Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers construct the hull of a vessel at the STX shipbuilding plant on Changxing Island in northeast China's Liaoning province in ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In only two decades, China has grown to be the dominant player in shipbuilding, claiming more than half of the world's commercial shipbuilding market, while the U.S. share has fallen ...

China is seeking to standardize its process for international metals deals to improve oversight of proceedings.

With drones revolutionizing the battlefield in Ukraine, Iran and beyond, the U.S. is striving to dominate this latest evolution in military technology the way it has with previous wartime innovations.

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

The global debate surrounding critical minerals – and the geopolitical race to secure access to these materials – has thus ...

Despite controlling the majority of global rare earth mining and processing, China's dominance faces a significant structural ...

While China dominates global rare earth mining and processing, a new study reveals a "structural weakness": the US and Japan ...

China solidified its position in 2025 as Central Asia’s top trade partner, with overall turnover topping $106.3 billion, a 12 percent increase over the previous year’s total. According to data ...