China

Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, was second in command and once a close ally of President Xi Jinping.

The chances of getting a replacement are slim, with Tokyo’s relations with Beijing at their lowest point in years due to friction over Taiwan.

Analysts believe the purges are designed both to reform the military and to ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who also chairs the military commission.

The previous National Defense Strategy, published in 2022, identified China as the most significant strategic competitor to the U.S.

Chinese authorities said they had rescued 15 people after the ship with 21 Filipinos on board capsized near Scarborough Shoal, the subject of a territorial dispute with the Philippines.

Organizers of what was once an annual commemoration of China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters face up to 10 years in prison under the Beijing-imposed law.

Critics have long expressed concerns that the proposed supersized embassy will be used as a base for espionage.

The population of the world’s second most populous country dropped by 339 million in 2025 to 1.405 billion, official data showed.

Chinese exports to the U.S. suffered after President Donald Trump began raising tariffs last year, but the decline was offset by shipments to the rest of the world.

A new app's popularity is a reflection of demographic changes in China that have left many feeling isolated.

Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a ''new strategic partnership'' in Beijing on Friday that included a break with the United States on tariffs.