Chinese authorities locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Photos of empty supermarket shelves and Chengdu residents scrambling to hoard …
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Shenzhen extends Covid curbs as China battles multiple outbreaks
Parts of the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen extended curbs on public activities on Friday but stopped short of a full lockdown, as cities across China battled COVID-19 outbreaks that dampen the …
‘Anti-China plot’: Beijing slams UN human rights report on Xinjiang and Uygur treatment as ‘pure farce’
China has slammed a damning United Nations human rights assessment of Xinjiang after the document concluded Beijing’s actions “may constitute international crimes” against humanity.
Danger Zone — a terrifying scenario of China on the road to war
It is January 18, 2025, and a war is about to start,” runs the provocative first line of Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China. It goes on to sketch out a blood-curdling sequence of…
Millions locked down in China’s Chengdu over Covid outbreak
Millions were stuck at home in China’s Chengdu on Friday after a handful of Covid-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare this week as locals in the city …
Does China believe its own propaganda on Uyghurs?
In 2019, the BBC was taken on a highly controlled propaganda tour of four Xinjiang camps. Even in these show facilities, the coercion was hard to hide, but they tried. We were presented in each…
Russia launches war games with China amid growing tensions for both with the U.S.
The joint drills showcase the increasing defense ties between Moscow and Beijing, which have strengthened since Russia invaded Ukraine.
If China Moves to Take Taiwan, Report Sees 3,500 Potential Targets
The report lists 183 military points of interest, 341 related to transportation, 550 related to ICT and 2,397 related to government.
Covid-19 in China – Chengdu: City of 21 million in new lockdown
China has placed millions of its citizens under renewed lockdown following fresh outbreaks of Covid-19, authorities reported Tuesday, as the government persists in its hard-line p …
China stocks post biggest weekly fall in 7 on COVID-19 flare-ups
The southwestern Chinese metropolis of Chengdu remained under a lockdown, while some districts of tech hub Shenzhen extended curbs …
FAQ | Why Is China Locking Down Chengdu Again? Will We See Another COVID Wave?
On Wednesday, 31 August, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of fresh COVID cases and deaths worldwide have continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world. But, just one …
UN report on human rights in Xinjiang is damning for China. But what will its impact be?
For Adila Yarmuhammad, the release of a damning new report from the United Nations’ top human rights official on the treatment of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang brought relief, and …
China Pushes Back Line US Drew to Keep Peace in Taiwan Strait
China has sent warplanes across the Taiwan Strait’s so-called median line almost daily since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit last month, shrinking a buffer zone that has help keep the peace for …