In a bid to combat persistent smog and pollution in its capital city, the Chinese government will expand urban green areas in Beijing by 600 hectares. The Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau said that would…
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Retired cardinal hits back at Vatican over deal with China
Zen, a leading critic of the Vatican’s outreach to China, revealed in a statement last month that … Hong Kong’s outspoken cardinal Joseph Zen speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. The retired archbishop…
China tries to charm tech-savvy Taiwanese youth as political ties fray
The main condition? Be from Taiwan. The center, formally called the Jinshan Cross Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Base, is part of the new face of China’s approach towards Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing considers a wayward…
Here’s why the South China Sea is highly contested
In 2016, an international tribunal ruled against China, saying it has no legal basis for the extensive claims. That decision was legally binding per international law, but there’s no enforcement mechanism. Many in the region…
Photos reveal China’s South China Sea island fortresses are complete
Possession is, after all, nine-tenths of the law … Philippines news serviceThe Daily Inquirer has obtained a set of military intelligence photographs of China’s fortresses taken between June and December last year. They were taken…
China’s ‘island fortresses’: Surveillance photos reveal how the communist country has built a belt of military installations across the South China Sea in ‘unrestrained’ show …
In what the news organisation described as an ‘unrestrained’ show of power China has apparently transformed seven reefs in the Spratly islands into military island fortresses featuring runways and observation towers. The military build-up has…
China Successfully Intercepts Missile Outside Earth’s Atmosphere: Report
The test is defensive and does not target any country, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A ground-based interceptor missile was used to knock out a ballistic missile during the “mid-course” of its flight outside…
Beijing Is Silencing Chinese-Australians
CANBERRA, Australia — On a September night in 2016, I took my seat at a theater in the heart of Canberra for a Chinese national day celebration organized by the pro-Beijing Chinese Students and Scholars…
China’s military build-up may be a game changer for European arms transfers
As Asia is arming, Europe is selling equipment to states in the Indo-Pacific while maintaining strict restrictions on transfers of military technology to China. It looks like taking sides, but it is more complicated than…
China boosts intellectual property protection – for its own tech at least
The fears were highlighted in a comment piece in the People’s Liberation Army’s China National Defence News on Monday, which suggested that China needed to erect intellectual property rights barriers around its advances, just as…
China says senior foreign policy adviser to meet Tillerson
BEIJING – China says the country’s senior foreign policy adviser will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson later this week amid concerns over North Korea. The statement released late Monday by the official…
China’s Huawei has promised to spend £3 billion sourcing tech and services from the UK post-Brexit
The investment will be a welcome sign of confidence in post-Brexit UK, and positive news for tech firms looking to get their products into China. It’s also a good sign for Theresa May, who headed…
China solar supplier grows in India to avoid trade controls
One of China’s biggest makers of solar panels said Tuesday it will … “We think sooner or later anti-dumping and trade protection will be happening in several countries,” said Xia at a news conference. “This…
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