Chenguang Gong, 59, a dual citizen of the United States and China, admitted to transferring more than 3,600 files to personal devices during his brief tenure at the company, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even artificial intelligence.

New report details China's strategic control of battery materials essential for military systems, while U.S. companies face permitting obstacles and processing limitations.

China warned on Wednesday against the risk of power supply disruptions as people struggled to keep cool in record heat baking large swathes of the country, which also spurred warnings to the elderly to guard against heat stroke.

Amazon will shut down its AI research lab in a cost-cutting move as tensions flare with China and as other global companies even seek to leave the nation because of Chinese influence.

As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.

The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local companies and fueling the country’s deflationary spiral.

China will tighten road traffic regulations and set out legal responsibilities to ensure public safety, its public security ministry said on Wednesday, as the use of assisted driving technology in vehicles increases.