They roll down Beijing streets, covered from prying eyes by huge tarpaulins, but the silhouettes of missiles, tanks and undersea vehicles are unmistakable as China prepares for its most revealing military parade in six years.

China said it is open to playing a "constructive role" in resolving the Ukraine crisis after Russia suggested Beijing could be one of the guarantors of Ukrainian security under a peace deal—a proposal Kyiv rejected.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Airport scanners at office entrances, road closures for large-scale midnight rehearsals, drones banned, guards stationed 24/7 on all overpasses: Beijing has effectively paralysed its urban core for a 70-minute military parade on September 3.

As US President Donald Trump holds talks with Ukraine’s President, China’s leaders see something very different: Opportunity. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

In a war between China and the United States, the casualties would eclipse anything faced by the U.S. military in generations.

With China as its new rival, America is reviving old wartime facilities across the Pacific. Tinian once allowed its bombers to smash Japanese cities. These days China wields the long spear: it has built up a vast stockpile of missiles that can blast American bases in the region.

Use of the UE8M0 FP8 technique further reduces the graphics storage and computing power needed to run AI systems.

Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong said that the US had long benefited from free trade but was now using tariffs as bargaining chips. He stated that the US had imposed tariffs of up to 50% on India and that China firmly opposed it.

Taiwan's people should spurn China's events to commemorate the end of World War Two, including a military parade in Beijing, given Chinese "distortion" of history and threats against the island, Taipei's top China-policy maker said on Friday.

China could obstruct peace negotiations between Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, a noted Sinophile warns.