Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement.

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Ahead of a meeting with President Trump, China’s leader signaled that he is committed to competing in manufacturing and technology despite tensions with Washington.

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Ahead of a meeting with President Trump, China’s leader signaled that he is committed to competing in manufacturing and technology despite tensions with Washington.

China’s leader wants to weaken American support for Taiwan. But first he will want clarity about President Trump’s stance toward the island.

China’s leader wants to weaken American support for Taiwan. But first he will want clarity about President Trump’s stance toward the island.

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Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.

With the fall of He Weidong, the No. 3 figure in China’s military hierarchy, Xi Jinping’s purges have reached the top of the People’s Liberation Army.

China’s rapidly growing missile force threatens Taiwan and the U.S. forces that protect the island.

Fears of U.S. surveillance drove Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to elevate the agency and put it at the center of his cyber ambitions.

He pioneered the study of Chinese law, was among the first foreigners to practice commercial law in China and spoke out about human rights there.

Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over.

At its military parade on Wednesday, China showcased hypersonic missiles to sink ships, drones that serve as wingmen and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that can strike the continental United States.