投稿者: Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent
China funnelling billions into harmful production of beef, soy and palm oil, says campaign groupCampaigners have called on Chinese banks to stop funding overseas agribusinesses that accelerate deforestation and biodiversity loss and have a negative imp…
Viewers say scenes featuring Lady Gaga, boyband BTS and Justin Bieber are missing from Chinese versionFor many Chinese millennials, the US sitcom Friends was a window to the American way of life. Teachers would use the show to help students learn Engli…
Spokesman says US president’s order to intelligence agencies is attempt to stigmatise Chinese government Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has hit out against Joe Biden’s calls for a fuller US investigation into how Covi…
Fast & Furious actor and wrestler apologises profusely on social media for offending Chinese fansFast & Furious star and wrestler John Cena began learning Mandarin Chinese nearly a decade ago. But this month, by showing off his linguistic skill…
Analysis: political undercurrents cannot be ignored as Zhang Yiming stands down to ‘daydream’TikTok: six of the video-sharing app’s greatest hitsIn the latest retreat by a leading figure in China’s booming tech sector, the chief executive of TikTok’s p…
Tit-for-tat sanctions over Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs puts halt on investment agreement The European parliament has voted overwhelmingly to “freeze” any consideration of a massive investment deal with China, following recent tit-for-tat sanctions o…
Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhen the South Korean president goes to Washington DC on Friday, his discussions with Joe Biden about China will test the limits of the US presid…
Beijing hits back after US House speaker urges world leaders not to attend 2022 Games over treatment of UyghursChina has labelled the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, “full of lies and disinformation” after her calls for a diplomatic boycott of next yea…
Analysis: Beijing’s census data confirms trend reflected across a region that is looked to as engine of post-pandemic growthFull report: China’s population growing at slowest rate in generationsFor many years China watchers have been concerned that its…
Foreign ministry responds to west’s human rights claims, saying countries should ‘face up to their own problems’China has rejected accusations of human rights abuse and economic coercion, made by G7 foreign ministers, accusing them of “blatantly meddli…
Analysis: some in China see India’s crisis as a diplomatic opportunity but tensions from last summer remain highAs coronavirus rages across India, its neighbour China has made repeated offers of help. Some are asking whether this could be an occasion t…
Analysis: Tycoon and pro-democracy activist’s 14-month jail sentence is only the start of his problemsHong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 monthsThe sentencing of the high-profile Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai may offer a foretas…