A Chinese Navy vessel collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship while chasing a Philippine patrol boat near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed area in the South China Sea.
Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ramming a Chinese warship. It was the latest confrontation in the contested waters.
President Trump again delayed higher tariffs on Chinese goods. But his recent moves on computer chips have stoked fears he’s willing to give too much to reach an accord.
Just days after calling for the resignation of Intel chief, Lip-Bu Tan, over his ties to China, Mr. Trump changed his tune.
Los barcos que transportan automóviles chinos están usando el mar Rojo y el canal de Suez, mientras otros buques rodean África por miedo a los ataques de la milicia hutí.
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President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with China, which expires on Tuesday.
President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with China.
A deal for Nvidia and AMD to give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China raises questions about national security and trade policy goals.
The de minimis policy let China benefit at our expense.
Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other vessels still sail around Africa in fear of attacks by the Houthi militia.
In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.
The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his concerns run, not only about battlefield readiness, but about political survival, as well.
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, might be preparing his young daughter, Kim Ju-ae, to become his successor. Choe Sang-Hun, the Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, analyzed North Korean state propaganda to find out.
The collapse of the Indian prime minister’s high-stakes personal efforts to transform India’s ties with the world’s two superpowers has exposed the limits of India’s leverage.
The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it has not yet fully explained its plans.
By besmirching the integrity of government statistics, President Trump is endangering an underappreciated treasure, our columnist says.
Con sus amenazas de aranceles de hasta el 50 por ciento, el presidente Trump parece haber desechado el plan de convertir a India en una alternativa a China, al declararla una “economía muerta”.
The president’s trade war entered a new phase on Thursday with hefty levies on scores of countries taking effect, adding further uncertainty.
Thailand, Vietnam and other countries in the region face much higher tariffs on exports with Chinese-made components. But questions remain on how the U.S. defines a locally made product.
Residents in a city in southwestern China protested what they saw as official indifference in the attack on a girl. Police repression and censorship fueled the outrage.
China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-export them to the United States. China still sells three times as much to the United States as it buys.
Muchos prestatarios, sobre todo los jóvenes, están atrapados en ciclos de endeudamiento, debido a la escasa cultura financiera, el elevado desempleo juvenil y el estancamiento salarial.
With threats of tariffs up to 50 percent, President Trump seems to be scrapping America’s plan to turn India into a counterweight to China, declaring instead that it is a “dead economy.”
Documents examined by researchers show how one company in China has collected data on members of Congress and other influential Americans.
The pledge was a “significant acceleration” of the company’s plan for more production in the United States, according to a White House statement.
As Beijing pushes consumer lending to stimulate the economy, millions of Chinese borrowers, especially the young, are falling into debt spirals.
Para luchar contra el brote del virus de chikunguña, las autoridades están recurriendo a un conocido libro de jugadas perfeccionado durante la pandemia de covid.
El país dice que dejará de cumplir un tratado expirado que prohibía el despliegue de misiles de alcance intermedio.
In a citywide campaign to curb a mosquito-borne virus, residents of Foshan face inspections and warnings for failure to comply.
President Trump accused India of aiding Moscow’s war on Ukraine by purchasing Russian energy, derailing trade talks between India and the United States.
Documents show that GoLaxy has emerged as a leader in technologically advanced, state-aligned influence campaigns.
Se ha ordenado incluso a empleados públicos de bajo nivel, como profesores de primaria y enfermeras, que entreguen sus pasaportes, para imponer “disciplina”.
The United States has accused Russia of violating the pact, which expired in 2019, for more than a decade.
Lyft and Baidu plan to start service early next year, joining Uber and Momenta in using electric cars from China, which are the least expensive even with tariffs.
Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it’s becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.
Over the past two years, Chinese immigrants have comprised one of the largest groups entering the United States. Some fear fines or even imprisonment if they are sent home.
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”
La orden ejecutiva del presidente Trump estableció un arancel especial sobre los bienes enviados indirectamente a Estados Unidos a través de otros países.
The latest round of tariffs is likely to make agricultural production even more expensive and, potentially, limit access to goods not produced in the United States.
President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries.
Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfiring for some of the businesses they are meant to help.
Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.
Despite recent criticism about its product outlook, the company reported strong sales of iPhones, Macs and services.
Solo en la última semana, tres nuevos países han dicho que están dispuestos a otorgar el reconocimiento a un Estado palestino.
Chinese companies showcased A.I. gains in Shanghai this week. More chips will only help them improve faster, industry insiders say.
“We were suckers of the global system for so long.”
The move came two weeks after the Trump administration reversed course to allow Nvidia to sell the coveted artificial intelligence chips in China.
The U.S.-Chinese cease-fire left exporters with crippling tariffs, worsening a slowdown for light-industry factories caused by China’s shift to advanced manufacturing.
In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.
The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.
It’s a race against time for some of America’s top trading partners who are negotiating furiously to reach agreements by Aug. 1.
The International Monetary Fund warned that trade tension continued to be a risk for the global economy.
Severe rains caused flooding and landslides in Beijing and surrounding areas, leaving homes destroyed as mass evacuations were underway.
Las subvenciones, la hidroelectricidad y un vecino que es una potencia manufacturera están haciendo que los coches eléctricos lleguen a Nepal más rápido que a casi ningún otro lugar.
The move speaks to slowing spending by consumers and Apple’s continuing struggles in China, its second-largest market.
Cuando se cumplen 80 años del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial solo quedan unos pocos veteranos de la guerra en Japón. “Nunca mueran por el emperador ni por la patria”, dijo uno de ellos.
More than 21 inches of rain fell on the mountainous district where most of the deaths occurred, China’s state broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Questions, critiques and discrepancies are hanging over the framework agreement, but investors seem to view it as a win all the same.
China’s famed Shaolin Temple said its celebrity abbot, Shi Yongxin, was under investigation over misuse of funds and “improper relations” with women.
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised.
Top American and Chinese officials are meeting for two days of talks in Stockholm as the Trump administration tries to complete trade deals.
Subsidies, hydroelectricity and a manufacturing powerhouse neighbor are moving the cars into Nepal faster than almost anywhere else.
An unprecedented recall vote could hand President Lai Ching-te more power by ousting legislative opponents. It could also prompt a response from China.
La decisión del gobierno de vender chips de IA a China cede la mayor ventaja de Estados Unidos en esa industria: el control de la cadena mundial de suministro de potencia informática.
At least a dozen people were killed after the two countries exchanged fire after simmering tensions over a border dispute boiled over on Thursday.
A joint statement promised new efforts to cut emissions at a time when China is positioning itself as the world’s one-stop shop for clean energy technologies.
China has made it a national priority to catch up with SpaceX’s nearly 8,000 Starlink internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit, which it regards as a military threat. Despite successes in other parts of its space program, China has just 124 internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit. Selam Gebrekidian, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains why China is lagging behind in this new space race.
We should not allow American troops and intelligence officers to be targeted by A.I. trained on U.S. chips.
The flow of goods in Manzhouli, China’s main border crossing with Russia, underscores increasingly close ties between the two countries, complicating China’s relationship with Europe.
China’s biggest networks have deployed less than 1 percent of their planned satellites, falling far behind SpaceX for dominance in space communications.
European Union officials are set for a summit with China’s top leaders. China’s support of Russia and a long list of trade disputes are on the agenda.
Las compras en efectivo de artículos de lujo por un valor total de millones de euros, llamaron la atención de los fiscales, quienes afirman que la empresa debería haberse dado cuenta.
Washington había intentado limitar los esfuerzos de China por utilizar a la agencia cultural de la ONU para influir en la educación, las designaciones históricas e incluso la IA.
Elon Musk has said that robotaxis are the company’s future, but most revenue still comes from cars.
But more big tests loom with trade talks still continuing between the Trump administration and counterparts in China and the European Union.
Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even artificial intelligence.
A customer’s cash purchases of luxury goods totaling millions of euros in value caught the attention of prosecutors, who say the company should have noticed.
At least two Chinese hacking groups were using security flaws in SharePoint, a popular collaboration software, to breach systems, Microsoft said.
China wants to dominate the market for the cars of the future, and it has set its sights on Brazil’s giant auto market.
Mientras la mayoría de los gobiernos fomentan una competencia vigorosa y precios bajos, China va en dirección contraria e intenta frenar la competición excesiva antes de que perjudique más sus mercados.
Inside the reversal of a policy that barred the tech company Nvidia from exporting powerful chips to China.
President Trump has placed a 20 percent tariff on goods imported from the country, effective Aug. 1.
At the bottom of the president’s foreign policy is a curious void.
The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local companies and fueling the country’s deflationary spiral.
The man, a U.S. citizen, is barred from leaving China by the Ministry of State Security, the country’s main intelligence and counterintelligence agency.
Health officials tampered with blood tests of some of the more than 200 children who were sickened by food tainted with lead, an investigation found.
As the likes of Ford and Mercedes retreat, China is building factories and bringing affordable electric vehicles and hybrids to one of the world’s biggest markets in Brazil, and ultimately, the rest of Latin America. Somini Sengupta, our international climate reporter, explains.
Beijing is betting that economic pressure and diplomatic defiance will force concessions, but its stance could put more strain on its ties with Europe at a crucial time.
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A Wells Fargo banker was blocked from leaving and a Japanese pharmaceutical executive was imprisoned, even as Beijing tries to court overseas investors.
The tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall in mainland China later on Sunday with winds equivalent to those of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane.
Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming.
The anatomy of a Chinese fossil offers a hint that birdsong may be as old as the dinosaurs themselves.
President Trump’s attacks on the group of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, Russia and China, have put one member — India — in an uncomfortable spot.
Long before President Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods.
China has been displaying intellectual and innovative vitality for decades and the United States has scarcely mobilized.
The Commerce Department plans to impose a 93.5 percent levy on Chinese graphite, an essential ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles.
With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.
In his commitment to domination, he is missing an opportunity to shape a new multipolar order that protects America’s interests.
Recent drills near Japan reflect China’s ambitions to extend its navy’s reach and exert greater influence, in the Pacific and beyond.
A popular and contentious game, Revenge on Gold Diggers, sheds light on misogyny, inequality and the feeling among many men that they are economic victims.
Canada’s steel industry fears that Chinese steel facing steep tariffs in the United States will be sent north and overwhelm the Canadian market.
Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.
Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.
Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is trying to deepen ties with China, his country’s biggest trading partner, while being under pressure from the United States.
Official figures showed modest growth in the second quarter as exports shifted to other countries and Beijing invested in manufacturing and infrastructure.
Los legisladores estadounidenses están estancados en una guerra comercial del pasado, pero tienen que prepararse para lo que está empezando a suceder: un nuevo “choque chino”.
Los compradores aprovechan un programa gubernamental de intercambio de 42.000 millones de dólares destinado a estimular el gasto. Pero en las últimas semanas, algunas ciudades han empezado a recortar los subsidios.
El presidente de EE. UU. se ha ganado la reputación de usar los aranceles para fanfarronear. Pero ha aumentado constante y espectacularmente los impuestos a las importaciones, transformando el comercio mundial.
The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and letting China fill the void.
The university published the student’s full name and said her behavior had “damaged national dignity.” The move prompted an online debate and accusations of sexism.
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.
The Trump administration is fighting the last war while China marches toward dominating the industries of the future.
The shifting consensus says more about our politics than the science of Covid.
The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.
As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the Covid pandemic got its start, like a previous one, in the wildlife trade.
The White House has thrown its weight behind the lab leak theory, an idea that has divided intelligence agencies.
Con el tiempo nos hemos enterado de que, para promover la apariencia de consenso, algunos funcionarios y científicos ocultaron o subestimaron hechos cruciales.
Five years after the start of Covid, we still don’t know the truth.
People who endured the longest Covid restrictions in the world are still grappling with what they lost: their loved ones, their livelihoods, their dignity.
The judgment was issued in a case brought by the Missouri attorney general. The Chinese government did not respond to the claims in court.
Still recovering from heavy spending during the pandemic, hospitals are squeezed by a slumping economy and government efforts to curb health care spending.
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agenda.
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.
Aunque los casos están aumentando en China, la situación es muy distinta a cuando surgió la COVID-19 hace cinco años, según los expertos médicos. El HMPV es común y tiene décadas de antigüedad.
While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.
Trump ve los aranceles y la deportación como medios para fortalecer el país, y los votantes parecen estar de acuerdo. Pero corre el riesgo de socavar una de las mayores fortalezas económicas de EE. UU.
Trump’s immigration and tariff plans will strain American farming and raise the prices you see at the store.
China has been rolling out new visa-free programs and promising to make travel easier for foreigners. But challenges remain.
Across two new books, the ideal of a global free market buckles under pressure from protesters, politicians of all stripes and the Covid pandemic.
Was the pandemic started by a lab leak or by natural transmission? We look at the evidence.
Responses to a guest essay asserting that the pandemic likely began with a lab leak. Also: President Biden’s image problems; “junk fees” in restaurants.
The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.
The coronavirus pandemic schooled the world in the essential role of global supply chains. Have we learned anything from it?
Reviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and businesses to forestall any potential unrest.
Yet Zhang Zhan’s supporters and human rights activists who had followed her case said they could not reach her or her family members.
The Chinese president this week will be visiting France, Serbia and Hungary. His trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over trade and accusations of Chinese espionage.
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.
Despite its thirst for Australian wine, China had taxed the imports in 2020 over a dispute about Covid-19.
The social media movement is the latest sign that some of China’s young people are resisting the compulsion to strive.
En la Asamblea Popular Nacional de esta semana, los dirigentes chinos fijaron un ambicioso objetivo de crecimiento: exactamente el mismo que el año pasado.
At China’s big political show, nervous exchanges with journalists and the tightly scripted pageantry showed how Xi Jinping has centralized control.
At the National People’s Congress on Tuesday, China’s leaders set an ambitious goal for growth, exactly the same one as last year.
Hundreds of flights and trains have been canceled as China’s most important holiday approaches, and more bad weather is in the forecast.
Over a year after China opened its borders following the pandemic, international trips are still lagging, although domestic travel is more popular.
Newly released documents indicate that a U.S. genetic database had received the sequence of the coronavirus two weeks before it was made public by others.
Pessimism among investors was most pronounced in Hong Kong, where stocks have plunged by 10 percent so far this year.
Gross domestic product expanded 5.2 percent, as China worked to export more to make up for weak demand, high debt and a steep property contraction at home.