Open-source military aviation estimates suggest that the PLAAF has around 110 to 130 fighter formations, with a total fleet of roughly 2,000 to 2,500 combat aircraft.

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A statement reflects U.S. and European concerns over Chinese state subsidies and other "non-market" practices.

June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that Washington is concerned that one of its top chipmaking machines may have found its way to China in violation of U.S.-led export restrictions,

European Union leaders sought to strike a balance between addressing deepening trade imbalances with China while not provoking a damaging conflict with the world’s No. 2 economy.

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will debate new and tougher measures on Thursday that could be needed to curb the bloc's growing trade deficit with China and its heavy reliance on the world's second-largest economy for rare earths and other critical supplies.

Amanda Lacaze risked her career to fix Australian mining company Lynas. Now she’s supplying the Pentagon.

TAIPEI, June 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan safeguarding its ⁠own ⁠security and refusing rule by China's ⁠Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, ​adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon.

Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China.

China's "vast espionage machine" is surging but more and more operatives are being arrested.