China

Richard Marles says Beijing isn't currently spying on Operation Talisman Sabre, but it could happen.

Anthony Albanese has quickly transformed into the darling of Chinese state media during his diplomatic visit to China this week.

The prime minister dressed casually in a polo shirt and Rabbitohs hat as he shared details of his sit-down with President Xi and Chinese leaders to media outside the Great Wall of China.

The Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for deeper cooperation without mentioning one particular name.

Chinese Premier Mao Zedong swam across the Yangtze River in Wuhan on July 17, 1966, a move that marked the beginning of one of the bloodiest periods in modern history.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised concerns about the Chinese flotilla that circumnavigated Australia earlier this year during a meeting with President Xi Jinping.

However, questions around defence continue to hover over the prime minister's visit.

Exercise Talisman Sabre is the biggest bilateral wargame between Australia and the US.

The agenda of the PM's second official China trip will include a sit-down with President Xi Jinping and spruiking a new advertisement campaign to lure Chinese visitors Down Under.

The foreign minister's speech came just days before Anthony Albanese's next meeting with Xi Jinping.

Xu Zewei is charged in a nine-count indictment in the Southern District of Texas for his alleged involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021.

China's ambassador to Australia has hit out at NATO's recent defence spending boost and warned the federal government against following the powerful military alliance.

The court found he had secretly filmed his "cowardly" crimes on covert cameras in his apartments.

A new report largely puts the blame on one man, although his name has been left out of the 138-page forecasts.

What gives Xi Jinping a powerful edge is something the US can't make themselves.

The fungus had the potential to cause disease vital food crops and cause billions of dollars of damage, the FBI says.

Trade negotiations stalled shortly after an agreement to reduce their tariff rates in order to have talks.

The substance was a a potential agroterrorism weapon, US authorities say.

The protester was the subject of an iconic photograph, but then he vanished without trace.

The US Defence Secretary's warning of an "imminent" threat against the self-ruling island should be a wake-up call for the Albanese government, one expert says.

He was carrying out a safety check when a sudden updraft carried him nto the upper atmosphere.

There are concerns the move puts trade talks between the world's two biggest economies at risk.

China has launched an ambitious mission to study two intriguing objects in our solar system, the likes of which have never been visited by a spacecraft before.

Any move to scrap the lease held by a Chinese company was "ethically questionable", a top diplomatic envoy said.

The US president insists the $276 billion project will protect the country from missile attacks.

Visitors to a centuries-old tourist site in eastern China were sent scrambling after hundreds of roof tiles came loose and cascaded more than two stories to the ground.

The giant unmanned aircraft is capable of carrying swarms of smaller armed drones, Chinese state media says.

Yang Hengjun wrote the letter on the sixth anniversary of his imprisonment in Beijing.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has a different playbook for how she handles US President Donald Trump.

The United States and China have agreed to drastically roll back tariffs on each other's goods for an initial 90-day period, according to a joint statement released by the two countries this evening.

It was the first comment from Trump after a day of talks in Geneva between US officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Chinese officials.

As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, the prospects for a quick and significant breakthrough appear dim.

The trip is slotted for September and will include trade talks with the Chinese government, businesses, educators and communities.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 "Victory Day" military parade, he's been clear who's at the top of his guest list: Xi Jinping.

In a video message, China has labelled the US president a bully, and called for an international coalition to take him on.

Fruit growers hope to grab a slice of an export market worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

The exemptions apply to integrated circuits, also known as microchips or semiconductors, according to three import agencies.

Trump tarrifs: China on Thursday denied any suggestion that it was in active negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying that any notion of progress in the matter was as groundless as "trying to catch the wind."

The US' biggest exporter admitted Donald Trump's tariffs are giving it big headaches.

Handbag manufacturers sent TikTok into meltdown this week, claiming that massive designer brands make their bags in China - but is it true?

The US president insists he doesn't want to play 'hardball' on trade with his Chinese counterpart.

The White House has launched a new website championing the theory that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was a human-made pathogen that leaked from an infectious disease laboratory in Wuhan, China.

The Chinese-founded e-commerce giants say their operating costs have gone up.

The minerals – used to power everything from iPhones to electric vehicles – are vital components for the kinds of advanced technology that will define the future.

The leader of the world's second-largest economy was speaking as he visited South-East Asia to bolster Chinese trade links.

Xi Jinping says his nation is "not afraid", his first public comment on the escalating trade war that has tanked international markets and fueled fears of a global recession.

The US president may have misjudged China's determination to resist pressure on its exports with his sweeping tariffs.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has personal details for 155 Chinese citizens fighting with the Russian army and that "we believe that there are many more of them."

China wants to join forces with Australia in a bid to boost global trade amid the disruption caused by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Ukraine's government is demanding an explanation after two soldiers were taken prisoner.