投稿者: Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
In the wake of sanctions on Russia, China has pushed to conduct more trade using the yuan in an effort to reduce its reliance on the dollarChina-Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsFor more than a decade, Beijing has been trying to reduce its relian…
Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021Local governments in China approved more new coal power in the first three months of 2023 than in the whole of 2021, according to official documents.The approvals,…
Xi Jinping’s popular anti-corruption purges show trend to prosecute ‘tigers’ over lower-ranking ‘flies’A moment of pity for the uber-wealthy. According to the Hurun Global Rich List, China has more billionaires than any other country. But it is also th…
In a country with over 100 journalists in jail, The Best is Yet to Come, based on a real-life journalist, Han Fudong, has been an unlikely successFired from jobs, barred from schools, rejected romantically – for years carriers of hepatitis B in China f…
Stadiums are reopening but detentions of major football figures overshadow the sport, as scandal engulfs basketballSergio Agüero may be one of the greatest strikers of his generation, but he won an even rarer accolade in 2015, when he became the first …
Deal is designed to counter perceived threat from Beijing but analysts in China say it could push region closer to conflictWhen the UK, the US and Australia announced the details of their multibillion-dollar deal to provide Australia with nuclear-power…
Geopolitical relations China’s president will have to navigate as country reopens after three years of isolationAs Xi Jinping starts his third term as China’s president, high on his agenda will be strengthening the country’s position on the world stage…
President expected to visit Iran and to meet Vladimir Putin soon as he aims to build ties abroadIn Xi Jinping’s closing speech at China’s annual parliamentary meeting on Monday, his message was clear: China is back. Speaking to nearly 3,000 delegates i…
High costs and career impacts remain barriers to having children for many women despite Beijing’s efforts to lift its record-low birthrateAt China’s annual parliamentary meeting this week, proposals to boost China’s falling birthrate have come thick an…
The NPC, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, will gather this weekend to approve far-reaching changes, and Xi’s unprecedented third term as presidentXi Jinping is preparing a profound overhaul of China’s government and party institutions at this year’s Na…
White House reiterates concerns Beijing considering sending lethal weapons to Russia while claiming to be peacemakerRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAlexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, …
There are signs Beijing wants a quick political resolution to conflict as its patience with Russia wears thinRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFew analysts expected China’s peace plan for Ukraine, which officials trailed all week, to have any con…
Mining company operating in autonomous region of Inner Mongolia has history of safety violationsAt least five people have died and 48 are missing after an open-pit coalmine collapsed in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region in north China.One of the wal…