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Looking for leverage: China keeps close eye on US politics after summit delay
Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets Xi…
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Why does Yao Ming, the 7ft 6in ex-basketballer, attend China’s Two Sessions meetings?
Among the 3,000 delegates is former athlete who sits as an independent on the National People’s CongressWhat a…
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China’s Two Sessions: what are the meetings and why do they matter?
Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high o…
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More generals purged as delegates gather for China’s Two Sessions event
Spectre of military upheaval will hang over annual meetings where Beijing’s five-year plan will be launchedThe…
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China hopes for a bumper lunar new year as world’s biggest migration begins
Year of the horse signals optimism and opportunity, with authorities keen that the extra day of holiday this y…
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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Family of media tycoon say he will ‘die a martyr behind bars’ amid widespread criticism from press freedom gro…
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China lags behind US at AI frontier but could quickly catch up, say experts
Beijing’s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate the…
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Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption
Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed …
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Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists to open
Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, accused of inciting subversion T…
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China sees an opportunity in Greenland, but not in the way that Trump thinks
For years, Beijing has struggled to gain a foothold in Greenland, in part because of US and Danish unity. Trum…
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Workers at Chinese factory that produces Labubu toys are being exploited, says NGO
Exclusive: China Labor Watch says people aged 16-18 employed without required special protectionsA labour righ…
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‘It ought to provide a deterrent’: what US action in Venezuela means for Taiwan
Perception that Chinese-made weapons could not stop a ‘decapitation strike’ may give Beijing pause for thought…
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Xi Jinping vows to reunify China and Taiwan in New Year’s Eve speech
Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drillsC…
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‘They want to destroy my career’: Kiwi Chow on life as a dissenting director in Hong Kong
With his new film rejected by official censors, the award-winning film-maker says he is being punished for his…
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Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online
Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrations…