MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said that joint naval drills between Russia and China which kicked off on Monday in the waters and airspace off the Chinese city ​of Qingdao were not directed against any other country and would boost regional security.

Beijing sent two ships to patrol the waters east of Taiwan, a new campaign to challenge the island’s control of waters crucial to any future invasion.

It comes as Xi Jinping seeks to accelerate the modernization of the armed forces to stake out and defend China's interests in the Pacific.

The United States and the European Union expressed ⁠concern ⁠on Thursday about China's new law on ⁠ethnic unity that went into effect this week and gives Beijing the legal basis to ​take action against people outside its borders.

Tesla ($TSLA) just reported its June China numbers, and they tell a story about a company finding traction in a market where foreign automakers rarely gain ground. What Tesla’s

Pudu Robotics plans to open a full-scenario robot hotel in Shenzhen by 2027, with robot check-in and autonomous delivery trials starting late 2026.

China has defied warnings and fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Pacific.

Scientists found that the trees in China's "Great Green Wall" don't grow quite the same way that trees in natural forests do.