Recent public opinion polls from countries in the Global South point to a slight shift in attitudes vis-a-vis China and the U.S. By small but significant margins, a growing number of people in many of these countries appear to favor...
Chinese social media has been awash with interest in Netflix’s new series “3 Body Problem,” an adaptation based on the Hugo Award-winning novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin. On the day of its release, there was a huge spike in online...
Ten years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the families of Chinese passengers are still searching for answers. The families visited officials and presented demands, hoping for the search to be restarted.
Two Chinese manufacturers of video surveillance equipment—state-owned Hikvision and publicly traded company Dahua Technology—have joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in an attempt to burnish their reputations, which have...
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Tuesday it has not seen large-scale drills or actions by the Chinese military near the island so far after China condemned a brief US visit by Taiwan Vice President William Lai.
Over a whirlwind two weeks of diplomacy in Beijing, China has sought to strengthen its ties to both the United States and Russia—a difficult balancing act. Xi Jinping took a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden last week which was...
China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei assert claims in South China Sea. China's claims supported by "history and jurisprudence". Philippines making vigorous claims. Chinese President visited Vietnam, Vietnamese states exercise...
Volt Typhoon hacking campaign is waiting ‘for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow’, says Christopher Wray Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into US critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right...
Throughout Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, China has sidestepped the conflict, criticized it from the sidelines, accused Western countries of hypocrisy on Gaza and Xinjiang, and benefited from increasingly sympathetic attitudes in the...
Floods have swamped a number of cities in the densely populated Pearl River delta after record-breaking rains. Precipitation records for April have already been broken in many parts of Guangdong, leaving large areas of the province...
David Sanger of the New York Times delivers a must-read on the foreign policy challenges now facing US leaders Russia bombards Ukraine. Israel and Hamas are locked in a danse macabre. The threat of outright war between Jerusalem and...
Bill Nelson told Capitol Hill lawmakers that China has been ‘very, very secretive’ about its space progress, warning ‘we are in a race’ The head of Nasa has warned of China bolstering its space capabilities by using civilian programs to...
Voters back President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional ally India Maldives voters have backed President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional benefactor India, with his party winning...
The amendment to the State Council Organic Law deepens the Party's control over state organs and the Party-state structure. It establishes new committees and encroaches on economic and financial policy. The premier's news conference...
From a poetic memoir of social repression to a study of the lasting impact of the Cultural Revolution – these titles are a good place to start if you want to know more about the country and its people It is the world’s second-biggest...
This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz completed a three-day visit to China. It was his second trip since becoming chancellor and his first since the German government produced its China strategy last July. His previous trip to China...
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflow Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing...
China's coast guard will strengthen law enforcement activities and patrols around Taiwanese-controlled islands. Taiwan defended its coast guard after a speedboat overturned near Kinmen's Beiding islet. China condemned Taiwan's actions.
The death toll from a mudslide in China's northwestern city of Xian has risen to 21, with six people still missing, the city's emergency management authority said on Sunday, as China grapples with unusually high summer rainfall.
On April 6, a Weibo user from Zhejiang province reported a case of local anti-fraud center overreach that resulted in his bank cards and Alipay account being frozen after he made a work-related call to a Singaporean bank. In a...
Election closely watched for any impact on Pacific country’s relationship with Beijing, while voters focus on struggling health and other services Solomon Islanders have voted in a national election, the first since the prime minister,...
Olaf Scholz says Chinese president agreed to back June peace talks that Russia is not attending while Xi says efforts for a resolution must involve both sides Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says he has urged Xi Jinping to press...
Exercises starting on Monday will be the first to be held outside Philippines’ territorial waters, and come amid a rise in tensions in the South China Sea Philippine and US forces will carry out their first ever military exercises...
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, begins a four-day visit to Russia on Monday, during which both countries are expected to promise stronger mutual political confidence in preparation for President Vladimir Putin's possible historic visit to...
The annual Balikatan, or ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ drills will for the first time take place outside of the Philippines’ territorial waters A Chinese military official has warned against countries flexing “gunboat muscles”, as the...
The state visit will be Xi's second international trip of 2023, after making an official trip to Russia in March. "Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday for the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa,...
As tensions with China rise, scientists at America’s leading universities complain of stalled research after crackdown at airports Stopped at the border, interrogated on national security grounds, laptops and mobile phones checked, held...