China and Japan are two of Asia’s most powerful nations and the region’s biggest trading partners. Yet centuries of intense rivalry mean their economic embrace can never be taken for granted.

China publicized the new aircraft carrier’s drills amid continued diplomatic and economic pressure on Japan in response to Takaichi’s remarks. Experts see the appearance of the Fujian as likely to further inflame security tensions not only in the Taiwan Strait and the South and East China seas, but the Indo-Pacific at large.

From left: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,' 'Kung Fu Panda 4,' 'Dune: Part Two' and 'The Boy and the Heron' Warner Bros, Universal, Studio Ghibli A busy holdover weekend for wide studio releases was led by the trio of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ...

The tension between China and Japan caused by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's egregious remarks on Taiwan question continues to simmer. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that if Japan refuses to retract them or even continue to pursue the wrong course,

Local authorities in China said Sunday they had approved the arrest of the former head of the Shaolin Temple, known as the birthplace of kung fu, over suspicion of embezzlement.