- Africa, Asia Pacific, Belt and road initiative, China, Chinese economy, Economics, Global economy, Infrastructure, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Xi Jinping
China funnels its overseas aid money into political leaders’ home provinces
Schools, stadiums or airports help the presidents of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their gr…
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Hong Kong: Vatican ‘concerned’ over arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen
Prominent Catholic cleric, 90, detained with three others linked to disbanded charity for protestersThe Vatica…
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‘This is inhumane’: the cost of zero Covid in Shanghai
Patients sick with non-Covid related illnesses are being kept away from hospitals as anger grows over failure …
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Carrie Lam: a divisive leader in Hong Kong’s turbulent times
Tenure of woman who rose through ranks to become governor marked by controversies and scandalsCarrie Lam came …
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Chinese Communist party expels former justice minister in latest purge
Fu Zhenghua, who had brought down ex security chief for corruption, denounced as ‘extremely despicable’Beijing…
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‘They were fooled by Putin’: Chinese historians speak out against Russian invasion
An open letter written by five historians denounced the war and called on Beijing to make its stance clearerUk…
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‘Little Britain’: Chinese media weigh in on reports of spat between Liz Truss and UK envoy
Official newspaper calls Truss ‘radical populist’ after her alleged row with Caroline Wilson over UK’s hard li…
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China will tread carefully in navigating the Taliban’s return
Analysis: Difficult to predict how China will deal with its volatile neighbour, but Uyghur issue could prove c…
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China rejects report of sick staff at Wuhan lab prior to Covid outbreak
Spokesperson dismisses Wall Street Journal claims based on ‘previously undisclosed’ intelligenceCoronavirus – …