Xi Jinping is leveraging Beijing’s diplomatic heft as Trump stumbles in Iran and Putin remains bogged down in Ukraine

China's nuclear stockpile has risen to 620 warheads, but SIPRI indicates that its expanding missile infrastructure, increasing nuclear readiness and military modernisation may matter more than the increase in warhead numbers alone.

CHINA’S superpower status could soon crumble – with its population on track to plummet by over a billion in the coming decades. XI Jinping’s regime is set to be exposed on the

China has intensified its focus on national security, issuing fresh warnings about foreign espionage activities just days after directing scientists to avoid disclosing sensitive research information.

When Chinese authorities detained Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti in January 2014, his daughter Jewher Ilham was preparing for a future she believed would include both her family and her father's work promoting dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese.

Scientists have listed sensitive or globally competitive tech that may benefit from export restrictions to keep them out of foreign hands