Most of the new patients were reported near the capital Beijing, but a province in northeast China also saw a rise in new cases,
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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
Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
Health authorities on New Year’s Eve granted “conditional” approval to a vaccine candidate made by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm, which the company said had
25 days that changed world: How Covid slipped China’s grasp
China’s reluctance to be transparent about those initial weeks has also left gaping holes in what the world knows about the coronavirus. Scientists have
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail
Jimmy Lai, a vocal Beijing critic, is one of the highest-profile figures charged under a sweeping security law that China imposed on the financial
China signals shift but no let-up in Xinjiang
“We cannot be complacent at this moment, because the threats are still out there,” Xu Guixiang, the deputy director-general of the Xinjiang Communist Party
Covid: US accuses China of ‘obstructing’ WHO probe
Urging the international community to demand transparency from China about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the US has accused Beijing of “obstructing” a
Chinese dams under US scrutiny in Mekong rivalry
A US-funded project using satellites to track and publish water levels at Chinese dams on the Mekong river was announced on Monday. Beijing has
China continues to imprison Uyghurs despite international backlash: Experts
The Communist Party of China hasn’t made even little tweaks in its larger, nefarious agenda of systematically eliminating ethnic minority Uyghurs from its northwestern
Mt Everest’s new height is 8848.86 metres: Nepal
Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world’s tallest
China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks
A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-5 probe, named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess, blasted off from the Wenchang Space Center on
China finally congratulates Biden, Harris
China on Friday shed its initial hesitation and congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris for their victory in the 2020
China says Australia ‘should know’ how to improve ties
Amid the ongoing trade dispute and rising tensions between China and Australia, Beijing on Wednesday said that Canberra should know “what it needs to
Nepal ‘land grab’: Beijing dismisses report as ‘rumour’
China a ‘No 1 national security threat’ to US: Haley
China is the United States’ “absolute number one” national security threat, said Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley on Saturday (local time), adding that US
China and Vatican renew historic deal on bishops
The deal allows both Beijing and the Holy See a say in appointing bishops in an attempt to close a schism in China’s 12-million-strong
US tightens rules on more Chinese media outlets
The fresh move against Chinese media was met with anger in Beijing, which said it would take “necessary” countermeasures, without specifying which US outlets
With eye on China, Japan’s Suga seeks tighter ties with Vietnam, Indonesia
Japan’s new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijing’s growing assertiveness,
China allowed Covid to spread around world: Trump
Terming the Covid-19 outbreak as a ‘horrible situation’, President Donald Trump hit out at China for allowing Covid-19 to spread outside Beijing while preventing
Australian writer indicted for espionage in Beijing, says China
The 55-year-old blogger was detained by Chinese authorities in January 2019 at Guangzhou Airport after arriving from New York. He has been held in
Hong Kong marks China anniversary as Beijing tightens grip
Thousands of riot police were stationed across Hong Kong on Thursday to stamp out any large democracy rallies as the restless financial hub marked
Beijing using militarised outposts in SCS as platforms of coercion: US
China is using its militarised outposts in the South China Sea as platforms of coercion to assert control over waters it has no lawful
China bans two Australian ‘anti-China’ scholars
China has barred entry to two “anti-China” Australian scholars, the Global Times newspaper said on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, amid heightened tension between Beijing
Beijing says support for Taiwan independence ‘doomed to fail’
Why tens of thousands are protesting against China in Mongolia
Tens of thousands took part in demonstrations and school boycotts in Inner Mongolia to protest against an edict mandating Mandarin-language teaching, over fears it
US issues sweeping new travel warning for China, Hong Kong
The advisory is likely to heighten tensions between the sides that have spiked since Beijing’s imposition on Hong Kong of a strict new national