投稿者: Reuters in Beijing
Diplomatic coup for China as Beijing declaration sets out deal to unite across territories and prepare for electionsLeaders from Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian factions have agreed after three days of talks in Beijing to form a national unity gover…
Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidatedChina has threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence se…
Visitor numbers rise by 30% as footage sparks claims animal could be a staff member in a bear suitVisitors have flocked to a zoo in eastern China’s Zhejiang province after a video of one of its bears went viral with some suggesting she looked so human …
China’s national forecaster says there is high risk of rainstorm disasters in area surrounding capital Rain soaked northern China on Saturday as Doksuri, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in years, prompted thousands to evacuate in Beijing…
Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, prominent figures advocating for improved civil rights, given lengthy jail terms in latest crackdown on dissentA Chinese court has sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relat…
Authorities will resume issuing all visas after closing borders to international holidaymakers in 2020China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the Covid pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of…
Tech dealmaker reported to be unreachable 10 days ago in latest case of a top executive going missing during Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption driveThe Chinese billionaire tech banker Bao Fan, who was reported missing 10 days ago, is cooperating with Chines…
Beijing had said it would retaliate against countries that require negative tests from Chinese travellersChina has suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan after announcing it would retaliate against countries that required negative …
Many people trapped in vehicles after pile-up on Zhengxin Huanghe Bridge in ZhengzhouOne person has been killed after more than 200 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on a bridge in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou in heavy fog, according to rescuers and…
Beijing court finds Chinese-born singer raped three women in November and December 2020A Beijing court has sentenced the Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, just over a year afte…
People break barriers and argue with workers in hazmat suits in Guangzhou amid zero-Covid policyCrowds of people in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou crashed through Covid barriers and marched down streets in chaotic scenes on Monday night, accord…
President supports peaceful reunification but will ‘never promise to renounce use of force’ as speech launches event likely to grant him third five-year termXi Jinping celebrated China’s crushing of Hong Kong’s autonomy and warned Taiwan that the “whee…
Latest batch of at least 287 cases has raised new worries about outlook for Chinese economyAuthorities in Beijing have warned that a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases linked to a 24-hour bar was critical and the city of 22 million people was in a “race agai…
Cluster comes week after city eased restrictions, raising fresh concerns over ‘zero Covid’ policy and economy Authorities in Beijing are racing to contain a Covid-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions …
It is not clear if China is in talks with drugmaker to procure treatment, the first oral pill cleared in countrySee all our coronavirus coverage China’s medical products regulator has conditionally approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid, making it th…