China has said military construction on the islands it controls in the South China Sea will be limited to necessary defensive requirements, and that it can do what it likes on its own territory. The…
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Twitter user numbers overtaken by China's Sina Weibo
The success of mobile messenger WeChat (China’s answer to WhatsApp) has challenged Sina Weibo in recent years, with increased smartphone ownership in the mainland influencing social media users to read news on their phones, instead…
Dog meat to be BANNED at China's annual Yulin festival after activists campaigned to end the trade that sees millions of animals stolen and slaughtered each year
The news is warmly – if cautiously – welcomed by Duo Duo, HSI and their respective Chinese animal group partners on the ground, all of whom have campaigned for years for an end to the…
South China Sea CRISIS: Fears as Beijing installs rocket launchers on disputed island
China has conducted extensive exercises in the area – a disputed … and reefs to test Chinese claims and illustrate they are in international waters. The news also comes amid heightened tensions with North Korea,…
VW recalls 577,590 vehicles in China
German carmaker Volkswagen and its Chinese partner FAW are recalling more than 500,000 cars in China due to potential headlight defects, China’s quality watchdog says. Headlights on Golf and Sagitar models could break down due…
China rappers to Seoul: 'Big brother' opposes missile shield
BEIJING — A rap group backed by China’s government is warning South Korea in a music video that “you’re going too far” with the deployment of a U.S. missile defence system, as Beijing seeks to…
China before communism: People smoking opium, women in traditional dress and men with long braids are seen in rare pictures from the imperial Qing Dynasty more than a century ago
Incredible images show just how China has changed in the past one hundred years. The photos come from the Qing dynasty, an empire which ruled from 1644 to 1912 and show young girls with their…
China jails its citizens as it touts global benefits of ‘new Silk Road’
The curtains closed on China’s moment of international glory with leaders from 29 countries agreeing to a joint communiqué, an act of symbolic support for Beijing’s vision of building a more prosperous global future around…
China moves to expand DNA testing in Muslim region
China appears to be laying the groundwork for the broad collection of DNA samples from residents of a restive, largely Muslim region that’s been under a security crackdown, rights observers and independent experts said Tuesday.…
China promises more than $100 billion for Silk Road project
Xi used a summit on the initiative, attended by leaders and top officials from around the world, to bolster China’s global leadership ambitions as U.S. President Donald Trump promotes “America First” and questions existing global…
The latest: Australia says China responsible for NKorea
lies with China,” Turnbull says. “They have the overwhelming dominant … The country’s official Korean Central News Agency says the missile fired Sunday Korea time was a Hwasong-12 “capable of carrying a large-size heavy nuclear…
China April factory output misses forecast
REUTERS – China’s factory output and fixed asset investment growth cooled more than expected in April, adding to signs that momentum in the world’s second-biggest economy is slowing from a strong start in the first…
China says modern-day Silk Road will be 'project of the century'
As Xi Jinping hosted leaders at a summit to showcase the project in Beijing, Sky News travelled to the China-Kazakhstan border – to a remote frontier region now at the heart of China’s new Silk…
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