In the midst of a growing outcry, China appears to be responding to criticism that prison … The video spread after the popular dissident news site Boxun.com posted it on its YouTube account with a…
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U.S. envoy: China should allow Nobel laureate treatment abroad
“As we have said, one of the major duties of the U.S. ambassador in China is to cement friendship between the two countries and especially the two peoples, and enhance mutual understanding and political mutual…
China frees three activists who probed labor conditions at factory that made Ivanka Trump shoes
GANZHOU, China — Chinese authorities have released on bail three activists who had been detained after investigating labor conditions at a factory that produced shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands. The three activists walked…
Why Hong Kong’s property market won’t crash – this time
Is Hong Kong’s property market heading for its biggest crash since 1997? The similarities between now and then are only skin deep. In 1997, Hongkongers were extremely optimistic about the future. Foreigners agreed. The mantra…
China launches new class of naval destroyer
BEIJING China’s military on Wednesday launched a new type of domestically … The 10,000-tonne warship was launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said, making it the first of the…
China’s navy launches latest-generation destroyer
China’s increasingly powerful navy launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer on Wednesday, at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India. The first 10,000-ton Type…
China launches new warship type to boost military strength
The warship “is equipped with new air defence, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons,” China’s official news agency Xinhua said. According to the state-run Global Times, the vessel type is thought to be the first type…
China should allow Nobel laureate to seek treatment abroad: U.S. envoy
News of Liu’s illness drew questions from his supporters and human rights advocates on whether China’s government provided him with adequate care while incarcerated. Chinese prisons are notorious for their harsh conditions, and it’s common…
China frees men who probed factory that made Ivanka Trump shoes
GANZHOU, China – Chinese authorities have released on bail three activists who had been detained after investigating labour conditions at a factory that produced shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands. The three activists walked…
US envoy: China should allow Nobel laureate treatment abroad
News of Liu’s illness drew questions from his supporters and human rights advocates on whether China’s government provided him with adequate care while incarcerated. Chinese prisons are notorious for their harsh conditions, and it’s common…
China hits back at U.S. on human trafficking downgrade
BEIJING — China has pre-emptively hit back at the United States for speaking “irresponsibly” ahead of an expected Trump administration move to name China among the world’s worst human trafficking offenders. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu…
China makes its military more visible in Hong Kong
The carrier, with its complement of J-15 fighter jets and escorted by two destroyers and a frigate, left the eastern Chinese port of Qingdao on Sunday on a routine mission, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency…
Trump turns up pressure on China amid N. Korea concerns
“China was downgraded to Tier 3 action in this year’s report in part because it has not taken serious steps to end its own complicity in trafficking, including forced laborers from North Korea that are…
