Chinese foreign ministry on Monday said the king of Spain, Felipe VI, will pay a state visit to China from November 10-13, the first by a Spanish monarch in 18 years, as Madrid seeks to bolster Chinese investment and boost trade ties.

Trump has said the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, and accused other powers of doing the same already.

U.S. fighter jets play a critical role in countering China’s growing military presence. This video examines the strategies, capabilities, and global implications of America’s air power.

A private gauge of China’s manufacturing activity showed Chinese factories continued to increase production in October, albeit at a slower pace.

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

Beijing and Washington may be set to revive dormant military communication channels, but it is just a first step and the two sides are still some way from genuine trust, an observer has cautioned. The assessment followed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement on social media on Sunday that the two countries had "agreed that we should set up military-to-military channels to deconflict and de-escalate any problems that arise".

US and Chinese officials have reached a framework agreement, averting a potentially ruinous 157% tariff on Chinese goods while paving the way for a potential trade deal to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.

China's factory activity in October expanded at a slower pace as new orders and output both waned amid tariff anxiety, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

American farmers welcomed China's promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won't solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds.

China has said it will allow some Nexperia chips to be shipped out of the country as shortages of the critical products threaten to halt auto production around the world. The Dutch government took control of the Netherlands-based chipmaker last month after the US expanded its export blacklist to ensnare the group,