Dong’s absence meant there was no face-to-face meeting with his US counterpart, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who had the floor to himself on Saturday when he told the defence forum that the military threat posed by China was potentially imminent.

Some residents in several Beijing districts were jolted awake early Saturday by a thunderous explosion around 3 am, with some witnessing a dramatic burst of light illuminating the night sky, Beijing Daily reported on Saturday.

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was “credibly preparing” to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was “here to stay” in the Indo-Pacific region.

In the first four months of this year, the customs of two major airports in Beijing processed departure tax refund applications for overseas travelers totaling approximately 369 million yuan (about 51.

Counterintelligence officials have long grappled with how to curb Chinese espionage efforts at U.S. universities without casting aspersions on innocent academics and students.

The Trump administration will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday in another blow to international students and higher education institutions across the United States.

Chinese university students in Beijing expressed concern over the future of student exchange programs Thursday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said some Chinese students would have their U.S.

While tourists head toward the main altar, a smaller group veers off, binoculars in hand, eagerly scanning the canopy and undergrowth for a different kind of spectacle: the flutter of wings and the flash of feathers that reveal the city's hidden birdlife thriving amid ancient architecture.

The agency behind global sensation BTS has been preparing to establish itself in China since last year, a Hybe official said recently.

Zheng Yanxiong has been removed as director of liaison office and Zhou Ji, executive deputy director of the top Beijing office for the city’s affairs, has replaced him.

With joyful and vibrant music pieces, the concert celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, it was celebrated on May 31.