World China promises pandas for the U.S. on the 45th anniversary of the two nations' ties Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. — specifically California — by year end. The Associated Press
World A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it's struggling to rebound A year ago, China lifted its draconian COVID restrictions. Many expected the country to bounce back quickly. That hasn't happened. John Ruwitch
World What North Korea's shift toward Russia means for its global strategy Since the collapse of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington in 2019, analysts see a major shift in North Korea's foreign relations. It has turned increasingly to Moscow. Anthony Kuhn
Politics Taiwan is driving China-U.S. tensions. Meet the person right in the middle Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan the "most important" and "most sensitive" issue driving U.S.-China tensions. Sandra Oudkirk is trying to navigate that tricky terrain. Emily Feng
Technology Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Shannon Bond
Politics More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals After meeting with President Biden in California, President Xi Jinping signaled that he will send new pandas to the U.S., calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples." The Associated Press
World Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want. John Ruwitch Vincent Ni
World China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2. The Associated Press
Politics Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year John Ruwitch Tamara Keith
World A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a B-52 bomber, U.S. military says A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said. The Associated Press