Chinese censors appear to be stifling online discussion of North Korea’s latest missile launch, a move apparently linked to China’s hosting of this week’s Brics summit. Posts on the popular microblogging network Sina Weibo and…
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Taiwan premier’s resignation puts spotlight on China ties
At the same time, China is Taiwan’s top trading partner, with imports and exports totaling $118 billion last year and billions of dollars invested by Taiwanese in the mainland since the 1990s. Tainan city news…
PIERS MORGAN: China could get rid of Kim Jong-un with one simple act AND the minimum loss of life, so why won’t they bring the madman in their backyard to heel?
It was by far the most powerful yet, sparking a 6.3-magnitude earthquake and prompting tremors felt in China and Japan. This, according to experts, indicates the hydrogen bomb had a 100-kiloton yield. Like me, you…
Beijing under pressure to deliver blue sky for party congress as smog arrives early
Beijing’s annual smog season has arrived earlier than expected, the government said on Sunday, suggesting the clock is now ticking if there are to be “blue skies” over the Chinese capital for the upcoming 19th…
Widow of Chinese dissident Liu back in Beijing: NGO
Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo who died in detention in July, is back in Beijing but still under house arrest, a Hong Kong NGO said Sunday. Liu had…
China: BRICS and stones may break our loans
China’s leader has the same priorities for his country – and a plan built with BRICS to make sure things go his way. John Moody is Executive Vice President, Executive Editor for Fox News. A…
Chinese president urges BRICS nations to oppose protectionism
XIAMEN, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for the world to reject protectionism even as American and European pressure mounts on Beijing to lower market barriers, speaking at the start of a…
Migrant workers’ tears as schools and homes flattened in Beijing
Chinese authorities have begun demolishing schools attended by some of the capital’s poorest children, in a crackdown that could leave thousands without access to education. On the outskirts of Beijing we found large swathes of…
China says Japan shouldn’t slap North Korea with sanctions
BEIJING — China has advised Japan not to impose sanctions unilaterally on North Korea after Pyongyang launched a test missile that flew over Japan before falling into the Pacific Ocean, the Chinese foreign ministry said…
Brazil’s Temer in China amid push for investment
Brazilian President Michel Temer is in China as his country seeks investment to shore up its flagging economy. Temer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday ahead of next week’s summit of…
Ex-B.C. teacher quits Beijing private school after past sex history revealed
A former B.C. teacher has resigned from his job at Beijing’s Huijia Private School after Postmedia News revealed his past sexual contact with students. Robert John Robertson was stripped of his teaching credentials last year…
A brief explainer on the BRICS summit in China’s Xiamen
As China prepares to host next week’s summit of leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, some are questioning whether the club of fast-developing nations is viable anymore given economic woes and sharp…
Efforts to mend China-Vatican rift seem stalled over bishops
“Recently, the news we hear is not so good,” said Jeroom Heyndrickx, of Belgium’s Catholic University of Leuven, who has sought to foster informal cultural exchanges between the church and China. Chinese officials who manage…
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