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…
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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…
The Beijing Declaration on Human Rights: A Closer Look
Commendable commitment to universality of human rights. Has emphasized the particularities of developing countries. Interdependence of civil/political rights and economic/social/cultural rights are highlighted. Human freedom is reinterpreted … ( read original story …)
India, China hold talks on long-pending border dispute
NEW DELHI — India and China are holding border talks with focus on ways to prevent a repeat of a recent face-off between their armed forces at a Himalayan plateau where China, India and Bhutan…
AP Exclusive: Anger with China drives Uighurs to Syrian war
ISTANBUL — The Chinese interrogators held burning cigarettes to Ali’s face, tied him against a tree and beat him as they tried to get the Uighur farmer to say he took part in an ethnic…
Shine.cn launches its online Online Digital News Channel From China
Shine is an independent news report agency that is an updated version of the Chinese information and media giant Shanghai Daily. It has both a desktop and mobile platform enabling the platform accessible to both…
China sentences 85 people, including 44 Taiwanese, for scams
Countries including Malaysia, Cambodia and Kenya have deported Taiwanese suspects to China in deference to Beijing, which views Taiwan as its own territory without sovereign legal status. Taiwan rejects China’s claim to its territory and…
Taiwan Suspects Pro-China Party of Passing Information to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is investigating four members of a small political party that advocates unification with China, on the suspicion that they gave Chinese officials classified information related to an espionage case. Beijing said…
Beijing angered as Taiwan probes tiny pro-China opposition party
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has expressed its strong opposition and concern after the Taiwan government began a probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party for national security reasons, the latest flashpoint between Beijing…
UK’s May to visit China around Jan. 31: Sky News
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit China around the end of January to promote her vision of a “global Britain” whose economy is strongly placed to succeed after Brexit, Sky News reported…
Following Trump’s report, China urges U.S. to accept its rise
the official Xinhua News Agency said. It warned U.S.-Chinese economic relations were likely to face “even more pressure and challenges.” “We urge the United States to stop deliberately distorting China’s strategic intentions and abandon a…
Taiwan Says Pro-China Party Is Suspected of Passing Information to Beijing
They are suspected of providing Chinese officials with information related to the investigation of Zhou Hongxu, who is serving a 14-month prison sentence after a Taiwan court convicted him of spying for China in September.…
