In diplomacy, even short words matter. And with a brief Truth Social post, President Donald Trump may have revealed his approach to the U.S.-China relationship — to the delight of reputation-conscious Beijing but to the worries of U.

China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.

China called on the US to avoid four sensitive issues so a trade truce sealed between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can hold, highlighting the broad array of disagreements that will test ties.

A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam operations in South East Asia. In all 21 Bai family members and associates were convicted of fraud, homicide, injury and other crimes, said a state media report published on the court website.

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.

Defense secretary praises U.S.-China relations but says better communications needed to “deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise.”

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

Tesla Inc.’s shipments from its Shanghai factory resumed their decline, adding weight to expectations that the Elon Musk-led automaker faces a challenging final quarter for global sales.

China announced an initiative on Tuesday to increase imports, promoting itself as a super-sized market opportunity even as its trade surpluses with other countries swell amid frictions with the United States.