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US health secretary praises Taiwan’s Covid-19 response during rare high-level visit
Alex Azar is the most senior US official to visit Taipei in 40 years, threatening to escalate US-China tension…
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‘China is powerful now’: Beijing’s aggressive global stance sparks wave of nationalism
As China comes under attack abroad, nationalist sentiment at home is being stoked – at the expense of other vo…
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Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan’s ‘father of democracy’, dies aged 97
Nation’s first popularly elected president oversaw transition from martial law to democracyLee Teng-hui, known…
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China orders US consulate in Chengdu to close as tensions rise
Move by Beijing comes in response to the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston earlier this week and ami…
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Why is Xi Jinping pitting China against the world?
Xi has stifled dissent at home and is increasingly willing for China to assert itself abroad Earlier this week…
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US considers travel ban on millions of China Communist party members – report
Draft proposal could reportedly revoke US visas for all party members amid growing rift over Huawei, Hong Kong…
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China floods: ‘wartime’ measures brought in to tackle worst deluge in decades
Thirty-three rivers break water level records as relief funds criticised as inadequateTorrential rains have co…
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‘Cute but cruel’: the crime drama hailed a Chinese TV milestone
Hidden Corner has rapidly become one of the country’s most discussed and watched showsIn the hit Chinese web s…
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China’s Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users
Residents rush to erase digital footprints as law gives police powers over online activityAt midnight on Tuesd…
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China asks US media to submit information about their work
AP, CBS, UPI and NPR asked to send government details of their operations in seven daysBeijing has asked four …
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Hong Kong’s security laws usher in new era of Chinese control
Beijing’s new rules appear tailored to cover the actions of protesters and their supportersHong Kong protests …
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China ‘seals off’ more than 400,000 in Anxin county to tackle small Covid-19 cluster
Authorities prevent people leaving their homes in province surrounding Beijing in measures reminiscent of Wuha…
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Chinese city launches domestic violence database for couples considering marriage
Tool in Yiwu comes after a rise in domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdowns and quarantine measures The cit…
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Li Zhensheng, photographer of China’s Cultural Revolution, dies
Former publisher announces death of Li, known for his book Red-Color News Soldier The Chinese photographer Li …
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China releases details of Hong Kong anti-sedition law
Partial draft of legislation shows Beijing intends to set up national security agency in cityBeijing has relea…