China announced on Friday its decision to expand visa-free entry to nine additional countries in an effort to boost tourism and business travel to …
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Divorces in China on the rise again despite mandatory cooling-off period
Data for 2023 showed that 3.6 million couples finalised their divorces, up from the 2.88 million in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China Completes 3,000-Km Green Belt Around Its Biggest Desert, State Media Says
Efforts to enclose the desert with trees began in 1978 with the launch of China’s “Three-North Shelterbelt” project, colloquially known as the Great Green Wall. More than 30 million hectares (116,000 …
China Completes 3,000-Km Green Belt Around Its Biggest Desert, State Media Says
Efforts to enclose the desert with trees began in 1978 with the launch of China’s “Three-North Shelterbelt” project, colloquially known as the Great Green Wall. More than 30 million hectares (116,000 …
Uniqlo faces online China backlash over Xinjiang cotton stance
Uniqlo is facing an online backlash in China after the boss of its parent company said the Japanese clothing retailer does not source cotton from Xinjiang. Fast Retailing’s chief executive Tadashi …
Uniqlo faces online China backlash over Xinjiang cotton stance
Uniqlo is facing an online backlash in China after the boss of its parent company said the Japanese clothing retailer does not source cotton from Xinjiang. Fast Retailing’s chief executive Tadashi …
China and Trump’s tariffs: Beijing tries to unleash economy
China has announced more than $2.03 trillion in stimulus to boost economic growth, but many analysts think Beijing hasn’t gone far enough.
3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap and back in U.S.
Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.
Russia and China Stage Nuclear Bomber Exercise in Sea of Japan
Russia and China sent nuclear-capable bombers over the waters between Japan and South Korea, which are the treaty allies of the United States, for their ninth joint strategic air patrol on Friday. The Chinese Defense…
Inside the AI back-channel between China and the West
The race for technological advantage makes it hard for China and America to reach agreement on shared AI safety protocols. When representatives from both governments met in Geneva in May to discuss the risks of…
The Trump Administration’s China Challenge
RUSH DOSHI is Director of the Initiative on China Strategy at the Council on Foreign Relations and an Assistant Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He previously served…
China Is on a Quest for the Holy Grail of Meat. Let’s Hope It Succeeds.
It’s the type of reaction we see often in Washington these days, where everything China does is viewed through the narrow and often skewed prism of national security, regardless of whether it’s positive for the…
China resumes multiple-entry visas for Shenzhen travellers to Hong Kong
China has eased visa restrictions for Shenzhen residents visiting Hong Kong, allowing multiple entries into Hong Kong per year beginning from Dec. 1, Xinhua reported on Friday.
