投稿者: Helen Davidson
Opened last month in China, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge sits 625 metres above the valley belowAs a safety worker for bungee jumps and rope swings, Mr Fu has spent a lot of time standing on bridges. But his new job, working at the new Huajiang Gran…
At least 200 people still stranded after unseasonally heavy snowfall during china’s Golden Week holidayTrekkers have described facing “extreme” conditions after an unseasonable snowstorm during one of China’s busiest holiday weekends stranded hundreds …
Island’s government demands halt to Chinese oil and gas operations in its exclusive economic zoneTaiwan’s government has accused China of breaching international law by drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and immediat…
A highly choreographed display and formidable guest list were designed to send a message to the US and its allies about China’s strengthXi Jinping has presided over China’s largest-ever military parade, orchestrated to mark the 80th anniversary of the …
Date of 4 June remains one of China’s strictest taboos, with government using increasingly sophisticated tools to censor its discussion The world will never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre, the US secretary of state and Taiwan president have said …
Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as…
Growth in international hotels coincides with government effort to push region as a tourism destination Almost 200 international hotels are operating or planning to open in Xinjiang, despite calls from human rights groups for global corporations not t…
Detainees fear their return could be imminent despite UN experts urging Bangkok to halt possible transferRelatives of Uyghurs detained in Thailand for more than a decade have begged the Thai authorities not to deport the 48 men back to China, after the…
Founder of Apple Daily paper denies seeking to influence foreign policy against China and says advocating for the independence of Hong Kong was ‘a reality too crazy to think about’The pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has said he never tried to influ…
Anniversary of pro-democracy demonstration takes place in city where protest has been largely criminalised and activists silencedA decade ago today Hong Kong’s Central district filled with protesters, angry at Chinese government plans to renege on a pr…
Chung Pui-kuen sentenced to 21 months while Patrick Lam gets 11-month term but is released on medical groundsThe former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong’s Stand News has been sentenced to jail on sedition charges for the publication of news reports and oth…
Gao Zhen, who was visiting from US, reportedly accused of slandering China’s heroes and martyrsThe Chinese artist Gao Zhen, known for works critiquing the Cultural Revolution, has been detained by Chinese authorities, his brother and artistic collabora…
New modules on the Chinese leader’s ideas are aimed at cultivating ‘affection for our country’ and a ‘sense of national identity’The new school year began this week in Hong Kong with a significant new addition to the curriculum for some students: the t…
The upgrading of ties with Beijing caught regional leaders by surprise, but experts say it could be a strategy to secure investment from AustraliaIt lies just to the north of Australia, but the tiny and impoverished country of Timor Leste is strengthen…
China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims over the area, and tensions often threaten to boil overThe South China Sea is one of the most strategically and economically important waterways in the world. In 2016 more tha…