投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies
Shift marks the start of a long period of population decline as China wrestles with demographic time bombChina has entered an “era of negative population growth”, after figures revealed a historic drop in the number of people for the first time since 1…
Crackdown on virtual private networks, which protesters used to access banned non-Chinese news and social media appsChinese authorities have initiated the highest “emergency response” level of censorship, according to leaked directives, including a cra…
Authorities flood streets with police as top security body urges action against ‘hostile forces’China has sent university students home and flooded streets with police in an attempt to disperse the most widespread anti-government protests in decades, a…
Forces disengaging in Gogra-Hot Springs area as peace talks since 2020 clashes carry onIndian and Chinese troops have begun to pull back from another disputed Himalayan border area, as peace talks between senior military officials after deadly clashes …
Tsai says in addition to intrusions by drones and aircraft, Beijing uses ‘false information to create disturbance in minds of people’China-Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsChina’s military is increasingly using drones to put pressure on Taiwan, t…
Democracy activist and Apple Daily founder will stand trial without jury and could face up to life in prisonThe founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will stand trial without a jury in Hong Kong, after he told a court he would plead not guilty to national…
Open letter signed by academics in wake of Michelle Bachelet’s China visit demands release of UN report on human rights abusesDozens of scholars have accused the UN human rights chief of having ignored or contradicted academic findings on abuses in Xin…
Chinese capital ramps up efforts to control Omicron outbreak and avoid lockdownsSee all our coronavirus coverageBeijing has reopened a mass isolation centre as authorities seek to contain an outbreak of Covid-19 in the city.The Xiaotangshan Fangcai hos…
In response to British foreign secretary’s warning that Beijing must ‘play by the rules’, ministry of foreign affairs says Nato is stirring conflictUkraine-Russia crisis latest news – live updatesChina’s ministry of foreign affairs has accused Nato of …
Michelle Bachelet due to visit Uyghur region in May after United Nations long pushed China for ‘unfettered, meaningful’ accessA United Nations team is in China ahead of a visit to Xinjiang, in preparation for the human rights commissioner’s long sought…
Canberra protests as court verdict deferred after closed-door, one-day trialGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA Chinese court has deferred its verdict after the closed-door national security trial of the Australian journalist Cheng L…
Jilin residents ordered to stay at home and reservists sent to disinfect streets as 1,437 new cases reported across ChinaAll the latest coronavirus newsChina’s government has ordered a province of 24 million people into lockdown as it tries to contain …
The men’s world No 1 Novak Djokovic has also raised concerns as the WTA threatens to pull events out of ChinaThe UN has called on Chinese authorities to give proof of the whereabouts of tennis star Peng Shuai, as the White House said it was “deeply con…
Authorities announced the 100,000 yuan ($15,640) rewards for residents in Heihei, saying illegal hunting or crossing the border should be reportedSee all our coronavirus coverageResidents of a Chinese city bordering Russia have been offered major cash …
Comments come as Biden and Xi agree to stick to Taiwan agreements amid rising tension in the Indo-PacificChina will be capable of mounting a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defence minister has said, describing current tensions as t…