BERLIN/BRUSSELS/SOFIA (Reuters) – China is considering paring back annual summits with eastern European countries that have fueled concerns in western capitals that Beijing is seeking to divide the continent, according to three European diplomats. (…
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In China, an eye-roll goes viral, censors put a lid on it
Yicai financial news service reporter Liang Xiangyi sighed and raised a sceptical eyebrow at another journalist’s query to a delegate at a National People’s Congress press event Tuesday. As the question about China’s Belt and…
China Slaps Company With Record $870 Million Share-Manipulation Penalty
The China Securities Regulatory Commission disclosed the punishment against private company Bei Da Dao Group at a news briefing Wednesday, according to a report by state-run Shanghai Securities News. An official at the regulatory commission……
Stephen Hawking: China’s love for the late physicist
After news of his death emerged Wang posted on social media … In a video appearance in Beijing last year, he warned China of the rise of powerful AI, saying “we should do all we…
Exclusive: China’s regulators compete to look tough as political pressure mounts
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s financial watchdogs are pushing for harsher rules and stepping up action against miscreants, spurred on by official pressure on them to curb risk in the financial system, according to multiple sources…
New Trump tariff threat overshadows strong China factory, investment data
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output grew much faster than expected at the start of the year, suggesting the economy may be picking up momentum even as U.S. President Donald Trump readies hefty tariffs against…
Trump tech tariff threat overshadows strong China factory, investment data
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output grew more strongly than expected at the start of the year, suggesting the economy has sustained solid momentum even as U.S. President Donald Trump readies hefty tariffs against one…
Ai Weiwei unveils Sydney Biennale artwork, talks change in China
China’s removal of presidential term limits, effectively letting President Xi Jinping hold office for life, will have no impact on its culture, artist Ai Weiwei said on Monday, as he unveiled a giant artwork in…
China’s new anti-graft body set to boost Xi’s extended rule
BEIJING — China is set to give President Xi Jinping a powerful new weapon as he prepares to rule indefinitely — a Communist Party-led anti-corruption agency to police not only the party’s cadres, but also…
Cardinal Zen: The Hong Kong firebrand taking on Beijing
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen has earned a reputation as a fighter — and the octogenarian’s latest battle pits him against Vatican officials and Beijing over a deal he believes would devastate the Catholic Church.…
Beijing police order limit on foreigners in university district pizza bars and cafes
Police are checking various popular student hangouts in Beijing’s university district to make sure they have no more than 10 foreigners inside at any one time, as the stability-obsessed authorities ramp up security for China’s…
Beijing establishes 7th ring road for regional development
A seventh ring road will be completed at the end of June and is expected to further integrate Beijing and neighboring Hebei Province. The ring-shaped road will have a total length of 940 kilometers, including…
Beijing on the path to yet another big project
Another super engineering project, Beijing’s new international airport, is being constructed just 46 kilometers south of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The airport will be home to the largest terminal in the world once it opens in…
