The China-owned short video app was used by 20% of 18-to 24-year-olds for news, up five percentage points from last year

The speed of the yuan's slide has caught many off-guard. JP Morgan recently downgraded its year-end yuan forecast, from 6.85 per dollar to 7.25 per dollar.

Foreign minister Qin Gang said the US should interfering in China's internal affairs and harming its security interests in a call on Wednesday to Blinken, who is due in Beijing on Sunday

The move will allow the chipmakers, which include Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC, to continue to import US chipmaking tools to China for use in their existing fabs in the country

The US, Japan and Taiwan have agreed to share real-time data from reconnaissance drones to improve military coordination and prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, a new report says

The US has added 43 firms – mostly Chinese – to its Entity List, banning them from receiving US exports for activities such as training army pilots and developing hypersonic missiles

China has been upset by claims of spying from Cuba, with a state-backed commentator accusing the US of repeatedly playing tricks and creating an 'illusion' it is eager to engage in talks

Cooperation between Riyadh and Beijing has deepened in security and sensitive tech amid a warming of political ties

China upgraded its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019, a US official said on Saturday, adding that reports of a 'new' spy facility actually pre-date the Biden Administration

The US banned imports from Ninestar, a large Chinese maker of printers, and Xinjang Zhongtai Chemical, saying their products involve use of Uyghur forced labour

Beijing's sharp reaction follows a Wall Street Journal report that Cuba and China agreed for Beijing to pay Havana "several billion dollars" to host a spying facility on the island

The Senate Foreign Relations panel approved the 'Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act' on Thursday, endorsing a similar measure passed unanimously by the lower house in March.