BEIJING (AP) — As China staged live-fire military drills around Taiwan featuring aircraft, warships and rocket launches, the Chinese foreign minister reiterated Beijing’s aim to achieve “ complete ...

BEIJING(AP) — China's decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots — both in the past several weeks and the past several decades.

China has never been more trade-dependent in its history. Xi Jinping’s only hope for an economy that is probably contracting is to increase exports. He knows — or should know — that he is in no ...