China will start limiting exports of critical metal tungsten this weekend, just as alternatives to Chinese suppliers of the metal are reopening. Tungsten is an extremely hard metal used in weapons and …
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China releases 3 Americans it imprisoned for years, and Beijing says US returned 4 people to China
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of…
China Issues New Missile Warning to US and Philippines
China urged Washington and Manila to withdraw the Mid-Range Capability missile system from the Philippines immediately.
Hong Kong leader hints multi-entry visas for Shenzhen residents may be revived soon
John Lee says he is grateful to Beijing for ‘accelerated progress’ with city’s request to revive and expand a cross-border visa scheme.
Defying Beijing, Taiwan’s President Plans Visit to Hawaii and Guam
Lai Ching-te’s trip has already drawn condemnation from Beijing and could spur China to stage military drills in response.
South China Sea: US alliances mar peace and stability, Beijing’s envoy tells Asean
Beijing’s ambassador to Asean tells forum Western narrative of ‘Ukraine today, East Asia tomorrow’ increases conflict risk in region.
3 Americans held for years in China released and back in U.S.
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.
Retro CCD cameras become hip new for young Chinese to document life
In a delightful twist, the once-forgotten CCD cameras, deemed “electronic waste” and pushed aside by the technological tide, are making a stylish comeback as new darlings for documenting life among …
China suffers eruptions from its simmering discontents
Such incidents are known in China as “revenge on society” attacks. They have become grimly familiar in a country used to low levels of other crime. Before the latest spate, at least six other attacks…
China’s government is badgering women to have babies
Such intrusive calls to young, recently married women are part of an intensifying government campaign to stem China’s falling birth-rate and reverse the drag it is having on economic growth.
Chip supplier stocks jump as the US weighs up fresh China sanctions
The Biden administration’s proposed China curbs have boosted overseas chip stocks, with firms like ASML and Tokyo Electron seeing gains.
US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Enters Contested South China Sea
A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and its destroyer escorts entered the South China Sea on Thursday, following visits to three countries bordering the contested region. USS Abraham Lincoln,
China and Russia Lead Wage Recovery While Rich Economies Lag Behind, UN Says
In its annual survey of wage developments, the UN said real wages are growing again, but remain below their prepandemic levels in many parts of the world even as they surge in China and Russia.
