It’s the first G-7 after Donald Trump’s turbulent four years in office, where he bickered with long-term allies Group of Seven leaders braved drizzly beachside weather on the Cornish coast in southern …
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Rubio says US must fight China’s ‘extraterritorial reach,’ citing CNN report on Uyghur deportations
Marco Rubio said the US needed to fight back against the “extraterritorial reach” of the Chinese government to better protect Uyghurs around the world, citing a CNN investigation into the alleged …
Does the World Need to Contain China?
The rise of China and the confrontation with the US has raised fears of the world sliding into bipolarity, with a risk of falling once again into a Thucydides’ Trap.
China brands COVID-19 lab-leak theory as ‘absurd,’ Blinken urges transparency
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and raised other …
China’s Censorship Widens to Hong Kong’s Vaunted Film Industry, With Global Implications
The city’s government said it would block the distribution of films that are deemed to undermine national security, bringing the territory more in line with mainland Chinese rules.
China’s Yunnan to Become Latest Province to Ban Crypto Mining: Report
The Chinese province of Yunnan is getting set to ban cryptocurrency mining, becoming the latest one to do so, according to Forkast News, citing BTC.top, one of China’s top mining pools. The coming ban …
U.S. Presses China on New Covid-19 Study as Beijing Resists
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Chinese counterpart in a phone call Friday to allow a new expert-led study into the origins of Covid-19, but China’s top diplomat called theories …
Wandering elephants are touching hearts in China. Humans may be reason they left home.
“It almost felt as if they had a holy aura around them,” said Adam Chang, who was hired to deliver corn and pineapples to the elephants.
Chinese hi-tech hub Shenzhen gears up for steady economic expansion over next five years, cementing its role as the Greater Bay Area’s ‘core engine’
Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley and the richest city in southern Guangdong province, expects to achieve steady economic expansion through 2025 under a new five-year plan, helping cement the …
Hong Kong Amends National Security Law, Will Now Censor Films in Similar Fashion as Beijing
A new amendment to Hong Kong’s Film Censorship Ordinance gives the government the ability to censor films seen as a threat to national security. The move further aligns Hong Kong with the practices of …
China Accuses 32 in Ultramarathon Disaster, but Main Suspect Is Dead
Organizers of the May race, which claimed 21 lives, face criminal charges and disciplinary action. The man said to bear primary responsibility died in a fall from a high-rise this week.
‘Xi Jinping is my spiritual leader’: China’s education drive in Tibet
Under clear blue skies, rugged peaks and the spectacular Potala Palace, one image is ubiquitous in Tibet’s capital city Lhasa: portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping and fellow leaders.
China’s Latest Blockbuster Tech IPO Could Give Investors a Bumpy Ride
The initial public offering of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is shaping up to be one of the world’s largest this year.
