China

The U.S. has called China the world’s largest producer of many of the precursor chemicals used in the illicit production of fentanyl and other deadly synthetic drugs.

Choi’s killing in 2023 shocked the Chinese territory, where violent crime is rare. Her ex-husband, his father and his brother face life imprisonment if convicted of murder.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the two sides had discussed a new mechanism for alerting each other to AI-related incidents that could affect national security.

Chinese authorities blamed the Philippines for the latest confrontation between the two countries in disputed waters in the South China Sea, which caused damage but no injuries.

“Looking back, I regret the decision to not have stepped off the track,” Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk said.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington next week.

Min Zin, a University of California, Berkeley, scholar, had traveled to China in June for an academic workshop when he was detained by China’s state security on suspicion of endangering national security, his wife said.

Professional athlete Joanna Wietrzyk was seen on video and in photographs running and using shared fitness equipment with feces running down her legs.

Beijing urged the U.S. to halt its military buildup in outer space after Washington acknowledged it has weapons deployed in orbit.