The world is bracing for what’s to come as Beijing reacts to the US shooting down a Chinese balloon it says was spying on it.

Presence of Chinese balloon is likely to complicate efforts to reset relations with Beijing

An alleged spy balloon spotted over the US is a Chinese "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route, China says.

Meanwhile, the US fleet sits under 300 ships, and the Pentagon’s goal is to have 350 manned ships, still well behind China, by 2045, according to the US Navy’s Navigation Plan 2022 released last summer.

Latest figures revive question of whether India is already more populous

The outlook for 2023 has been lifted by optimism around the easing of Covid restrictions

This scenario could easily play out – and the repercussions for the globe would be devastating unless Australia and other countries step in.
Jamie Seidel

The joint combat strike drills are intended to discourage separatism, according to Chinese officials

Thousands of people flew into mainland China as Beijing scrapped mandatory hotel quarantines for arrivals

Chinese billionaire entrepreneur is taking a step further away from the business empire he created decades ago

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to meet with the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen

rance will require that travellers arriving from China provide a negative Covid-19 test result less than 48 hours old before departure, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday.

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The US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on visitors from China, after it announced it would reopen its borders next week.

The US is considering imposing new Covid restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month.

Washington is making up excuses to preserve its “hegemony,” Beijing said

Public anger with restrictions appears to have swayed health officials

China has made a concession after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked protests across the country.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the governing Democratic Progressive Party after its poor showing in local elections.

A mother’s monthslong separation from young children illustrates challenges government faces in easing restrictions

China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus.