Police in central China have arrested an American college student on charges of intentional injury following an altercation with a taxi driver, according to the student’s mother and a family friend. Guthrie McLean was formally…
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University of Montana student wrongfully detained in China, mother says
Guthrie, who spent most of his life growing up in China before transferring to the Montana school … “He basically refused to give her the proper change,” he told the news station. “There was a…
Diplomatic channels ‘unimpeded’ to resolve standoff: China
China said today that diplomatic channels with India remained “unimpeded” to discuss the military standoff in Sikkim sector but reiterated that the withdrawal of the Indian troops from Doklam area is a “precondition” for any…
China aiming to unilaterally change tri-junction status: Govt
China intends to unilaterally change the status of the tri-junction with Bhutan, posing a challenge to India’s security, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Observing that China was demanding the withdrawal of the Indian…
US and China emerge from trade talks without agreement
“China acknowledged our shared objective to reduce the trade … President Donald Trump told a reporter that steel tariffs “could happen”, according to Reuters news agency. Experts thought it was unlikely that the talks would…
US-China trade talks break up without breakthrough
Earlier, the two sides had canceled planned news conferences without saying why. The Trump administration is considering slapping tariffs on steel imports to combat a glut caused largely by massive Chinese production. And Trump has…
Why is the India-China border stand-off escalating?
Hence, I think we should not take them lightly or see it as a bluff,” a China expert told me. In 1962, the state-run news agency Xinhua warned well in advance that India should “pull…
Governor General defends China visit amid Nobel peace laureate’s death
As Gov. Gen. David Johnston prepares to end his service as the Queen’s representative in Canada, he took a moment to defend his goodwill mission to China earlier this month. During a candid one-on-one interview…
China clamping down on use of VPNs to evade Great Firewall
… from state-owned China Telecom Ltd. says VPN users are barred from linking to other sites outside China, a change that might block access to news, social media or business services that are obscured by…
US-China trade rifts resurface as the 2 sides begin meeting
Cake and conversation, it seems, can go only so far to mend longstanding economic rifts between the United States and China. Three months after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, shared chocolate…
US-China trade rifts resurface even after friendly summit
Cake and conversation, it seems, can go only so far to mend longstanding economic rifts between the United States and China. Three months after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, shared chocolate…
Calgary’s smoky skies reached Beijing-levels of air pollution, says expert
With the return of thick smoke from wildfires expected Wednesday, an air quality expert is comparing conditions in Calgary this week to pollution in Beijing. Dr. Ke Du, an assistant professor at the University of…
China users report WhatsApp disruption amid censorship fears
BEIJING — Users of WhatsApp in China and security researchers have reported widespread service disruptions amid fears that the popular messaging service may be at least partially blocked by authorities in the world’s most populous…
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