World China launches a new crew to its space station, advancing toward lunar mission Three astronauts will spend six months on China's space station. Some experts worry China's ambitious space program could pose a threat to U.S. space superiority and military effectiveness. John Ruwitch
National The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing's famed "panda diplomacy." The Associated Press
China's cities are sinking, putting tens of millions at risk Nearly a third of China's urban population lives in areas that are subsiding, according to a sweeping national survey of 82 major Chinese cities. In coastal areas, that makes sea level rise worse. Rebecca Hersher
World Biden wants to hike tariffs on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to triple tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports. Asma Khalid
National Report: China continues to subsidize deadly fentanyl exports Fentanyl made from Chinese chemicals is killing tens of thousands of Americans. A House committee report found new evidence the Chinese government supports tax breaks to subsidize the drug trade. Brian Mann Emily Feng
The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is "impressive and terrifying." He says: "More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets." Ryan Lucas
World Biden and China's Xi make first contact since November with a 'check-in' call Tuesday's call between the two leaders followed through on a pledge they made in November for more frequent contact to try to help stabilize the U.S.-China relationship. John Ruwitch Vincent Ni
World How we got to 'Made in China' A new book tells the story of how corporate America shifted its view of trade with China. Greg Rosalsky
World Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google Prosecutors say at the same time that Linwei Ding was working for Google and stealing the building blocks of its AI technology, he was also secretly employed by two China-based tech companies. Ryan Lucas
National China says it plans to send more pandas to the San Diego Zoo this year In November, Chinese President Xi Jinping raised hopes his country would start sending pandas to the U.S. again after he and President Joe Biden convened in Northern California. The Associated Press