Chinese investment in Brazil pivots from power dams to ice cream, courting consumers 11-Apr 18:13

For Chinese ice cream and beverage chain Mixue, which already has more stores than Starbucks or McDonald's, a cheerful snowman mascot on Sao Paulo's most famous avenue signals a new phase of its global expansion.

Taiwan spotted Chinese warplanes as Xi met opposition leader in Beijing 11-Apr 12:43

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Saturday that it spotted 16 Chinese warplanes operating near the island the previous day, around the same time China's president was ​meeting the Taiwanese opposition leader.

US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran, CNN reports 11-Apr 12:43

U.S. intelligence indicates China is  preparing to deliver ​new air defense systems to ​Iran  within the next few weeks, CNN ⁠reported late on Friday, citing ​three  people familiar with recent ​intelligence assessments.