China is pushing for a negotiated solution to a crisis that threatens its economic and strategic interests across the Middle East.

China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted to attack drones at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait, according to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

Joseph M. Humire, acting assistant secretary of War for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, explains the Trump administration's strategy for the Western Hemisphere.

China's 15th five-year plan targets futuristic technologies including flying taxis, fusion power, quantum computing and brain-computer interfaces by 2030.

HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - China said in a statement late on Thursday that it strongly opposed the Czech Senate passing a draft resolution on the Dalai Lama's succession, stating that it "grossly interfered" with China's internal affairs.

The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the war in Iran.

An investment boom in artificial intelligence has kept China’s trade volumes on a path to exceed last year’s record levels, offsetting disruptions from higher oil prices in the weeks after war broke out in Iran.

The announcement comes as authorities try to improve student mental health, pivoting away from the nation’s traditional emphasis on studying and grades.

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said on Thursday it is closely monitoring a surge in detentions of Panama-flagged vessels in China that appears tied to a Panama court ruling against Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison.