China has named former naval commander Dong Jun as its new defense minister, two months after removing his predecessor Li Shangfu from the role without explanation following Li’s extended absence from …
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Video Shows China’s Space Startup Testing Powerful New Rocket Engine
iSpace demonstrated its Hyperbola-2Y rocket in a launch and landing “hop test” on December 10 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the deserts of China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. The test …
China Names Navy Veteran as Defense Minister After Ousting Li
China named navy veteran Dong Jun as its new defense minister, a move that could help restart top-level military talks with the US that had been restrained by Beijing’s delay in filling the post.Most …
Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs Held in Beijing
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the Central …
Social media users falsely claim China pneumonia outbreak ’caused by new Covid variant’
China has been battling a winter outbreak of a bacterial infection known as mycoplasma pneumonia, but some social media users have falsely claimed the surge is caused by a new variant of Covid-19.
China’s Fireworks Ban Sparks Fiery Debate Ahead of Lunar New Year
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese lawmakers on Friday weighed in on a fiery online debate on whether fireworks should be used to ring in the Lunar New Year in February, saying a total ban on pyrotechnics…
China denies political pressure on Taiwan rock band
Reports allege Beijing asked Mayday to make pro-China comments and threatened the band when they refused.
Focus: China’s new thirst for coffee spurs cut-throat cafe competition
Chinese coffee consumption is growing quickly, spurring cut-throat competition between local and foreign coffee chains that have opened thousands of branded shops in recent months and surpassed the …
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence
Record high youth unemployment and struggling property sector are among increasingly sensitive topics
China reaffirms its military threats against Taiwan weeks before the island’s presidential election
Weeks before Taiwan holds elections for its president and legislature, China has renewed its threat to use military force to annex the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory
Fog, haze in China as New Year travellers brace for potential disruptions
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Year-end holidaymakers across China were bracing for possible transport disruptions after the weather bureau on Friday warned that heavy fog and haze would shroud areas from Hebei province in the…
Former NATO commander reckons that China won’t be ready for a war with the US ‘for about 10 years’
“If we ended up in a war with China, it wouldn’t be just the US and China,” James Stavridis said, adding that US allies would come to its aid.
Xi Jinping reasserts China’s sovereignty over Taiwan ahead of crucial election
Xi Jinping has claimed that China’s “reunification” with Taiwan was “inevitable”. The Communist Party of China asserts ownership of Taiwan even though it has never governed the territory. While Chinese officials express a desire for…
