Beijing "will move quickly to replace the U.S. in many countries," a former director of the agency told Newsweek.

China, home to 1.4 billion people, recorded just 6.1 million marriages last year, a 20.5 percent drop from 2023 and part of a decade-long decline, new data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows.

An ongoing standoff between the Chinese and Philippine coast guards underscores the contentiousness of the situation. The ...