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As President-elect Donald Trump prepared for his second inauguration, European legacy media outlets painted a picture of foreboding and alarm. While many European politicians have opted for a more diplomatic approach, understanding the need to engage with the incoming U.S. president, the continent’s newspapers did not hold back in their coverage. From comparisons to autocratic leaders to predictions of a “vengeful” second term, the tone was overwhelmingly negative across much of Europe.

Kevin O’Leary, investor and star of Shark Tank, has publicly offered $20 billion in cash to purchase TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media platform that has been at the center of national security debates in the United States. During an interview on Fox News's America’s Newsroom, O’Leary stated, “Right now, $20 billion’s on the table. Cash.”

China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that its population declined for the third consecutive year in 2024, despite a modest increase in births for the first time in seven years.

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he had a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, describing it as "very good" and optimistic about addressing pressing issues between the two nations.

The Supreme Court upheld a law that would ban TikTok on January 19 unless the social media platform is sold.

A recent report from the House Oversight Committee suggests that COVID-19 likely originated from a laboratory incident in Wuhan, China.

China announced that it added four U.S. companies to its "Unreliable Entity List" for their arms sales to Taiwan.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, plans to deliver a scathing critique of globalist foreign policy during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Rubio’s prepared remarks, obtained exclusively by Breitbart News, outline his belief that the so-called "liberal world order" has become not only obsolete but a threat to U.S. interests.

China’s 2025 Spring Festival travel rush, the world’s largest annual human migration, began Tuesday, with officials projecting a record 9 billion trips over the 40-day period known as chunyun. Centered on Lunar New Year, which falls on January 29, the season runs through February 12, culminating in the Lantern Festival.

As the U.S. moves closer to a potential ban on TikTok, a massive influx of users has turned to RedNote, a Chinese social media platform also known as Xiaohongshu.