The WHO’s chief, long accused of complacency towards Beijing, hardened his tone Tuesday, urging further investigation into a theory Covid-19 sprang from a laboratory
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Beijing enveloped in hazardous sandstorm
Beijing’s official air quality index reached a maximum level of 500 on Sunday morning, with floating particles known as PM10 surpassing 2,000 micrograms per
Australian envoy describes China as ‘vindictive’
Australia’s ambassador to Beijing has reportedly described China as a “vindictive” and “unreliable” trading partner as Australian officials revealed steep declines in most exports
West riles China with sanctions over Uighur crackdown
The European Union, the United States, Britain and Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on Uighurs and other
US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden
The two sides finished the meetings after an opening session in which they attacked each other in an unusually public way. The US accused
‘Canadian spy hearing in China over after less than 3 hrs’
Jim Nickel, the charge d’affaires of the Canadian embassy in Beijing, told reporters outside the courtroom in northeastern China that the hearing had finished,
China to put two Canadians on trial in coming days
Relations between Beijing and Ottawa have plunged since China detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor in 2018 — days after the
US sanctions 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials
The US sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, including a
Flights cancelled during China’s worst sandstorm in decades
China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to the cancelation
Biggest sandstorm in decade turns Beijing skies yellow
Chinese weather agencies blamed the poor air quality on a sandstorm sweeping across northern China from northern Mongolia, where authorities there said it had
Prickly problem: Taiwan says won’t be beaten by China pineapple ban
Taiwan will not be beaten by China’s ban on pineapple imports and will rally round its farmers to turn crisis into opportunity with new
‘Inferior’ women: China counters Uighur criticism with PR attacks
As allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang mount, Beijing is focussing on discrediting the female Uighur witnesses behind recent reports of abuse. Chinese
China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover
China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in
Myanmar anti-coup protesters keep pressure on junta
Protesters in Yangon again rallied outside the Chinese and U.S. embassies. They accuse Beijing of propping up the military regime and applaud Washington’s actions
Protest outside Chinese embassy in Yangon against Beijing’s support to coup
Chanting ‘Shame on you China’ in unison, dozens of youths gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Yangon on Sunday to protest against Beijing’s support
Biden speaks to Xi, raises human rights concerns
Biden “underscored his fundamental concerns about Beijing’s coercive and unfair economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and increasingly assertive
Biden announces new Pentagon task force on China
The new 15-member task force was given four months to come up with assessments and recommendations on US military strategy toward China; technology, force
Taiwan wishes China happy new year, but says won’t yield to pressure
China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military activity around the island in recent months, responding to what Beijing
No baby boom in China as births fall by nearly a third in 2020
The number of registered births dropped by nearly a third in China last year, in the latest sign that relaxations in the country’s strict
‘China’s ways to intimidate neighbours concerning’
In its first response to the China-India border standoff, the Biden administration has voiced concern over Beijing’s ongoing attempts to “intimidate” its neighbours and
UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents
Hong Kong residents can apply from Sunday for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British citizens after Beijing’s imposition of a
China to conduct military drills in South China Sea
China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a US
China triumphant one year after Wuhan lockdown
With China’s official death toll from the virus under 5,000, Beijing is on a prolonged victory lap to promote its narrative of how it
China likens Pompeo to a ‘mantis’ after latest US sanctions
Pompeo, one of the Trump administration’s most vociferous China hawks, has spent his final days in office unveiling a host of measures targeting Beijing
Covid: China puts 28 million people in 4 cities under lockdown
Most of the new patients were reported near the capital Beijing, but a province in northeast China also saw a rise in new cases,
China says WHO experts to visit Wuhan in virus origins probe
World Health Organisation experts will visit the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late 2019, at the start of their
China says WHO Wuhan visit preparations ongoing
China confirmed Saturday that preparations were still ongoing for a World Health Organization mission to Wuhan to investigate the origins of Covid-19, following a
Beijing raises guard as Covid-19 cases rise in Hebei province
The city of 11 million people accounted for 31 of the 37 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and 35 of the 57 asymptomatic cases
Beijing threatens ‘heavy price’ if US envoy travels to Taiwan
China on Thursday warned the United States would pay a “heavy price” if its United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft made good on plans to
China moves to stamp out virus outbreak in city of 11 m
Ten major highways leading into the city of Shijiazhuang, around 300 kilometres (200 miles) south of Beijing, have been closed and a bus terminus