投稿者: Lily Kuo in Beijing
Alex Azar is the most senior US official to visit Taipei in 40 years, threatening to escalate US-China tensionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe US health secretary, Alex Azar, has met with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen…
As China comes under attack abroad, nationalist sentiment at home is being stoked – at the expense of other voicesFor days, the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was not just a site for curious onlookers but for residents eager to express pri…
Nation’s first popularly elected president oversaw transition from martial law to democracyLee Teng-hui, known as Taiwan’s “father of democracy” and its first popularly elected president, has died, according to a statement from his family.Lee, who over…
Move by Beijing comes in response to the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston earlier this week and amid worsening relations between the countriesBeijing has ordered the closure of a US consulate in south-western China, in a move that escalates …
Xi has stifled dissent at home and is increasingly willing for China to assert itself abroad Earlier this week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a rare meeting in Beijing with business leaders. Admitting that the Covid-19 pandemic had a “huge impact” on …
Draft proposal could reportedly revoke US visas for all party members amid growing rift over Huawei, Hong Kong and tradeThe US is reportedly considering imposing travel restrictions on Chinese Communist party members amid a deepening row, with presiden…
Thirty-three rivers break water level records as relief funds criticised as inadequateTorrential rains have continued to batter China, destroying homes and rendering millions of people homeless as residents fear they may be facing a repeat of floods th…
Hidden Corner has rapidly become one of the country’s most discussed and watched showsIn the hit Chinese web series, Hidden Corner, a children’s song presages the show’s most violent moments.“Under the blue, blue skies, in the silver river is a small w…
Residents rush to erase digital footprints as law gives police powers over online activityAt midnight on Tuesday, the Great Firewall of China, the vast apparatus that limits the country’s internet, appeared to descend on Hong Kong.Unveiling expanded po…
AP, CBS, UPI and NPR asked to send government details of their operations in seven daysBeijing has asked four US media outlets to submit information about their operations in China as a tit-for-tat media row between the two countries escalated.On Wedne…
Beijing’s new rules appear tailored to cover the actions of protesters and their supportersHong Kong protests – latest developmentsBeijing has imposed a raft of national security rules on Hong Kong, ushering in a new chapter of Chinese control over the…
Authorities prevent people leaving their homes in province surrounding Beijing in measures reminiscent of Wuhan restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAuthorities have put almost half a million people in Hebei province,…
Tool in Yiwu comes after a rise in domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdowns and quarantine measures The city of Yiwu in eastern China is set to begin a pilot programme that allows residents to check whether their partner has a history of domestic ab…
Former publisher announces death of Li, known for his book Red-Color News Soldier The Chinese photographer Li Zhensheng, known for his unflinching portrayal of China’s Cultural Revolution, has died, according to his former publisher.The Chinese Univers…
Partial draft of legislation shows Beijing intends to set up national security agency in cityBeijing has released details of a controversial anti-sedition law under which China will set up a national security agency in Hong Kong and maintain jurisdicti…