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 …
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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.
South Korea Can Now Build Missiles Able to Reach Beijing, With U.S. Blessing
Washington had imposed limits on Seoul’s weapons program for four decades but lifted them with North Korea’s nuclear arsenal expanding and China’s military strength growing.
Congestion at South China ports worsens on anti-COVID-19 measures
Congestion at container shipping ports in southern China is worsening as authorities step up disinfection measures amid a flare-up in COVID-19 cases, causing the biggest backlog since at least 2019.
Why Are American Leaders Not Protecting Our Interests When It Comes to China and COVID-19?
What happens when a country loses interest in protecting itself? That’s what we are living through in America today. COVID-19 has killed 600,000 Americans.
Explainer: An eye for an eye? China’s new anti-foreign sanctions law
China passed a wide-ranging law to counter foreign sanctions on Thursday, in an apparent move to legalise its tit-for-tat retaliation against punitive actions taken by foreign countries over issues …
US military gets ‘laser focused’ on keeping up with China
China was first and foremost on the minds of American politicians, planners and military officials during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the Pentagon’s defense authorization request for the …
China punishes 27 officials after deadly ultramarathon
China has punished 27 government officials deemed responsible for last month’s ultramarathon deaths, the state-run People’s Daily said on Friday, one of the world’s deadliest sporting tragedies in …
Make Communist China Pay for COVID-19 | Opinion
The aftermath of COVID-19 is the perfect opportunity for the U.S. to lead a global rebuke and rectify the past half-century’s giant mistake.