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Olaf Scholz says Chinese president agreed to back June peace talks that Russia is not attending while Xi says efforts for a resolution must involve both sidesGermany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says he has urged Xi Jinping to press Russia to end its “se…
Read MoreSeven people sentenced to years in prison over 2021 race in Gansu province hit by extreme weatherOrganisers of a 2021 ultramarathon in north-west China during which 21 runners died in extreme weather conditions have been sentenced to years in prison fo…
Read MoreSuspects admit using excavator to smash hole in Ming-era section in Shanxi province, state media sayTwo people have been detained after using an excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China, said the state broadcaster CCTV.Police in Shanxi provin…
Read MoreAir Koryo flight from Pyongyang cancelled two hours after its scheduled arrival in BeijingNorth Korea’s national airline’s first commercial flight since it largely closed itself off from the world in early 2020 in response to the Covid pandemic has bee…
Read MoreWarning companies and individuals could be punished for ‘traditional business activities’ under ambiguous legislationA revised law dramatically expanding China’s definition of espionage has come into force, giving Beijing even more power to punish what…
Read MoreDirector of Changfeng hospital among those detained after deadliest fire in China’s capital since 2002Chinese authorities have said they have detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 dead and forced desperate surviv…
Read MoreThree-day operation comes after Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen met with Kevin McCarthy in CaliforniaChina launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a “stern warning” to the self-ruled island’s government following a meeting b…
Read MoreDisappearance of China Renaissance chair raises fears of fresh crackdown on China’s finance industryA billionaire Chinese dealmaker has gone missing, plunging one of the country’s top investment banks into turmoil.Bao Fan, the founder and executive dir…
Read MoreYang Zijing, 25, apparently detained in Guangzhou after taking part in rallies against harsh restrictionsA young protester has been held in police detention in southern China for nine days after taking part in rallies against Covid restrictions, her mo…
Read MoreShanghai and Urumqi to reopen markets and restaurants and loosen public transport restrictionsChinese cities, including the financial hub of Shanghai and Urumqi in the far west, have announced an easing of coronavirus curbs after unprecedented protests…
Read MoreState media report number of casualties currently unknown in blaze at telecommunications firmA fire engulfed a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha, with authorities saying that no casualties had yet been found.The blaze broke out in a 42…
Read MoreAuthorities impose sweeping restrictions as China holds fast to zero-Covid policyAbout 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu have gone into lockdown as authorities raced to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak.China is the last major economy we…
Read MoreXi Jinping expected to be given third term and be anointed as country’s most powerful leader in decadesChina’s ruling Communist party will begin its 20th congress on 16 October, state media has reported, a meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expe…
Read MoreIncident in Tangshan sparked outrage over gender-based violence when video went viralChinese authorities said they had charged 28 people and were investigating 15 officials including police for corruption more than two months after a shocking incident …
Read MoreForeign minister tells regime Beijing expects it to seek ‘political reconciliation’, amid regional concerns over spiralling civil violenceChina’s foreign minister has called for Myanmar’s junta to hold talks with its opponents, during his first visit t…
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