Living in China, it’s safe to assume pretty much everything about you is known — or easily can be known — by the government. Where you go, who you’re with, which restaurants you like, when…
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China's rugby revolution: $100M mission to grow 'olive ball'
After the deal, Alisports chief executive Zhang Dazhong spoke of the “undoubted potential” for rugby to become a “mass-participation sport” in China, while national captain Ma Chong told the AFP news agency, “as an athlete,…
Beijing forms force to police smog
BEIJING — Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning in the city, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China’s persistent problems with smog.…
China refutes claims it’s a major source of fentanyl
“It is unsubstantiated to assert that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that have killed thousands of drug users in the U.S. and Canada,” said an article in Reference News, a Beijing…
China vows to keep slashing excess industrial capacity
Other industries such as cement and glass are also “actively” cutting capacity, Xu said at a news conference. China’s trade partners accuse the country of dumping excess steel, coal, cement and glass on world markets.…
China warns US on Taiwan leader's stopover
Chinese state media has warned the US against deviating from the one-China policy, hours after the Taiwanese leader stopped briefly in Houston. Tsai Ing-wen met Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott during her…
China Warns After Cruz, Abbott Meet Taiwan's President
At a news briefing in Beijing on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China was firmly opposed to any contact between Taiwan’s leader and “anyone from the U.S. government.” He said such contacts threaten…
China's poorest reliant on coal to stay warm, adding to smog
Last week, the official Xinhua News Agency quoted a Beijing official saying coal-burning furnaces for heating have now been completely removed from the city’s urban districts. But in rural Qian’an, 220 kilometres (140 miles) from…
Cruz meets with Taiwanese president, blasts China
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz scolded China for trying to quash his meeting with the Taiwanese president on Sunday, the second time in just over a month a prominent Republican has publicly poked the People’s Republic…
Fancy a ten-hour stroll along China's latest tourist attraction? Aerial footage reveals new floating pathway which is TWICE the length of Manhattan
According to China Xinhua News, the vast structure is built to rise and fall in accordance with fluctuating water levels. A bustling entertainment centre, the walkway is supported by more more than 200,000 floating objects…
China to ‘take revenge’ if Trump recognizes Taiwan’s independence: state tabloid
Beijing had asked Washington not to allow Tsai to enter the United States and that she not have any formal government meetings under the one China policy. READ MORE: Donald Trump says U.S. not necessarily…
China: Anti-pollution cops to take on Beijing's smog
China has “held accountable” 2,682 officials for failing to enforce pollution efforts, Xinhua reported. About $35 million worth of fines had been levied, the news agency said. CNN’s Julia Jones, Jennifer Deaton and Josh Berlinger…
A new police beat in China: Smog
China has “held accountable” 2,682 officials for failing to enforce pollution efforts, Xinhua reported. About $35 million worth of fines had been levied, the news agency said. Beijing’s latest spell of smog has lasted more…
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