US Treasury Secretary tries to ease further tension after Trump signs act aimed at regularly reviewing and updating guidelines with Taiwan.

Rep. Andy Barr, who introduced the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act that mirrors the language the Senate included in its version of the NDAA, said Tuesday that the measure remains “in flux,” according to Politico.

Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, visit the Beijing People's Art Theatre in Beijing, Dec 4, 2025. Brigitte is accompanying the French president on his state visit to China. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Hong Kong's pioneering stablecoin rules have attracted 30 applicants - will Beijing's latest warning force the city to rethink its ambitions? Beijing's explicit denunciation of stablecoins as a financial risk has cast fresh doubt on Hong Kong's ambitions to become a regulated hub for the asset class,

Analysts warned the dispute sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could persist, leaving ordinary people to navigate the resulting uncertainty.

Beijing warned it would use a national security law to crack down on any "anti-China" protest after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades killed 146 people and left dozens missing.

This conversation took place at the Metaverse Experience Hall of the Beijing Library. Supported by artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, the hall offers visitors a novel approach to immersive reading and knowledge-based social engagement.

Feeling empowered after a clash over trade, Beijing is looking to exploit America’s inward turn.