China is reportedly sending missile fuel materials to Iran to help rebuild its missile program amid continuing U.S.-Israeli strikes aimed against the Tehran regime.

China is better positioned than the US to withstand the oil shocks during the war in Iran, Goldman Sachs says.

China has opened two investigations into U.S. trade practices ahead of an upcoming visit by President Donald Trump in May.

The United States has been vocal about wanting to beat China back to the surface of the Moon. In February, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said that the agency faced “credible competition from our greatest geopolitical adversary” and needed to “move faster, eliminate delays and achieve our objectives”.

Hours after Donald Trump threatened to expand strikes on Iran and hit Beijing’s strategic partner “very hard,” China’s top diplomat took the stage before the world’s press and declared this could be a defining year for US-China ties.

As the war in the Gulf careens into its second month, dragging down the global economy with no off-ramp in sight, questions are deepening around what role China – a global heavyweight and diplomatic partner to Iran – is willing to play.

Global approval of China surpassed the U.S. in 2025, the widest favorability gap between the two countries in almost 20 years, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday. Gallup found that China’s global approval rating last year reached a median of 36 percent in support of the country’s leadership.

China started a pair of investigations into US trade practices, retaliating against similar probes by the Trump administration as the superpowers stake out positions before an expected presidential summit in May.

Expert warns mysterious drone incursions over U.S. military bases may signal China is prepared to strike the homeland if tensions with Iran escalate.