In the exercise scenario, it is 2032 and a war over Taiwan has been raging for 45 days. China uses “theatre” nuclear weapons—with a shorter range and smaller yield than the city-busting “strategic” missiles—to shorten…
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Panama announces more migrant deportation flights to Ecuador, India and China
Panama’s government announced on Thursday additional deportation flights for migrants apprehended in the Central American nation to Ecuador, India and China, in a bid to reduce of flow of mostly U.S.-bound migration.
Japanese citizen indicted on suspicion of espionage, China confirms
Chinese prosecutors have indicted a Japanese citizen on suspicion of espionage, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, adding that the rights of the people involved in the case would be protected.
In China’s “median city” people are surprisingly risk-averse
If Chinese optimism is now fading, the world needs to know. Certainly the economy is slowing. Consumers and businesses are in a funk. The Communist Party devotes large resources to tracking the public …
Calls for stimulus package grow in China
A growing chorus of Chinese economists is pressing for Beijing to roll out fiscal stimulus to bolster the country’s flagging economy. Economic growth has fallen short of official expectations in the …
Tourists scaling the Great Wall of China can now get takeout delivered by drone
The drone delivery fee is just 4 yuan (56 cents), the same as regular Meituan deliveries, state-run Beijing Youth Daily reported. The service will take orders from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., after which the…
China Confirms Japanese Citizen Indicted on Suspicion of Espionage
The Japanese pharmaceutical company said on Wednesday that one of its Japanese employees detained since March 2023 on suspicion of spying had been indicted by Chinese authorities. (Reporting by Colleen Howe; Writing by Ryan Woo;…
Taiwan president to visit frontline islands at centre of China tensions
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will on Friday make his first visit since taking office in May to the sensitive Kinmen islands that sit next to the Chinese coast and have been the scene of stepped…
China revenues drop for high-end hotel chains as business travel, consumer spending dip
Wyndham, IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt and Accor have reported declines in revenue for their China operations as business travel and overall demand slow Softening demand for business travel, fiercer …
What you need to know about China’s widening probe of EU imports
China has opened an anti-subsidy probe into EU cheese, milk and cream imports, adding to its investigation of EU brandy and pork, a day after the bloc published a revised tariff plan for China-made …
China says opposes any country allowing the Dalai Lama to make visits
China firmly opposes any country allowing the Dalai Lama to make visits under any pretext, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
China’s state media slams U.S. over Biden nuclear strategy report
The outspoken editor of the Global Times, a Beijing government mouthpiece, seized on a New York Times report to accuse Washington of hypocrisy.
Russia’s Putin and China’s No. 2 official praise deepening ties as Ukraine war grinds on
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed “flourishing” trade ties with China during a meeting with a top Chinese official in Moscow as the two countries bolster their partnership in the …
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