The candidates, many related to lawyers and other activists arrested in a 2015 purge, say they withdrew rather than risk their personal safety …
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US Urges China to Allow Journalists Freedom at Beijing Olympics
Washington says it will continue to raise human rights concerns but does not indicate whether the US will participate …
China holds back Asian shares, dollar stands tall
Chinese markets dragged on Asian shares on Friday as they failed to latch on to a global record-setting rally after a week in which central banks around the world refrained from any hawkish surprises …
China to enhance border management for COVID-19 prevention in Winter Olympics
China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) will strengthen COVID-19 prevention measures for passengers entering and leaving the country on account of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
US repeats call for arms control talks with China as Beijing accelerates nuclear programme
Washington remains ‘ready and willing’ for dialogue, ‘and we’ve made that known to Chinese authorities’, says a State Department spokesman.
China’s Covid-19 isolation takes toll on foreign bodies – with risks for its own tech health
Strict border controls have made life difficult for foreigners, with reputational damage and a talent drain undermining China’s tech and innovation ambitions.
China’s fourth Delta spike spreads to 19 regions, tests ‘COVID zero’ policy
With exactly three months to go until the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, health officials in the capital and elsewhere are taking extreme measures to quash the latest Delta-driven spike in COVID-19.
Evergrande Has a Grim Lesson for China’s Path on Climate
Beijing has long relied on the construction sector to steer the economy. If it’s serious about decarbonizing, a new approach will be necessary.
Speculation nation: Can Xi Jinping’s property tax deflate China’s housing bubble?
Analysis: President faces an uphill battle to undo a system that has led to a bloated property sector …
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Light in the Pandemic Tunnel
As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are only one quarter away, China is preparing for extraordinary games in the most challenging time. In 2015, when the …
EU Parliamentarians say they want to learn from Taiwan how to counter threats from Beijing
The EU delegation met President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday, telling her ‘you are not alone. Europe is standing with you’.
U.S. calls on China not to limit journalists’ freedom at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The United States on Thursday urged China not to restrict access and movement for journalists reporting on next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China this …
Biden projecting ‘weakness and not strength’ on China in wake of Afghanistan withdrawal: McCaul
EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is publicly pushing back on the Biden administration’s assessment of the imminent threat China poses to the U.S. and its allies, …
