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China’s army filmed apparently preparing for conflict in Taiwan strait
Propaganda video shows troops running past anti-landing barricades similar to those that dot Taiwan’s coastChi…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Healthcare industry, Pharmaceuticals industry, World news, Xi Jinping
China renews crackdown on corruption in healthcare
At least 177 officials reportedly under investigation amid revival of Xi Jinping’s decade-old anti-corruption …
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China’s fertility rate dropped to record low in 2022, estimates show
Figure fell from 1.15 in 2021 to 1.09, the lowest of any country with a population over 100 millionChina’s fer…
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Chinese social media filled with anti-black racist content, says watchdog
Analysis by Human Rights Watch finds the country’s major platforms ‘do not routinely address’ pervasive online…
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Behind the ticking time bomb – should we fear China’s slide into deflation?
China was expected to roar back into life after Covid, but its weak rebound has shocked analystsWhen two core …
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China to relax internal migration rules to kickstart economy
Changes to hukou urban quotas will offer easier access to education, healthcare and other benefitsChina is to …
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Xi Jinping replaces generals in charge of China’s nuclear arsenal
Leader tightens grip over country’s military leadership with biggest shake-up in a decadeTwo of China’s top ge…
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Nato appears to shelve plans to open Japan liaison office in Tokyo
Progress expected at Nato summit thanks to attendance of Japan’s PM but no mention made in latest talksNato ap…
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UK Hong Kong scheme ‘funding charity with links to Chinese Communist party’
Community groups accuse leadership of Wai Yin Society of having ‘unusually close’ ties with CCPA consortium of…
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Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for eight overseas democracy activists
Warrants criticised as ‘indictment’ of judiciary with three of those targeted, including Nathan Law, thought t…
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Temple visits rise in China as jobless young people seek spiritual assistance
Number of visitors up 367% at start of year with about half born after 1990, according to travel websitesIn th…
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Chinese culinary craze of stir-fried stones rocks the internet
Resurgence of centuries-old suodiu (suck and discard) dish has seen chefs frying up pebbles with ginger and ch…
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Tiananmen massacre museum opens in New York despite fear of Beijing backlash
Communist party has campaigned for decades to eradicate remembrance events for the 4 June clashes in BeijingWh…
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Russia and China deepen economic ties amid surge in trade since Ukraine invasion
Russian PM holds talks with Xi Jinping and signs bilateral pacts to further investment, exports and sports coo…
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End ‘megaphone diplomacy’ between UK and Hong Kong, says top British diplomat
Consul general calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with territory as China’s Han Zheng confirms he will attend…