March 19, 2026, 8:53 a.m. ET Beijing — China has arrested seven people and subjected 12 more to “criminal compulsory measures” in a campaign targeting traffickers in fentanyl precursor chemicals, state media said on Thursday, following pressure from the United States. China’s first wide-publication in years of legal action that has led to the arrests…
March 2, 2026, 1:07 p.m. ET China’s foreign ministry said it was not alerted ahead of time of Israel and United States’ plan to strike parts of Iran over the weekend. The attack has killed over 500 people in Iran, including supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dozens of top officials and a Chinese citizen as tensions…
Feb. 26, 2026, 9:47 a.m. ET Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric-vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot, according to people familiar with the plans. The manufacturer is weighing an expansion of the scope of its joint venture with Leapmotor…
Feb. 22, 2026, 6:07 p.m. ET Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to the negotiating table with Donald Trump with a boost in bargaining power, after the U.S. leader lost his ability to quickly raise tariffs for nearly any reason. Weeks before Trump lands in Beijing on March 31, the first trip by an American…
Feb. 19, 2026, 12:59 p.m. ET The fireworks were part of the Lunar New Year festivities celebrating the Year of the Horse. Astronaut Chris Williams shared the video on social media from 260 miles above Earth. “I was fortunate to be looking out of the Cupola while we were passing over Beijing, and saw the…
Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 9:26 p.m. ET Vice President JD Vance suggested San Francisco-born skier Eileen Gu should be competing for the U.S. as the Stanford student accumulates medals representing China in the Olympics. “I certainly think that somebody who grew up in the United States of America, who benefited from our education system, from…
Updated Jan. 28, 2026, 2:21 p.m. ET Chinese electric carmaker BYD plans to sell over a million plug-in models outside of China in 2026. A recent trade deal will allow up to 49,000 Chinese-made EVs, including BYD models, into Canada. BYD does not currently plan to sell its electric cars in the United States due…
Jan. 27, 2026, 4:22 p.m. ET A snow leopard in China recently mauled a tourist who tried to get close enough to snap a photo of the rare animal. China’s Forestry and Grassland Bureau said the tourist, who is a skier, was bitten on Friday, Jan. 23, in Koktokay town in China’s Xinjiang region, while…
Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 12:05 p.m. ET SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest rocket, has inspired several Chinese companies to develop similar spacecraft designs. NASA plans to use Starship for its Artemis program to land astronauts on the moon, while Elon Musk aims to use it for Mars travel. Despite its ambitious goals, SpaceX’s Starship has…
Updated Jan. 22, 2026, 2:33 p.m. ET General Motors Co. will shift production of the Buick Envision from China to Kansas in the Detroit automaker’s latest reshoring move under President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Production of the next-generation compact SUV is slated for 2028 at the Fairfax Assembly & Stamping plant in Kansas City, GM confirmed…