Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip shows the Biden administration is keen to reignite diplomacy and inject stability to its dealings with China, but whether it was a success remains to be seen.

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences.

Much of the Biden administration's approach to the world focuses on the U.S. competition with China.

In footage released by China's state broadcaster, Xi is heard to say "The two sides have agreed to follow through on the common understandings President Biden and I have reached in Bali."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge.

Kim, who sits on the House China panel, disagrees with its chair's characterization of the rivalry. He hopes that Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit will mean more regular talks with China.

In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.

Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to form diplomatic ties with China.

Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.46 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom.

As Canada and parts of the U.S. confront declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, NPR reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa share their experiences.

He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

China's new defense minister made his first international appearance on Sunday at an annual defense summit, where he delivered a speech full of thinly veiled digs at the U.S.

Speaking at the so-called Shangri-La Dialogue, Austin also assured Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer dialogue over conflict.

China's space program officials said on Monday they have plans to expand its space station, along with launching a crewed mission to the moon before 2030.

Decades ago, Taiwan set up propaganda broadcast stations on islands right off the coast of mainland China. One of its key tools: women's voices.