Rising prices of a popular Russian crude sold to China are expected to peak soon as more independent refiners are likely to switch to cheaper oil from Iran, which has increased its exports to 4-1/2 year highs in August. OPEC+ supply cuts...
Complaint by local lawyers to supreme court follows US demands to reduce China’s alleged influence on waterway Trump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama canal – here are the facts Two Panamanian lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the...
The mingling of so-called "TikTok refugees" with Chinese users on the PRC-based social network Xiaohongshu spawned a range of reactions, from some Chinese users’ excitement at the unexpected opening of a window in the Great...
China is renewing its criticism of this weekend's summit among the leaders of the US, Japan and South Korea, saying no country should "seek its own security at the expense of the security interests of others and of regional peace and...
As the U.S. Supreme Court voted to uphold a law forcing either the sale or ban of ByteDance-owned TikTok, “TikTok refugees” continued flocking to the Chinese-language app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote. The influx of new foreign...
To what extent do Chinese training programs for African journalists provide alternatives to overcome (historically Western) colonial practices of knowledge production, or instead perpetuate those same colonial practices? And how much...
Australia imported goods from companies blacklisted in the US for alleged links to forced labour of Uyghur people in China, according to the findings of an exclusive Guardian investigation. Guardian Australia’s chief investigations...
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,...
Flights between the two countries were suspended in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as both shut down borders to other countries. Previously, Air Koryo and Chinese state airline Air China flew routes between the two countries.
Friends and allies of the US president will say his recent tariff threats delivered quick wins, but he may find there are no winners in a trade war US politics live – latest updates As the world reels from the first three weeks of Donald...
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has taken the world by storm by releasing its latest AI chatbot. The free chatbot has been touted as mostly open-source, more efficient, and by certain measures better performing than the latest...
Reported purge part of aim to bring agency in line with Trump’s priorities Here’s more on the latest remarks from China responding to the 10% tariffs imposed on all Chinese goods by the Trump administration. Foreign ministry spokesman...
This live coverage has ended. You can find the latest US news here . As the clock nears midnight in Washington DC, signalling the beginning of Trump’s tariffs on China’s imports, here is a look at how China might respond, via AFP: From...
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 People's Liberation Army (PLA) has advised Chinese military personnel to be cautious about their associations, warning that socializing with the wrong people has led to some leaders being removed from their positions. The PLA Daily,...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020 through...
The 10% levy on goods imported from China closes a loophole used by Temu and Shein. Experts say it may only tighten their grip on Americans Vivi Armacost loves Temu . She uses the Chinese online marketplace to buy crafting supplies for...
In this unsettling world order, polite, middle-size democracies are easy prey for bullies. It is time to reassert European power Squeezed between US oligarchy and Russian and Chinese autocracy, Europe’s democracies stand out like a relic...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020 through...
Retaliatory tariffs described as ‘political theatre’ as Beijing thought to want to avoid escalating trade war China unveils US tariffs and Google investigation US China tariffs – live updates Minutes after Donald Trump’s tariffs on China...
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...
Like their American counterparts, Chinese leaders in academia, government, and the media are working to discern and shape the new trajectory of U.S.-China relations under a second Trump administration, now that he has officially taken...