationals were charged with allegedly smuggling into the U.S. a fungus called “Fusarium graminearum,” which “classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon,” the Justice Department said.
June 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
VIDEO: 2 Chinese nationals arrested for smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism’ fungus
June 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM

Flooding in western China destroys dozens of homes and roads

Flooding in southwestern China has destroyed dozens of roads and homes
June 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
June 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM

China blasts US for its computer chip moves and for threatening student visas

China has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas
June 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
FILE - American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
June 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM

China says Hegseth is touting a Cold War mentality in calling it a threat

China has denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality
June 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
June 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM

Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. will support Indo-Pacific allies as he warned Chinese action against Taiwan could be “imminent.”
June 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
VIDEO: Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China
May 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Hegseth reassures allies that US will support them against Chinese aggression

Pete Hegseth reaffirmed in a speech in Singapore that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China, but to deter China the U.S. "is preparing for war, to deter war."
May 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore,Saturday, May 31, 2025.
May 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Trump claims China 'totally violated' trade agreement with US

The sharp criticism appeared to cast doubt over the staying power of the accord, setting up the possibility of a rekindled trade war between the world's two largest economies.
May 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The sharp criticism appeared to cast doubt over the staying power of the accord, setting up the possibility of a rekindled trade war between the world's two largest economies.
May 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Trump claims China 'totally violated' trade agreement with US

U.S. stocks fell slightly in early trading after the comments from Trump.
May 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington.
May 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Hong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Sham released after 4 years in prison

Hong Kong’s prominent pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham has been released from prison after serving over four years in the city’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law
May 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hong Kong's pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham, center, is released from prison in Hong Kong, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung)
May 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM

Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over water discharge

Japan says China will resume imports of Japanese seafood that it banned in August 2023 over the discharge of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea
May 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Japan's Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo Friday, May 30, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)
May 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Chinese student at Harvard ‘in panic mode’ due to Trump administration

Fangzhou Jiang is studying under a student visa and has one semester left before graduating from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
May 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Chinese student at Harvard ‘in panic mode’ due to Trump administration
May 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM

US to 'aggressively revoke visas' for many Chinese students, Rubio says

The move, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is in step with the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown on student visas. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
May 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
VIDEO: US to 'aggressively revoke visas' for many Chinese students, Rubio says
May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM

China students call measure 'Chinese Exclusion Act' after Rubio vows to revoke visas

Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday some students would have their visas revoked
May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
FILE - American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
May 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM

China launches spacecraft it says will yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'

China's space agency says it has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from a pair of asteroids near Mars and yield “groundbreaking discoveries and expand humanity’s knowledge of the cosmos."
May 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
May 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM

Search at site of China chemical plant explosion as fate of 6 missing unknown

Six people remained missing and search and rescue efforts continued Wednesday morning after an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China shook nearby buildings, killing at least five people and injuring 19
May 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Firefighters extinguish fires at the explosion site of a chemical plant in Gaomi, in east China's Shandong Province, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM

At least 5 dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in China, CCTV reports

At least five people have died and 19 were injured in a chemical plant explosion in eastern China, state broadcaster CCTV reported
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This photo provided on May 27, 2025, by a local resident who declined to give his name out of concern for retaliation shows an explosion at a chemical plant in China's eastern Shandong province. (Anonymous via AP)
May 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM

Hong Kong's baby pandas finally get names. Meet Jia Jia and De De

Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De on Tuesday
May 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The name of the Hong Kong-born giant panda twin cubs Jia Jia and De De are displayed on the screen as Rosanna Law, secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hong Kong, left and Paulo Pong, chairman of the Ocean Park attend the naming ceremony in Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
May 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM

ASEAN opens summit with Gulf nations and China amid US tariffs threat

A regional association of Southeast Asian nations is set to hold a tripartite summit Tuesday with China and six Gulf countries in what officials called an effort to bolster economic resilience as they grapple with global volatility and U.S. tariffs
May 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Ruler of the UAE's Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Burunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, chain their hands as they pose for a group photo at the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit after the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
May 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM

Guam governor visits Taiwan; US territory key in potential China invasion scenario

Taiwan this week is hosting the governor of Guam, the U.S. Pacific territory that would almost certainly be a key player in any Chinese military moves against Taiwan
May 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
FILE - This undated photo provided on June 6, 2019, by the Office of the Governor of Guam shows Guam Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero. (Office of the Governor of Guam via AP, File)
May 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM

China criticizes US ban on Harvard's international students

The Chinese government says the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard will harm America’s international standing
May 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
CORRECTS THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME - In this image taken from video, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning speaks during a regular briefing held in Beijing, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Liu Zheng)
May 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Trump's 'Golden Dome' risks weaponization of space, China says

The Chinese Foreign Ministry accused President Donald Trump of undermining "global strategic balance and stability" by pushing ahead on the "Golden Dome" program.
May 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
May 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Roof of centuries-old Chinese tower collapses

Eyewitness footage shows the roof of a nearly 600-year-old tower in China's Fengyang county collapsing.
May 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
VIDEO: Roof of centuries-old Chinese tower collapses
May 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM

US-China trade framework 'not really a win for anybody,' says Hudson Institute fellow

Michael Sobolik, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, said the tariffs were negatively impacting both the U.S. and Chinese economies.
May 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
VIDEO: US-China trade framework 'not really a win for anybody,' says Hudson Institute fellow
May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM

What's in the US-China trade framework?

The U.S. agreed to temporarily slash tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%.
May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference about prescription drug prices, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington.
May 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM

US-China agree on 90-day pause to cut reciprocal tariffs

The United States and China issued a joint statement on Monday announcing an agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days.
May 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
VIDEO: US-China agree on 90-day pause to cut reciprocal tariffs
May 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM

US and China announce agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days

The U.S. and China issued a joint statement on Monday announcing an agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days.
May 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva, May 12, 2024.
May 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Markets react to US-China trade agreement

ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis reports on how the stock market futures are reacting to news of the United States and China’s agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days.
May 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
VIDEO: Markets react of US-China trade agreement
1 month ago

US makes 'substantial progress' toward trade deal with China, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has been leading the negotiations with China, says there has been "substantial progress" toward a trade deal, though offered no details.
1 month ago
VIDEO: US makes 'substantial progress' toward trade deal with China, Bessent says
1 month ago

White House says it has a deal with China while Chinese call it 'consensus'

After second day of talks with the U.S., Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said trade talks with the U.S. “achieved substantial progress and reached important consensus.”
1 month ago
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spoke to the media after tariff talks between senior officials from the U.S. and China at the residence of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on May 11, 2025.
1 month ago

White House says US has made a trade deal with China

The White House communications office announced that a trade deal with China has been reached, but it offered no details.
1 month ago
VIDEO: White House says US has made a trade deal with China
1 month ago

US and China meet for tariff negotiations

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met today in Switzerland with top Chinese officials, the first formal in-person talks between the two sides since President Trump announced 145% tariffs on China.
1 month ago
VIDEO: US and China meet for tariff negotiations
1 month ago

Trump signals a potential major reduction in tariffs on China

Posting on social media, President Donald Trump wrote that an "80 percent tariff on China seems right." ABC News' Selina Wang reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump signals a potential major reduction in tariffs on China
1 month ago

Trump says 'no' to removing tariffs for China

ABC News' Mary Bruce asked the president if he was willing to pull back the tariffs "in order to get China to the negotiating table."
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump says 'no' to removing tariffs for China
1 month ago

Secretary Bessent contradicts Trump on China negotiations

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the Treasury secretary’s testimony before the House Appropriations subcommittee.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Secretary Bessent contradicts Trump on China negotiations
1 month ago

Possible break in trade war with China

Beijing is said to be evaluating an American offer to negotiate as a new tariff on auto parts takes effect.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Possible break in trade war with China
1 month ago

China ‘evaluating’ trade talks with US

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang delivers the latest on trade talks between China and the U.S. and President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash budgets across the country.
1 month ago
VIDEO: China ‘evaluating’ trade talks with US
1 month ago

CIA makes recruiting push for spies in China

The spy agency released Mandarin-language videos aimed at Chinese officials.
1 month ago
The spy agency released Mandarin-language videos aimed at Chinese officials.
1 month ago

CIA makes recruiting push for spies in China

The CIA is stepping up its recruiting efforts in China, releasing two videos that appeal to government officials who might be open to partnering with the spy agency.
1 month ago
Screengrab from CIA recruitment video posted to YouTube, May 1, 2025.
1 month ago

Trump administration closes tariff loophole on goods from China

The Trump administration closed a tariff loophole on packages from China and Hong Kong with a value of $800 or less. 
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump administration closes tariff loophole on goods from China