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Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of himA Chinese dissident who has taken refuge in a Taiwan airport during a stopover has said he is prepared to wait months if needed, in o…
Read MoreFloods, economic headwinds and disappearing ministers aside, experts say the Chinese leader’s iron grip on power may be his biggest problemAt the Brics summit in South Africa in August, Xi Jinping made headlines when he failed to appear at a leaders’ m…
Read MoreLi Shangfu, who has not been seen for nearly three weeks, is under house arrest, claims US ambassador to JapanChina’s defence minister has not been seen in almost three weeks, amid reports that he is under investigation, in the latest case of a senior …
Read MoreFallout from revelations has dominated news in UK but in China it has caused barely a rippleThe fallout from revelations that two people were arrested in the UK for allegedly spying for China has dominated British news since the story broke. In the hea…
Read MoreMeasures include making it easier for Taiwanese people to live and work in China, but the plan comes amid major military exercisesChina’s government has unveiled a “new path towards integrated development” with Taiwan, including proposals to make it ea…
Read MoreVideo produced by the People’s Daily that included literary work on lazy and drunk officials was quickly taken down Chinese state media appears to have censored one of its own videos after viewers notice it featured a classic Chinese poem about corrupt…
Read MorePolice cordon off some properties in Redhill Peninsula and evacuate at least one after typhoon Haikui brought extreme weatherLuxury cliffside homes in Hong Kong are on the brink of collapse after record breaking rains which killed at least two people, …
Read MoreTaipei reports People’s Liberation Army operation, which comes after Beijing accused US and Canada of ‘inciting conflict’ by traversing Taiwan StraitChina has sent a carrier strike group and dozens of warplanes into the region around Taiwan in one of i…
Read MoreChina’s leader will not attend the meeting in Delhi, prompting speculation over tensions with India, pressing domestic issues and a tactical retreatThe decision of Xi Jinping to not attend this weekend’s G20 meeting has sparked rampant speculation. Sin…
Read MoreJudges call for alternative framework to marriage in partial victory for city’s LGBTQ+ communityHong Kong must provide an alternative to marriage in order to legally recognise the rights of same-sex couples, the city’s highest court has declared, openi…
Read MoreTerry Gou, who entered the race last week, said the island’s demographic crisis could be solved by giving expectant parents a cat or dogA billionaire presidential hopeful in Taiwan has proposed boosting the plummeting birthrate by offering couples free…
Read MoreAnalysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominatedXi Jinping’s attendance at the G20 this weekend has been all but ruled out after China’s foreign ministry announced the team wo…
Read MoreUK’s James Cleverly is latest to travel to Beijing hoping to improve ties and change Chinese foreign policyThe UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, on Wednesday described his government’s relationship with Beijing as “complicated and sophisticated”. H…
Read MoreExclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’Uyghur advocates have called on western tourism companies to stop selling package holidays that take visitors through Xinjiang, where …
Read MoreOn trip to Beijing, James Cleverly says Britain is ‘clear-eyed’ about its disagreements with world’s second largest economy James Cleverly has defended his meetings with senior Chinese government members, saying it would be a mistake to try to isolate …
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