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China has fired a chilling warning to the US as it unleashed massive live-fire war games around Taiwan, deploying troops and warships in exercises that include rehearsals for sealing off the island's vital ports.Beijing's foreign…

By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:43 EST, 24 December 2025 | Updated: 10:26 EST, 24 December 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

The ancient enmity between China and Japan has erupted into one of the most dangerous faceoffs in the Asia-Pacific in decades, with Tokyo openly threatening Beijing with military action if it invades Taiwan. It is believed that the…

By HAYLEY MINN, DEPUTY TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 06:13 EDT, 15 October 2025 | Updated: 13:37 EDT, 15 October 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan (Allen Lane  £20, 336pp) is available now from the Mail BookshopBy MARK MASON Published: 19:02 EDT, 9 October 2025 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 9 October 2025 <!-- …

Dr Ash Kapoor is nearly 60 but, by his reckoning, he has an awful lot more to look forward to.Another 63 years, to be precise. None of which will be spent lolling about in a care home waiting for lunch and praying for a peaceful…

By IMOGEN GARFINKEL - SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 05:16 EDT, 12 September 2025 | Updated: 06:47 EDT, 12 September 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

Russian despot Vladimir Putin has been caught rambling about immortality during a summit with Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un.Putin, who is in Beijing with the North Korean ruler and dozens of other world leaders to celebrate the 80th…

Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing in his armoured train to join Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping for a huge military parade in Beijing as the three powers showcase their unity at an anti-NATO summit.The North Korean…

Vietnam is fighting against Beijing's supremacy in the South China Sea by building its own islands and military bases in the disputed waters, according to a new report. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), run by the Centre…