The country has spent decades perfecting a surveillance state at home. Now it’s promoting its ideology of state control, and the technology to enforce it, abroad.

At the heart of a criminal case involving one such wife is a question: How can Taiwan protect its democracy without unfairly targeting Chinese migrants?

At the heart of a criminal case involving one such wife is a question: How can Taiwan protect its democracy without unfairly targeting Chinese migrants?

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Dong Guangping, 68, fled China at least three other times but was always sent back. His friends hope things might be different this time.

The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the reliability of U.S. support.

President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, emphasized stability but announced no major breakthroughs on points of contention like trade, Taiwan and the war in Iran.

There has been rampant speculation online about whether the Chinese government changed the transliteration of Marco Rubio’s name to overlook sanctions. But that theory is wrong.

There has been rampant speculation online about whether the Chinese government changed the transliteration of Marco Rubio’s name to overlook sanctions. But that theory is wrong.

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was meeting with President Trump on Friday at Zhongnanhai, a heavily guarded Beijing compound where top Chinese officials live and work.

A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.

A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.

Guests included top U.S. and Chinese officials and the chief executives of several major American companies.

The Temple of Heaven and Great Hall of the People embody distinct parts of China’s history, which Xi Jinping has sought to underscore while hosting state visits.

President Trump’s visit to Beijing comes as relations with China have become more combative.

Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance.

We are entering a more perilous era where China no longer sees U.S. strength as something to fear.

A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.

Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.

Chinese automakers do not belong on American soil.

America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump.

Gen. Wei Fenghe and Gen. Li Shangfu are likely to spend the rest of their lives in prison after receiving suspended death sentences.

Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, is accused of working on behalf of the Chinese government to target dissidents. A co-defendant has pleaded guilty.

Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years.

China no longer looks to an erratic America as a model to emulate, but as a distraction to be managed.