China may conquer Taiwan through energy blockade and gray-zone tactics rather than military invasion, new defense study reveals. Beijing's strategy targets fuel imports.

Beijing is flexing its might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan, but its aggressive approach risks backfiring.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has rejected what she described as a "false" choice between forging closer ties with China and maintaining Australia's security, despite warnings from intelligence officials about Beijing's increasing "grey zone" hostilities.

Diplomatic storms often begin with a few carefully chosen words, yet they can quickly escalate into actions that affect millions of ordinary citizens. The latest tension between China and Japan illustrates this perfectly,

Bayer has built a home for Chinese biopharma companies. Located in Beijing, the Bayer E-Town Open Innovation Center will incubate local biotechs starting with Suzhou Puhe BioPharma and Beijing Youngen Technology.

China calls for a gradual resumption of "exchanges" with Syria, after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Syrian counterpart, Assad al-Shaibani, who made his first official trip to Beijing. "China is willing to worth together with the international community to contribute to Syria's security and stability,

The issue of the Uighur fighters was expected to be on the Syrian foreign minister's agenda when he visits China this week. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China understands the worries of German and European companies in relation to critical raw materials such as rare earths, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Monday after talks with Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing.