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Blizzards disrupt lunar new year travel for millions in China
Flights and trains cancelled as heavy snow and freezing rain leave many stranded during busiest travel periodM…
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German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs
Exclusive: Politicians say chemicals producer ‘appears to be implicated’ in abuses of minorities in Chinese pr…
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Comments on Weibo giraffe post bemoan state of Chinese economy
Social media users get around government crackdown on negativity by taking to US embassy conservation updateA …
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Myanmar hands over junta-backed warlords to China in telecoms scam case
Ten people extradited on Tuesday accused of being key figures in fraud involving victims of traffickingMyanmar…
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Chinese courts to rule on Hong Kong commercial disputes under new law
Legislation will further erode differences between legal systems of Hong Kong and mainlandA new law giving Chi…
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China’s human rights record criticised at UN as it faces rare scrutiny of policies
UK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US …
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Chinese markets rally on report Beijing considering £222bn state rescue plan
Authorities could use 2tn yuan from offshore accounts of state firms to buy shares after big falls in stocksCh…
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Taiwan election: who are the candidates and what is at stake?
Presidential vote will have far-reaching consequences and set tone for US-China relationsChina is the least of…
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Thermo Fisher stops sale of DNA kits in Tibet after activists raised fears of rights abuses
Campaigners say testing is among methods used to surveil people in the tightly controlled regionThe US biotech…
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Courtroom drama is Hong Kong’s highest grossing Chinese-language film ever
Analysts suggest popularity of A Guilty Conscience is down to portrayal of recent abuses in judicial systemHon…
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British private schools in China under threat as new ‘patriotic’ law comes in
Beijing steps up its efforts to tighten control of what is taught in its classrooms, deterring western teacher…
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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in X…
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‘I already miss Hong Kong’: Democracy activist Tony Chung flees to the UK
The 22-year-old says his probation conditions meant he was under surveillance and could not workOne of the you…
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Chinese dancing frog goes viral doing the worm
‘Frog seller’ trend sparks debate on intellectual property amid concerns over copyright infringementAn anthrop…
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China rights activist goes on trial for ‘inciting subversion of state power’
US congressional commission has called for Li Qiaochu’s release, citing reports she needs urgent medical treat…