Chinese authorities shut down more than 13,000 websites for breaking laws and regulations governing the country’s Internet network since 2015, reported China’s state-run news agency Xinhua. An additional 2,220 website operations had been summoned for…
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One Target in Beijing’s Migrant Crackdown: Schoolchildren
BEIJING — Ding Fei, a truck driver from rural China, was thrilled to find a school in a crowded migrant neighborhood where his 7-year-old daughter might flourish. Finally, he thought, she could learn to read…
China launches world’s largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea
“Its successful maiden flight makes China among the world’s few countries capable of developing a large amphibious aircraft,” chief designer Huang Lingcai told Xinhua state news agency. The aircraft has military applications but will also…
In ‘China’s Jerusalem’, Christians say faith trumps official Sunday School ban
Christian news site World Watch Monitor reported in September. Sources spoken to by Reuters were unaware if the policy was a local government initiative or centrally mandated. They also did not know of any similar…
India, China special representatives meet, talk peace
relations between India and China transcend bilateral dimensions and have significance for peace, stability and development of Asia and the world. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News…
France couple in China unreachable after Liu Xiaobo tribute
and said he was a French citizen, while a plainclothes officer told him “this is China, you know that – it’s not the same”, a Mingpao journalist at the scene reported (in Chinese). Two friends…
China, US can drive global growth despite policy differences, deputy finance minister says
Despite their different trajectories, the clarity of China’s and the United States’ economic policies can help to drive global growth, a senior Chinese official said on Friday. The world’s two largest economies can “learn from…
Beijing slams US for sanctioning Chinese official for abuses
Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. China said Friday that it strongly opposes the Trump administration’s decision to sanction a…
Beijing Builds Its Influence in the American Media
During China’s 19th Party Congress, held in Beijing from Oct. 18 to 24, the country’s state-controlled domestic media dutifully gave the dry, jargon-filled proceedings wall-to-wall front-page coverage. Beneath headlines trumpeting the party’s … ( read…
Beijing Renhe deny offer for Fernando Torres
Newly promoted Chinese Super League side Beijing Renhe have denied making an offer for Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres. Torres is out of contract at the end of the season and the 33-year-old has been…
Hong Kong leader says she won’t blindly obey Beijing’s orders
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she would not blindly obey the orders of Communist Party leaders in Beijing, while admitting the government has no way to suppress skyrocketing prices in…
Beijing condemns Taiwan probe into tiny pro-China opposition party
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has condemned a Taiwan government probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party, the latest flashpoint between Beijing and a self-ruled island it considers its own. Taiwanese investigators searched the…
An artist who filmed Beijing’s migrant crackdown is missing, his friends say
Friends of an artist who fled Beijing after documenting mass expulsions of migrant workers from the Chinese capital say he has gone missing after being detained by the police. The painter, Hua Yong, posted dozens…