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China deployed planes and ships around Taiwan in military drills on Monday, issuing a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces. The drills mark the fourth large-scale exercise in two years as Beijing refuses to rule out force in its efforts to control Taiwan. Washington said the drills risk "escalation" as it called on China to act with restraint.

China is in financial turmoil as its lucrative property market implodes – and the consequences for Australia will be inescapable.

Beijing on Friday said ongoing drills encircling Taiwan were testing the military's ability to seize power over the self-ruled island, days after a new president was sworn in.

Russia’s leader wants to strengthen his “no-limits” partnership with Xi Jinping

The breakup of the company, once China's top property developer by sales, is set to send a further shock wave through the country's struggling real-estate sector.4 min read

China is facing a major crisis on several fronts as troubling new population and economic figures were released today.

The Chinese leader vowed “complete reunification” ahead of elections on the island

Officials in Beijing have attributed an outbreak of respiratory ailments in children to commonly known pathogens

HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign

The government official had made no public appearances since late August

We've reached the end of an era for the Chinese economy.

Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers.

China's artificial intelligence (AI) market is currently worth €20 billion, but that figure could more than double within two years. Beijing aspires to overtake the US to become the world leader in the sector by 2030.

Retail sales are down, exports are slipping and local governments are pleading for cash. China is in trouble – but will it drag us down with it?

A deepening slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy has now raised fears of deflation, which could be crippling for heavily indebted China.

The case of China's top foreign affairs diplomat Qin Gang, a disappeared 'wolf-warrior'

One of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s top officials, who vanished for weeks, has been sacked for no reason sending