The late Thursday announcement did not say why the deputies had been removed, but such removals are generally tied to corruption investigations.

During his first official visit to Beijing, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that a yawning trade imbalance between his country and China is "not healthy". Imports into Germany from China were more than double the value of those exported back last year, according to federal statistics.

Whistleblower Ma Ruilin left a comfortable life as a Chinese government official. Now he’s living in New York and sharing what he learned about how China controls its people.

China's naval capabilities have been expanding in recent years, but its newest aircraft carrier lags behind U.S. counterparts in some important ways.

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. has arrested and charged a former U.S. Air Force fighter jet pilot with allegedly training China's military, highlighting Beijing's persistent efforts to modernize its armed forces by siphoning off U.

Around 20 million barrels per day of crude and refined products move through the narrow shipping lane between Iran and Oman, accounting for almost one-fifth of global oil consumption

China has sacked nine senior military officers, including an army commander in a critical position for a potential attack on Taiwan, in a further sign of leader Xi Jinping’s deepening purge of the People’s Liberation Army.

Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. served as a fighter pilot instructor and commanded sensitive units responsible for nuclear weapons delivery systems.

China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, tried to sell Germany on a future less tied to the United States and anchored instead in Chinese markets and technology.

US and Israel on Saturday launched a surprise attack on Iran after weeks of face-off and multiple rounds of talks that failed to reach a deal between the two.