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Beijing pastry shop overrun by shoppers after Xi Jinping’s visit
Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around ci…
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Hong Kong’s once-vibrant press stays silent or celebrates Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence
Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say expertsT…
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Afraid of dying alone? How a Chinese app exposed single people’s deepest, darkest fears
In China, marriage and birth rates have hit record lows and many people are living in isolation. Is the Are Yo…
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Underground church says leaders detained as China steps up crackdown
Early Rain pastor said to be among those held in sweep that followed arrests of members of other unregistered …
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Trump’s attack leaves China worried about its interests in Venezuela | Amy Hawkins
Maduro had just affirmed ‘strong bonds of brotherhood’ with Beijing when US made its shocking interventionVene…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, China, Hong Kong, Human rights, Jimmy Lai, Keir Starmer, Media, Politics, Press freedom, Taiwan, UK news, World news, Yvette Cooper
Governments and rights groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in …
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China’s record trade surplus reveals its biggest strength – and hidden weakness
Booming Chinese exports have driven trade surplus past $1tn but also reveal the extent of country’s reliance o…
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Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate
Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resou…
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Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu
Detention of Dong on espionage charges has been criticised by human rights and press freedom organisationsA co…
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New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside
No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to…
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China removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores
Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictionsTwo o…
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China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest
Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted ‘to devel…
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‘I wanted to do something more meaningful’: the Chinese nationals fighting for Ukraine
Volunteers defy their government and public opinion in China to risk their lives for an adversary of Beijing’s…
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China replaces high-level diplomat after reported detention
Liu Jianchao, previously tipped to be next foreign minister, has not been seen publicly in monthsChina’s rulin…
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Taiwan now biggest importer of Russian naphtha despite being Ukraine ally
Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, re…