Demonstrators in Berlin wearing masks depicting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping protest human rights conditions in China in June. (dpa via AP)
Opinion

Germany needs to prove its new China strategy is more than talk

Chancellor Scholz has gone too far in seeking to avoid offending Beijing

23 November 2023
Principal Financial Group has $651 billion in assets under management around the world -- and several joint ventures with China Construction Bank. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Finance

U.S. asset manager sees opportunity in China: 'It's a great time'

Principal Financial Group's optimism contrasts with many of its American peers

23 November 2023
Monastiraki Square in Athens. Greece has an "excessively cautious attitude" around Taiwan sovereignty, analysts say
International relations

Greece warns officials not to attend Taiwan events over China fears

Athens says contact with Taipei risks 'serious problems' for bilateral relations

23 November 2023
A screenshot from Human Rights Watch's website shows alterations to a mosque in China.
Politics

China razing or reshaping mosques in clampdown on Islam, HRW says

Rights group says domes and minarets removed in Ningxia and Gansu

23 November 2023
As of Sept. 22, China was the only member of the U.N. Security Council to have not contributed any money to the IAEA this year.
International relations

China delays payments to IAEA amid Fukushima water release

Beijing may be withholding 2nd-largest contribution share to apply pressure

23 November 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the Filoli estate in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15.
The Nikkei View

U.S. and China should continue multilayered talks to avoid conflict

Confrontation must not be allowed to impede global growth

22 November 2023
Nvidia's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California. (Nvidia via Reuters)
Semiconductors

Nvidia triples revenue on AI boom but China sales to drop 'significantly'

Chip giant seeks export license; new products for China possible in 'coming months'

22 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, speaks to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California on Nov. 17.
Opinion

Australia's Albanese paid a high price for his trip to China

Canberra no longer seems willing to stand up for rules-based international order

22 November 2023
Tesla has relied heavily on China for the production and sales of its electric vehicles.
Supply Chain

Tesla and Apple to attend China supply chain expo

Beijing stresses U.S. participation in push to prevent decoupling

22 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for unrestricted passage of humanitarian aid to Gaza in a message to a special BRICS summit hosted by South Africa.
Middle East crisis

Xi calls for Gaza cease-fire, release of civilians, at BRICS summit

China's leader seeks 'authoritative' peace conference to solve Palestinian question

22 November 2023
The Sierra Madre, a World War II-era Philippine warship, was deliberately grounded on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in 1999. 
South China Sea

U.S. advises Philippines on warship repair on China-claimed atoll

Sierra Madre emerging as major flashpoint in South China Sea

21 November 2023
China's President Xi Jinping attends a gala dinner on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco on Nov. 15. 
Taiwan tensions

Xi comment on 'resolving' Taiwan raises concern, Taipei scholars say

Beijing's positive messaging surprises U.S. analysts, but skepticism persists

21 November 2023
Japan's Fumio Kishida, right, and Kyrgyzstan's Sadyr Japarov met in Tokyo on Nov. 20, ahead of a planned visit to Central Asia by the Japanese leader next year.
International relations

Japan looks to wean Kyrgyzstan off reliance on China, Russia

Leaders stress friendship, commitment to rule of law in Tokyo meeting

21 November 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov. 15: Their summit was a sharp reminder that without effective communications, tensions can escalate quickly.
Opinion

Biden and Xi are both seeing more value in stable relations

Slight warming in U.S.-China ties emerges from San Francisco summit

21 November 2023
A woman carries a child as displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, shelter in tents in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 19.
Middle East crisis

China urges Gaza truce, says Islamic delegation shows 'trust' in Beijing

Chinese government steps up efforts to mediate Israel-Hamas conflict

20 November 2023
John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden's climate envoy, speaking in Sapporo, Japan, in April, says the U.S. will "trust and verify" China's climate actions. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Climate Change

U.S. and China will team up to cut methane emissions, says Kerry

Biden climate envoy calls deal 'good faith' step by Beijing on climate change

20 November 2023
Pakistani officials inspect a car belonging to a Chinese national that was fired upon in a July 2021 attack in Karachi. The authorities are now insisting that Chinese personnel working in the country must use bulletproof vehicles.
Belt and Road

Pakistan expands security for Chinese after Beijing's pressure

Officials insist on bulletproof cars as separatist merger raises fears of attacks

20 November 2023
A cotton processing plant in Kashgar, in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Statistics show brisk trade from the region despite Western sanctions over alleged human rights abuses. (File photo by Getty Images)
Supply Chain

Xinjiang foreign trade hits record despite Western sanctions

Shipments in first 10 months of year jumped 40%, topping 2022 full-year results

20 November 2023
Police block demonstrators from approaching China Evergrande Group's office in Guangzhou in 2022.
Opinion

China's property crisis is stirring protests across the country

Demonstrators range from unpaid construction workers to buyers of unfinished homes

20 November 2023
China has been unable to reverse the rapid aging of its population.
Society

Chinese births at risk of falling below 9m in accelerating crisis

With economic anxiety and expensive education, youth choose to remain childless

20 November 2023
If China attacks Taiwan, it will "highly likely use its nuclear threat ... to urge Japan to remain neutral," says East Asian security expert Narushige Michishita.
Defense

Growing geopolitical risk stoking East Asian nuclear concerns, says expert

Narushige Michishita says Beijing may use small nuclear bombs in any Taiwan war

19 November 2023
Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je speaks to the media about the results of a poll-of-polls to pick a unified opposition presidential candidate in Taipei on Nov. 18.
Taiwan elections

Taiwan opposition bid to field joint presidential candidate falls flat

As registration deadline looms, squabbling over opinion polls clouds outlook

18 November 2023
Chinese military vehicles carry JL-2 submarine-launched missiles during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019.
Defense

China's nuclear arms are behind U.S.'s but meet needs, expert says

Hans Kristensen sees top risk as a war that escalates, not a surprise atomic attack

18 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speak on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in San Francisco on Nov. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Philippines Presidential Communications Office)
APEC

Marcos tells Xi: 'I do not think anybody wants to go to war'

Philippine president looks to cool maritime tensions in meeting with China leader

18 November 2023
Leaders meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative summit leaders retreat on Nov. 17 in San Francisco. 
APEC

APEC treads carefully on Gaza: 5 takeaways from San Francisco

Geopolitics removed from joint statement after opposition from China and Russia

18 November 2023