The US must match China's huge investment in clean energy as Beijing uses any industrial dominance for geostrategic power, a senior US defence official said

The US Department of Transportation move follows the recent cancellation of 26 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines flights over Covid-19 cases.

Regulators in Beijing have told Chinese companies listed in New York and their auditors to get their accounts to Hong Kong to prepare for inspections by US auditors

Production hubs in China have seen output hit by Covid-related lockdowns in Shanghai. There is also deep concern about the impact of growing tensions between the US and China.

Watching TikTok videos creates a digital equivalent to crack, which is "instantaneous but wears off quickly, driving the user to seek another 'hit'," the report said.

India is set to sign a $3-billion deal with the US for 30 top-level military drones for surveillance of their border with China and the Indian Ocean

TikTok is following in the footsteps of Meta and Twitter, which also have announced measures to prevent false claims before they spread online.

China is planning for a meeting between President Xi and US leader Joe Biden in November, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which quoted a top White House official.

China Life Insurance, plus oil giants Petrochina and Sinopec, and Chalco, which have a combined market cap of more than $300bn, will voluntarily exit US markets this month

Biden's team is divided on whether to drop or expand tariffs imposed by Trump on Chinese goods, sources say

Chinese scientific research accounts for almost a quarter of the world's output, the report said, and leads the way for world's most cited studies.

Investors say more US-listed China firms will follow Alibaba's plan to launch primary listings in Hong Kong.