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China signals willingness to mediate in Ukraine-Russia war
Chinese foreign minister says Ukrainian counterpart asked for help to find diplomatic solutionRussia-Ukraine w…
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China ponders how Russia’s actions in Ukraine could reshape world order
Beijing is walking a diplomatic tightrope but crisis also offers the opportunity to express grievances against…
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Ukraine crisis poses dilemma for China but also opportunity
Analysis: While Xi and Putin have pledged closer cooperation, there are growing economic ties between Beijing …
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How citizenship row clouded Eileen Gu’s Olympics
Success of Chinese American skier should have been a positive story but geopolitics got in the wayGu soars to …
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Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down
UK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdownThe website of a UK-based advocac…
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‘No light at the end of the tunnel’ – Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus
Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules, and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled al…
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China’s ambassador to US warns of possible military conflict over Taiwan
Unusually explicit reference to prospect of war comes as tensions over island’s future continue to riseChina’s…
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‘Stop nagging!’: Why China’s young adults are resisting marriage and babies
Chinese women in particular prioritising education and careers, a trend alarming authorities facing ‘demograph…
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‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media
Newsroom closures and exodus from territory are result of ‘draconian’ national security law introduced in 2020…
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‘Tit for tat’: why hunt for Covid’s origins still mired in politics and controversy
Scientific consensus absent as impasse between China and west continues to hamper tracing effortCoronavirus – …
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Mind Games: how China’s confidence soared between two Olympics
The international context and mood music are very different 14 years after the Beijing Summer GamesSpectacular…
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China replaces Xinjiang party boss associated with Uyghur crackdown
It is not known if Chen Quanguo’s replacement by Guangdong governor Ma Xingrui signals fresh approachChina has…
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Mainland China reports first case of Omicron coronavirus variant
Appearance of highly transmissible variant poses serious threat to zero-Covid strategyCoronavirus – latest upd…
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US appears to cut video feed of Taiwanese minister at summit
White House accused of trying to avoid antagonising Beijing by replacing feed during map presentationThe White…
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China attacks ‘US-style democracy’ prior to Biden summit
Beijing highlights virtues of its own one-party model in slew of scathing criticisms of western systemChina ha…