投稿者: Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
Territory’s global reputation on the line as media mogul and democracy activist finally tried over alleged national security crimesHong Kong’s global reputation will be tested this week when the long-delayed trial of the pro-democracy activist and form…
Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China’s transfer programmesA “substantial volume” of clothing tainted by the use of Uyghur forced labour is entering the European Union market, acc…
Derbyshire woman who bought item said she felt uneasy at find that raises concerns over possible prison labourAn ID card that appears to belong to a Chinese prisoner was found inside the lining of a coat from the British brand Regatta, raising concerns…
Power shortages in recent years have tested country’s commitment to cutting reliance on coal-fired energyChina’s addiction to building new coal-fired power plants is becoming increasingly entrenched, even as the country is on track to reach peak CO2 em…
Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are leading figures in the thwarted New Citizens’ Movement group of activists and lawyersA Chinese court is to rule in the appeals of detained human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong, as Ding’s wife called on China’s to…
Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease BeijingThe father of a Chinese dissident detained in South Korea said his son will die if he is sent back to China, a country he escaped from on a jetski in a life-threatening …
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaignChinese authorities have closed or altered hundreds of mosques in the northern regions of Ningxia and Gansu, homes to the highest Muslim population…
Timothy Owen, who in May was blocked from representing the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracyA lecture in Hong Kong by the British barrister embroiled in a legal battle over whether he can represent the pro-democracy activi…
Whistleblower claims hospital director colluded with ‘online intermediaries’ to sell birth certificates for about £10,750Six people have been arrested in central China’s Hubei province over alleged involvement in a baby-trafficking ring linked to a hos…
Chinese and US presidents meeting amid a deteriorating geopolitical climate, with the countries on opposing sides of two major conflictsOne year after their last in-person talks, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden will come face to face once again on Wednesday i…
Country, estimated to be owed up to $1.5trn, is increasing penalties for late payments and cutting back on infrastructure projects China has become the world’s biggest debt collector, as the money it is owed from developing countries has surged to betw…
People dress as Covid workers, surveillance cameras and Winnie-the-Pooh, a reference to Xi JinpingHalloween revellers in Shanghai have poked fun at the Chinese authorities with their costumes, dressing up as Covid prevention workers, surveillance camer…
Crackdowns on financiers, roiling political climate and slowing economy under Xi Jinping has many seeking exit plansBillionaires are notoriously difficult to track. It’s no surprise – the easier they and their assets are to find, the easier they are to…
Development drive’s forum will focus on poorer countries as Xi’s relations with the west become increasingly frosty World leaders are gathering in Beijing for China’s belt and road initiative (BRI) forum, the third such event since the trademark global…
Police confiscate ‘illegal income’ of developer deemed to have used ‘unauthorised channels’ to connect to international networksA programmer in northern China has been ordered to pay more than 1m yuan to the authorities for using a virtual private netw…