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China Sees $500B Trade Surplus by Redirecting Exports

It's sending goods to Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America instead of to the US amid steep tariffs

(Newser) - China is once again shaking up global trade, but this time the disruption isn't hitting the United States directly. After being squeezed by President Trump's tariffs, Chinese factories are redirecting exports—everything from toys to electric vehicles—to markets in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The...

America's Shipping Crisis: How Control of the Seas Slipped Away
How the Seas Slipped
Out of America's Fingers
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Jun 15, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

How the Seas Slipped Out of America's Fingers

US maritime power has declined to dangerous levels

(Newser) - America once ruled the seas. Now it finds itself dangerously adrift, argues Arnav Rao in a piece for the Atlantic . He begins by laying out numbers that make a compelling case: Though about 80% of US international trade moves by ocean, an infinitesimal 0.13% of the world's...

China Sent 2 Aircraft Carriers Into Pacific. That's Notable

Japan monitored drills as warships operated east of Iwo Jima

(Newser) - China has sent two aircraft carriers into the Pacific for joint military drills, signaling a bold new chapter in its naval ambitions. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani confirmed the exercises began Saturday and said Monday that the carriers were observed launching and recovering jet fighters to the east of...

3rd Chinese Scientist Charged With Smuggling Materials

She allegedly shipped worm-related material to US for research without government permit

(Newser) - A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the US at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said Monday. Per the AP , the scientist is accused of shipping biological material months ago to staff at a laboratory at the University...

US and China Hold Trade Talks in London

Discussions to last a day, at least

(Newser) - High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy. A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng is due to meet US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick,...

Toy That's Been Around for Years Is Suddenly Super Hot

Meet Labubu, a plushie from China's Pop Mart that's gone viral

(Newser) - Labubu, the plush toy from China's Pop Mart, is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are far from an overnight success. First appearing a decade ago, Labubus may have finally cemented their place in the collectible toy market. More on this quirky toy from the AP...

China's New Big Bet: Batteries Powered by Sea Salt

Or at least from abundant sodium, which can be extracted from sea salt

(Newser) - China leads the world in the production of lithium-ion batteries, which power most of the electric vehicles now running. It's possible that nations looking to catch up could turn to alternatives such as sodium-ion batteries—but as the BBC reports, China is leading the way on this burgeoning...

Report: Iran Is Importing Key Missile Chemicals From China

Ammonium perchlorate shipments are set to arrive in coming months, per WSJ

(Newser) - Iran is importing thousands of tons of ballistic missile ingredients from China, according to sources familiar with the transactions, with shipments of ammonium perchlorate, a key missile propellant, set to arrive in Iran in the coming months, reports the Wall Street Journal . The materials could produce hundreds of ballistic...

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Latest Move Against Harvard

School files a legal challenge, and judge issues temporary restraining order

(Newser) - Harvard is fighting the Trump administration's latest attempt to block it from enrolling international students, filing a legal challenge to President Trump's order Thursday, the AP reports. The university claims the order is illegal retaliation against the school because it has refused to comply with White House demands,...

Trump Finally Gets Xi on the Phone
Trump Finally Gets
Xi on the Phone
Jun 5, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Trump Finally Gets Xi on the Phone

President calls it a 'very good' talk

(Newser) - President Trump reportedly believes he can bring about a breakthrough in trade talks by getting China's president on the phone, and now, he has his chance. The leaders spoke Thursday morning on a call initiated by Trump, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy...

Rubio: 'The World Will Never Forget' Tiananmen Square

China has been trying to erase June 4, 1989, massacre from history

(Newser) - For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday. And that's just how the ruling Communist Party wants it. Security was tight Wednesday around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, where weeks of student-led protests shook the party in...

Trump Discovers It's Not So Easy Making a Deal With China

Xi Jinping is 'extremely hard to make a deal with,' he complained at 2am

(Newser) - President Trump may have authored The Art of the Deal, but he's having trouble keeping up his dealmaker reputation when it comes to China. "I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!...

How a 'Potential Agroterrorism Weapon' Allegedly Got Into US

Officials say Chinese couple smuggled the crop-killing fungus into the country

(Newser) - Two Chinese nationals are facing federal charges after allegedly smuggling a crop-destroying fungus—deemed a potential agroterrorism weapon—into the United States. Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu are facing federal charges in Michigan over the fungus, Fusarium graminearum. Authorities allege Liu attempted to bring the fungus through Detroit's...

Tourist Jumps Into Display of Clay Warriors, Damaging 2

Security personnel stop attack on China's 2,000-year-old army

(Newser) - Two clay warriors that survived more than 2,000 years without incident have been damaged by a Chinese tourist who jumped into an 18-foot-deep pit to reach them. The 30-year-old "climbed over the guardrail and the protective net" on Friday, took his leap, then "pushed and pulled" the...

Amid Threat of Tariffs, a New Wave of Customs Fraud

Fraudulent schemes offer US importers ways to sidestep steep duties

(Newser) - As the US prepares to ( maybe ) ramp up tariffs on foreign goods, a surge of shadowy offers from overseas shippers promising to make the taxes "disappear" has ignited a new wave of customs fraud—leaving honest American businesses scrambling to keep up. As tariffs imposed by...

Chinese Ship Asks Japan's Help
Chinese Ship Asks
Japan's Help
May 31, 2025 1:42 PM CDT

Chinese Ship Asks Japan's Help

Coast guard picks up injured man in contested waters

(Newser) - Japan's coast guard dispatched a patrol vessel to rescue an injured crew member of a Chinese survey ship in the contested waters in southwestern Japan, officials said Friday. The Chinese survey ship Ke Xue requested the rescue on Wednesday, saying that one of the crew members suffered a hand...

Paraglider Covered in Ice as Wind Sweeps Him to 27K Feet

Footage shows icy ordeal after unexpected updraft sends him skyward

(Newser) - A Chinese paraglider's routine equipment test turned extraordinary—and terrifying—when a powerful updraft swept him nearly 27,800 feet above China's Qilian mountains, leaving him covered in ice, disoriented, and battling for survival in thin air. His harrowing flight, captured on video, quickly became a viral...

Rubio: US Will Revoke Visas of Chinese Students

Targets will include those studying in 'critical fields,' he says

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the US will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in "critical fields." China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India. In the 2023-24 school year, more than...

Roof of Reconstructed Ming Dynasty Tower Collapses

'If this were to happen during the ancient times, heads would roll'

(Newser) - One of the largest historic towers in China, a Ming Dynasty building reconstructed in 1995, is going to need more reconstruction. The roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower in Anhui province partially collapsed on Monday, with hundreds of falling tiles narrowly missing people in the square below, the BBC reports....

China Investigates Rare Case of Gun Violence
China Investigates
Rare Shooting
May 19, 2025 7:32 AM CDT

China Investigates Rare Shooting

One person dead, two injured at outdoor restaurant in Wuhan

(Newser) - It appears to be a rarity in China: a fatal gun attack. Police in Wuhan say one person was killed and two others injured Sunday night in an assault at an outdoor restaurant, reports the AP . Authorities did not specify that a gun was used, but social media posts...

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