China

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum last month in Davos, Switzerland.

In Phone Call With Xi, Trump Reaffirms U.S. Commitment To 'One China' Policy

3:03pm February 10, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

President Trump has suggested the U.S. could use the policy as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations. China says the policy is non-negotiable, and Trump appears to have backed down.

An artist's impression of Saccorhytus coronarius, a sea creature that lived 540 million years ago.

Scientists Describe Ancient Bag-Like Sea Creatures From China

5:04pm January 30, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

They were ugly. And, unfortunately, they were not equipped with an anus. But the sand dwellers could be an important part of filling in our own early evolutionary tree.

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The last remaining street vendor in Rising Peace Lane before new year celebrations begin sells new year's decorations and calendars.

World News

As Chinese New Year Approaches, Shanghai's Bustling Streets Grow Quieter

5:01am January 27, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

The Year of the Rooster begins Saturday, and hundreds of millions have departed to celebrate with family. "All the outsiders have left for home," says 85-year-old grandmother Yuan Suizhen.

President Trump, shown here in an ad for a Chinese magazine in Shanghai, continues to attack the integrity of reporters who challenge him — even as he keeps making false claims.

For Journalists Who've Worked In China, New White House Tactics Seem Familiar

1:00pm January 25, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

China tries to discredit the press and to convince citizens not to believe their own eyes. Trump's White House seems to favor similar tactics, writes Frank Langfitt, NPR's former China correspondent.

The Kunlun Red Stars, China's hockey team, warm up before a game.

Chinese Fans Are Slow To Warm Up To Ice Hockey

3:15pm January 24, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

After China won its bid to host the 2022 Olympics, President Xi Jinping vowed to encourage winter sports. But so far, the country's first professional hockey club has struggled to find fans.

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Artist's rendering of two individuals of Siamogale melilutra, one of them feeding on a freshwater clam.

Science

Scientists Discover Prehistoric Giant Otter Species In China

7:49pm January 23, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Six million years ago, giant otters weighing more than 100 pounds lived among birds and water lilies in the wooded wetlands of China's Yunnan province. The discovery sheds light on how otters evolved.

China's Chang'e-5 craft, seen here at an exhibition in 2014, will carry out a lunar soft landing, according to the country's space agency.

China Will Launch Moon-Sampling Mission In November

12:29pm January 23, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Ahead of a separate plan to visit the moon's far side, China hopes to return lunar samples to Earth in late 2017.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in April 2013. The two first met in 1985, during a visit by Xi to Iowa.

An 'Old Friend Of China' Prepares To Bridge Differences At A Fraught Time

11:26am January 18, 2017

Donald Trump chose Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as ambassador to Beijing because of old ties with President Xi Jinping and Iowa's history of trade with China. Branstad will have a tough job.

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Economy

Who's Lifting Chinese People Out Of Poverty?

6:22pm January 17, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

China says it has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. But who's doing the lifting? And why use the term "lifting" in the first place?

Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson suggested at his confirmation hearing that a Trump administration would be willing to wage a showdown over China's recent island building in the South China Sea.

Trump And China: Intentionally Provocative Or Unprepared?

1:31pm January 17, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

Trump's campaign comments toward China were extremely strong, and we're likely to learn soon how much was rhetoric and how much will become actual policy.