The United States once again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ...

It is now considered common knowledge in Washington policymaking circles that China aims to replace the United States as the dominant global superpower and to aggressively expand its territory.

If California were a country, it would rank as the fourth-largest economy in the world. Its output last year was $4.1 trillion, putting it behind only China, Germany and the United States itself.