Nevertheless, Beijing imposed the law on the former British colony in the same year. Beijing could use this law to retaliate against Li.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Beijing will strengthen ties with Moscow in a meeting on July 15 with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

More than two dozen senior officials have been investigated in 2026, pointing to heightened discipline and power realignments within the CCP.

This means that overseas warehouses, ports, and factories owned or controlled by Chinese companies could be quickly incorporated into a wartime logistics network if required by Beijing.

Meanwhile, Beijing is trying to drive a wedge between Asian nations and the United States as Chinese officials seek their own trade deals.

Beijing will ship vast quantities of domestic goods—including clothing, electronics, and furniture—to Vietnam. "Vietnam sells us $15 for every $1 we sell them, and about $5 of that is just Chinese product that comes into Vietnam.

"Forgive me for thinking that the involvement of accredited Beijing diplomats is being downplayed here today because the prime minister is making a new world order with the Beijing-based communist regime," Cooper said.

(Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images); China's foreign minister Wang Yi at a press conference in Beijing on March 8, 2019.

A new report warns that prominent Western universities, including Canadian institutions, have collaborated with Chinese artificial intelligence labs on research that could advance Beijing’s mass-surveillance apparatus and other tools tied to human rights abuses. The Dec. 8 report, authored by the New York-based business intelligence firm Strategy Risks in partnership with the non-profit Human Rights […]

Japan said on Sunday that Chinese carrier-launched fighter jets aimed radar at Japanese military aircraft a day earlier, an account Beijing disputed.

However, there remains a predicate question for those demanding activity for the sake of activity: Does Beijing even understand its economic challenges and how to address them?

In response, Beijing imposed a blanket 125 percent tariff on U.S. imports.

Beijing needs something much more comprehensive and far-reaching. To be sure, the authorities have advanced other efforts.

SA lobster exports have more than doubled over the past year.

DeepSeek has a “kill switch” baked into its system, and it does exactly what Beijing wants, a cybersecurity report has found.

A candidate for the federal Conservatives in the spring election says a supporter received a violent threat after meeting with him—one of several tactics he suspects Beijing may have used to undermine his campaign.

Beijing repeatedly denied being responsible for the U.S. fentanyl crisis. After talks in Geneva, Washington and Beijing agreed on a 90-day truce on May 12 and slashed reciprocal tariffs by 115 percent.

"This is precisely why Beijing has imposed strict export controls on rare earth refining technologies—to maintain its strategic edge," said Shen, as it will take time for alternative global supply chains to take shape.

In addition to concerns about the company’s ownership structure, Paxton’s office said the investigation will examine whether TP-Link products contain vulnerabilities—such as back doors—that could allow Beijing to access “consumers’ network traffic and

Construction Halted; Beijing Warns Protesters Work on 28 other building projects by the same contractor—Prestige Construction & Engineering Co. (PC&E)—has been immediately suspended amid safety audits, Hong Kong officials announced late on Nov. 29.

However, Trump’s transport secretary, Sean Duffy, said Canada will regret its decision to partner with Beijing and bring Chinese EVs into its market.

BulgarianMilitary.com describes the new command center in Beijing as a “command-and-control center for the PLA in wartime."

A worker is seen in a Japanese products supermarket in Beijing on Nov. 19, 2025.

Victims of an attack by a Chinese Consulate guard in Los Angeles have said they intend to file a lawsuit against the attacker, the diplomatic mission, and Beijing.

The Trump administration’s renewed tariff war is gaining momentum, leaving Beijing increasingly isolated on the world stage.

Commentary Beijing has recently taken three political and economic steps to prepare for the next phase of U.S.–China relations as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term.

Taiwan has demanded Beijing immediately stop its “military intimidation” amid a suspected Chinese war game near the island.

A Falun Gong practitioner is forcefully taken away by Chinese police toward a police van in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 11, 2000.

Amid efforts to repair ties with Beijing during Carney’s term, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand visited China in mid-October 2025, after which she said Ottawa was in a “strategic partnership” with Beijing.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint press conference with European Council President Antonio Costa after the 25th EU–China summit in Beijing on July 24, 2025.