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Discovery in China challenges view of early mammals as ‘fodder’ for dinosaurs, say researchers
Whether they had sharp teeth, vicious claws or were simply enormous, dinosaurs were creatures to be feared. But a newly identified fossil shows that, at least sometimes, the underdog bit back.
Experts revealed the 125m-year-old fossil that froze in time after being taken on by a small mammal a third of its size. They are tangled together, the mammal’s teeth sunk into the beaked dinosaur’s ribs, its left paw clasping the beast’s lower jaw.

As many as 20,000 Chinese workers were recruited to build North America’s railways. Their descendants are still fighting for recognition, writes photographer Philip Cheung.

Ex-US secretary of state’s meeting with Li Shangfu comes amid hopes of improved ties between two countries
The veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has met China’s defence minister in Beijing.
According to a readout on Tuesday from the Chinese defence ministry, Li Shangfu said “friendly communication” between China and the US had been “destroyed” because “some people in the United States did not meet China halfway”. Kissinger said he was a “friend of China”, according to the readout.

Li refused to sit down with his American counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, at a scheduled diplomatic summit in Singapore last month because he is subject to U.S. sanctions. The Chinese ...

Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) canceled the 2023 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF) just one month before it was scheduled to start, citing “unforeseen circumstances,” The ...

The Hailey City Council on July 10 approved a public art contract with local artist Gemma Valdez Daggatt for a new Chinese American Heritage memorial structure that will serve as ...

The absence of China’s foreign minister has been commented on online, where some discussion appears to have been censored
China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, has not been seen in public for over three weeks, despite a flurry of high-profile diplomatic efforts to repair ties with the United States.
As a former ambassador to Washington DC, who is considered a protege of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Qin had been expected to play a key role in a string of high-level visits by US officials.

Amare Swierc plays Cai Ping in Chinese Mermaid, opening the 12th China Children’s Theater Festival in Beijing on July 15, 2023. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Few may have believed that a group ...

The Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Center abruptly canceled this year’s Asian American Literature Festival.

A House select committee is requesting more information about a university collaboration that it said could help China gain access to cutting-edge research.