Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

The White House opened a Section 301 investigation examining whether China fulfilled provisions within an agreement signed during the first Trump administration.

China now holds 42 percent of global 5G standard-essential patents, and by September 2025 it is expected to operate more than 4.6 million 5G base stations ‒ about 60 percent of the world’s total. The scale of that rollout has underpinned new industries such as the industrial internet and the Internet of Vehicles.

China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials

China on Sunday accused the United States of espionage against the country's top time center, which China said could seriously impact the orderly functioning of its society.

Once again, nuclear power seemed hopeless, at least in the U.S. Yet over the same period, China built 13 similar reactors, with 33 more underway. And Beijing’s nuclear ambitions are global. China is quickly becoming the global leader in nuclear power,

The United States and China are locked in another round of economic confrontation, with actions on both sides intensifying a dispute that has simmered for

Beijing wants to double down on advanced semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and basic research.

The U.S. has said it will target citizens of Central American nations accused of cooperating with the Communist Party of China.