This latest breakthrough in nuclear power technology has implications for U.S. energy policy and global decarbonization efforts.

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims in a call with U.

Seaborne shipments of liquefied natural gas to China in November are set to drop for a 13th straight month on an annual basis, extending a slump in purchases as domestic output and piped imports remain strong.

The United States has tested a new way to expand its military drone operations in the western Pacific, as an MQ-9 Reaper launched and landed without a runway at Kadena Air Base in Japan, a front-line American air power hub near China and Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

China's new coal plant permits for 2025 are on track to fall to a four-year low, a new Greenpeace analysis showed on Tuesday, indicating that growing use of renewables is cutting into demand for new coal plants.

In a boost for China’s AI ambitions, AI Singapore has switched from US-backed Llama to Alibaba’s Qwen to train its new language model.

President Trump said he accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit China in April and invited Xi to the US for a state visit.

China is trying to impose economic costs on Japan for wading into the issue of Taiwan. But experts say the escalating dispute could ultimately hurt China too.