HONG KONG —China executes more people each year than the rest of the … Amnesty’s investigation found news reports of at least 931 individuals executed between 2014 and 2016, while the official state database showed…
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China and North Korea: Whose side is China on? How will Beijing act now?
During his visit, the Syrian airbase bombing showed the US is willing to use force to enforce international norms. On Monday China and South Korea agreed to slap tougher sanctions on North Korea if the…
China punishes official for not daring to smoke near Muslims
BEIJING – Authorities in China’s restive Xinjiang region have punished a local official for declining to smoke in front of Muslim elders, seeing that as a sign he was insufficiently committed to the region’s fight…
China is the world's biggest executioner
China’s death penalty rate is shockingly high although the full extent of the secretive practice is unknown, it said. 136 Number of people sentenced to death in India in 2016 “Amnesty International found public news…
United passenger's removal sparks outrage in China
Video of the violent incident posted on China’s popular Twitter-like microblogging service … whose wife later posted a video of the altercation on Facebook. Associated Press news assistant Yu Bing contributed to this report. (…
Executions in China said to outpace world despite decline
out of at least 931 that the human rights group tallied through public news reports. Among the cases omitted were the executions of foreigners for drug crimes and people accused of terrorism in China’s in…
Inside Beijing's 'hutong' homes: Pictures show maze-like district where multiple families share the same tiny house and vendors sell food right outside their doors
Gu Chen has slept and worked in the same one-room apartment in Beijing’s ancient ‘hutong’ neighbourhood of Beixinqiao all his life. Most mornings, he rises from a twin bed that he shares with his wife…
China navy says it foiled pirate attack on ship near Somalia
BEIJING – China’s naval forces foiled an attack by pirates on a freighter in the Gulf of Aden, the navy said, but gave no word on arrests or other contact with suspects. The statement said…
China says its navy saved ship from pirates, but omits India’s role in rescue
as well as China’s image as a responsible major country in safeguarding regional peace and stability,” Hua told reporters at a daily news briefing on Monday. “We are always positive toward international counter-piracy operations,” she…
China's navy saves ship from pirates— but omits India's role in rescue
as well as China’s image as a responsible major country in safeguarding regional peace and stability,” Hua told reporters at a daily news briefing on Monday. “We are always positive toward international counter-piracy operations,” she…
China bars wife of detained Taiwanese activist from visiting
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The wife of a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained in China said Monday that she was prevented from flying to the mainland to seek a visit with her husband, whose case has inflamed…
China, Myanmar Oil Pipeline To Launch “Very Quickly”
China and Myanmar have finally reached an agreement on an oil pipeline that that would allow China to import crude oil from overseas via Myanmar, and the project is slated to open “very quickly”, according…
China 'deploys 150,000 troops to deal with possible North Korean refugees over fears Trump may strike Kim Jong-un following missile attack on Syria'
the news agency said. Meanwhile, the US Navy has moved the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group from Singapore to North Korea after the country conducted more missile testing. China’s top nuclear envoy arrived…
