The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Australia trade minister Don Farrell said on Monday he had agreed to an in-person meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in Beijing in the near future.

Beijing on Monday urged Washington to show restraint as the U.S. military searched for remnants of what it believes was a Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down over the Atlantic but which China says was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray.

The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government launched a mission to salvage what officials say is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, as pressure mounted on President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing over the incident with new export controls on…

The much-anticipated trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged under a national security law imposed by Beijing began on Monday with security tight for a case that some observers say will be a test of the city's judicial independence.

Washington (AFP) - Republicans savaged Joe Biden on Sunday over his handling of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, while Democrats defended the president's decision to shoot it down after it floated across the United States for days.

Australia's mogul skiers are leading a surge in Australian winter sport talent and, one year on from their contrasting experiences at Beijing 2022, Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham say the best is yet to come.

Beijing’s abrupt shift from expressing regret to threatening retaliation over the United States' claims about a spy balloon reflects the domestic imperative for Xi Jinping to show he’s standing up for China against external pressure, further narrowing the window to reset ties before the U.S. election season gets into full…

China may respond to the U.S. shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of "serious repercussions", but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties that both sides have been seeking to repair.

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Méribel (France) (AFP) - Their relationship during the season might feel like two ships passing in the night, but Mikaela Shiffrin credits boyfriend and fellow ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde with the power of positive thinking after her disappointment at last year's Beijing Olympics.