A diplomatic firestorm has erupted across Asia. China has slammed Japan with its harshest travel freeze in years, airlines rushing to offer mass refunds as Beijing warns citizens to stay away. The trigger: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s explosive Taiwan remarks,

Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

China's commerce ministry on Friday criticised comments made by Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans defending the seizure of Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia, days before senior Dutch officials visit Beijing to discuss how to resolve the dispute.

Despair about dimming economic and personal prospects has created an outwardly strong, inwardly brittle nation.

Trump's zero tolerance policy clashes with China's new tariff-free trade deal with Venezuela, escalating tensions as U.S. carrier group monitors the region.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 years ago, seizing the chance to portray his nation as a benevolent neighbour and reliable economic partner.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation offers China and India a rare space to manage rivalry through cooperation, balancing tensions through mutual geopolitical constraints.

That pride is harder for many of us to summon today. Behind the orderliness of everyday life, a quiet desperation simmers. On social media and in private conversations, there is a common refrain: worry over joblessness, wage cuts and making ends meet. Chinese people today live with a strange paradox.