Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela gestures beside Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros during a visit to Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, February 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Karen Lema

The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations.

SHANGHAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for a ninth consecutive month in February on Tuesday. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.0%, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.

China's reusable Shenlong space plane launched on its fourth space mission earlier this month. What is it doing in Earth orbit, and how do those activities advance China's space goals?

Trade, energy flows and dual-use technology have become the economic lifeline sustaining Moscow’s war despite Western sanctions.

By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia's most advanced AI chip,

If Chinese state investors are not directly buying Treasuries, they are lending money to other global investors who are. That is the only way the global flow of funds can add up. Ignore the amateur geopolitical strategists talking eloquently about the end of dollar dominance and follow the money.

China has put 20 Japanese companies on an export control list and 20 others on a watchlist, as tensions continue over the Japanese leader’s previous comments on Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own.