With one eye on the long line that snaked out in front of her, Beijing resident Wang Shuhui softly shook her head in frustration. After twice being summoned by her neighbourhood committee to get her…
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Beijing 2022 hope Chloe Kim deserves gold for bravery amid anti-Asian hate
Retired footballer Thierry Henry has received support from his sport for walking away from social media but 20-year-old Kim has more on the line in the run up to Beijing 2022 next year. Still Kim,…
How do Chinese spend Qingming Festival after COVID-19 largely curbed
According to the currently available data by heads of the four major vaccine manufacturers, China could produce at least 2.4 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this year. Besides, …
Northern exposure: Alaskans hope hosting US-China talks helps rebuild state’s ties to Beijing
After hosting the first encounter between the new Biden administration and its Beijing counterparts in a session marked by acrimony, Alaska still hopes its new-found notoriety will spur profitable …
Multinationals tread cautious path in China boycott
Ethical trade group Better Cotton Initiative stopped licensing cotton from Xinjiang last year citing ‘sustained allegations of forced labour and other human rights abuses in Xinjiang’ © AFP via Getty …
Beijing starts COVID-19 vaccination for foreign nationals
Two foreign recipients (1st L & 1st R) get registered for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination site in Tsinghua University, Beijing, April 3, 2021. Beijing has recently started COVID-19 …
Mainland China reports 21 coronavirus cases vs 26 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases for April 3, down from 26 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday. In a statement, the National …
‘Insidious’ Beijing using ‘coercion and pressure’ in South China Sea as war fears grow
Beijing’s claim is based on the U-shaped nine-dash line etched onto a map in the 1940s by a Chinese geographer. In 2016, an international court of arbitration dismissed China’s territorial claims.
China is ‘trampling on Hong Kong’s democracy’
China’s overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system is being seen as a watershed moment by those who fear Beijing’s encroaching influence on the city. Recent changes ensure that only “patriots” loyal to …
Fearful of political criticism, China won’t show the Oscars live
With a Mandarin-language movie nominated for best international feature and a Chinese-born woman the front-runner for best director, this year’s Oscars should have been an opportunity for China to …
China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; outbreak partially linked to Myanmar
Mainland China reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on April 2, up from nine a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday, as officials in the country’s southwest linked a …
With Swarms of Ships, Beijing Tightens Its Grip on South China Sea
And to an extent, it appears to be working. “Beijing pretty clearly thinks that if it uses enough coercion and pressure over a long enough period of time, it will squeeze the Southeast Asians out,”…
Game Over: China arrests 10, says it’s busted the world’s biggest video game cheating ring
Ten people were arrested and $76 million, along with luxury cars, was seized from the group accused of selling cheating software.
