投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei
Christopher Luxon’s visit to Beijing comes as former NZ PMs warn the country must not become part of defence arrangements ‘explicitly aimed at China’New Zealand’s prime minister will meet Xi Jinping on a formal visit to China next week, his office has …
Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universitiesBig Chinese tech companies appear to have turned off some AI functions to prevent cheating during the country’s highly competitive university entranc…
Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the…
Peng Yujiang says updraft took him nearly as high as Mount Everest but parts of flight video appear to be AI-generatedA Chinese paraglider’s story of being accidentally propelled more than 8,000 metres high by an updraft has been thrown into doubt afte…
Vulnerable countries to pay record $22bn this year, mostly relating to loans issued under Xi Jinping’s belt and road initiativeThe most vulnerable nations on Earth are facing a “tidal wave” of debt repayments as a Chinese lending boom starts to be call…
Inland revenue targets eight outlets, union, 20 journalists and their families with supposed ‘random’ checksHong Kong authorities have targeted journalists and media outlets with what are supposed to be “random” tax audits, in a move the industry union…
Experts say there is huge potential for AI in the mental health sector, but there are risks of turning to technology, rather than human beings when in distressIn the pre-dawn hours, Ann Li’s anxieties felt overwhelming. She’d recently been diagnosed wi…
State media editorial says talks mark ‘step toward resolving differences’ but Xi again criticises US ‘bullying’A 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war has been cautiously welcomed in China but tensions remain high, with Xi Jinping again accusing the …
US intelligence agency videos target lowly officials who are trapped working for a wealthy corrupt elite and whose fate is ‘precarious’ The CIA is on a recruitment drive for foreign spies. In their sights are Chinese officials and workers, who the US i…
Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei Next week, 135 cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for the conclave, a secretive meeting to decide who will succeed the late Pope Francis. Around the world, people are specul…
Taiwan to send former vice-president despite Vatican being one of country’s few diplomatic alliesPope Francis’s funeral – latest updatesTaiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, despite his foreign ministry saying e…
From energy security to boosting internet connections, Taiwan is working on ways to protect its population if China attacksIf war comes to Taiwan, the local citizens might be sent to their nearest 7-Eleven.No one knows for sure what a Chinese attack on…