American agencies have assessed that China dislikes the growing partnership between Russia and North Korea. The State Department has raised the troop issue with Chinese diplomats.

An amateur space photographer has captured a photo of the elusive Chinese space plane, which continues to take part in mysterious missions.

One of the great things about ignoring international law and violently snatching other people’s territory is that it pays off. China has now confirmed the discovery of the world’s first large, ultra-shallow gas field in ultra-deep waters. The gas is at an average burial depth of 210 metres but this is below a seabed that is an average of 1,500 metr...