Even the president appears to be doubting his strategy to win over Beijing, as relations fray between the trading partners.

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Even the president appears to be doubting his strategy to win over Beijing, as relations fray between the trading partners.

Even before the U.S. threatened to bar international students and besieged universities, China’s huge spending campaign on the sciences was bearing fruit.

Even before the U.S. threatened to bar international students and besieged universities, China’s huge spending campaign on the sciences was bearing fruit.

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Instead of battling over tariffs, Washington and Beijing have turned to a potentially far more harmful strategy: flexing their control over global supply chains.

Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao.

Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao.

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Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces.

Trump administration officials are getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas.

State labor programs were aimed at lifting one of the nation’s poorest regions out of poverty, but they have also served as a tool to erode resistance to Chinese rule.

As applicants in Beijing wait to see how sweeping the new action might be, one says the United States is making people too scared.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the students who will have their visas canceled include people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”

Dissidents around the world have plenty of experience challenging authoritarian regimes. Here are their secrets.

Lydia Polgreen and Nicholas Kristof discuss why other nations are picking up what the president is punching down.

Lydia Polgreen and Nicholas Kristof discuss why other nations are picking up what the president is punching down.

Beijing is trying to win over other countries with vows of economic cooperation. But it won’t back down from its territorial claims, experts predict.

The markets have come around to the Federal Reserve chairman’s cautious approach to lowering interest rates. President Trump could be a tougher convert.

The technological success that has captured the attention of many in the United States is one aspect of the Chinese economy. There’s another, gloomy one.

President Trump’s triple-digit tariffs on Chinese products disrupted global trade — but haven’t appeared to result in major concessions from Beijing.

The White House backed off from the steepest levies, as the costs of an all-out trade war with China threatened global economic growth.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is visiting Beijing this week, and China’s Xi Jinping will also meet top officials from other Latin American and Caribbean nations to emphasize their ties.

For years, the leader of China has planned to make the world dependent on its exports and know-how. But the strategy has costs for his own country.

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is reinforcing his bond with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. But that could hurt Beijing’s efforts to repair ties with Europe.

An unending purge in China’s top military ranks raises serious questions over the country’s readiness for offensive war.

Chinese officials have long used their willingness to cooperate to stem the flow of fentanyl to the United States as leverage in talks over broader disputes.

The standoff over terms of negotiations, and whether they are happening, signals that a protracted economic fight lies ahead.

Despite mounting financial pressure, China says it won’t negotiate until the Trump administration shows “sincerity” by canceling tariffs on its goods.

The president’s turnover of the economic order has unleashed changes that could prove lasting, because other countries will adjust.

Mark Carney, who is running to win a full term as prime minister, has years of experience dealing with Chinese businesses and leadership. It’s become fodder for his opponents.