On Mongolia’s coal highway to the Chinese border, truck driver Maikhuu dreams of a better life and financial security for her three children. However, the road from the mines to China is riddled with accidents, toxic pollution, poor hygiene and now, am…
Lady of the Gobi: trucking coal across the desert to China
On Mongolia’s coal highway to the Chinese border, truck driver Maikhuu dreams of a better life and financial security for her three children. However, the road from the mines to China is riddled with accidents, toxic pollution, poor hygiene a…
Paraguay asks Taiwan to invest $1bn to remain allies
Paraguay’s president says money will ensure Asunción can resist pressure to switch its diplomatic ties to ChinaParaguay, one of Taiwan’s few remaining formal allies, has asked the island’s government for $1bn (£930m) in investment to ensure it can resi…
Hong Kong pro-democracy figure Ted Hui sentenced to jail over 2019 protests
Former legislator, who fled to Australia last year, said earlier that any sentence would not harm his reputation or lobbying workA Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy figure in exile Ted Hui to three-and-a-half years in jail over charges relate…
TechScape: What’s really behind Apple’s shift from China
Apple is now manufacturing a new phone model outside China – and the implications could be huge. Plus, a cyberstalking saga puts social media platforms on the spotDon’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThis week, the first iPhone 14s …
Return to Dust, Chinese hit film about rural hardships, disappears from streaming platforms
Film’s sudden disappearance in China prompts censorship accusations amid heightened sensitivity ahead of key Communist party meetingChina’s party Congress explained in 30 secondsA popular Chinese film depicting a love story amid the hardships of life i…
Biden’s summit with Pacific leaders is a direct response to China, but the US should tread carefully | Gerard Finin and Terence Wesley-Smith
Most Pacific leaders value relations with both competing powers and do not want to be forced to choose sidesThis week, the White House will host its first-ever summit with Pacific Islands leaders. The Pacific spans nearly a third of the globe and is ho…
Apple shifts some iPhone 14 production from China to India
Move taken against background of China’s Covid lockdowns and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and WashingtonApple has begun making iPhone 14s in India, as it moves some production away from China for the first time against a backdrop of Chinese Co…
China becomes ‘hothouse’ of intrigue ahead of crucial Communist party congress
Swiftly debunked rumours of coups swirl as Beijing prepares to host critical meeting of elite, at which Xi Jinping is expected to be granted a third termPurges of senior officials and unfounded rumours of military coups in Beijing have fed into feveris…
Turtle concern: Australian businessman denies threatening to sell Conflict Islands to China
Ian Gowrie-Smith says he was frustrated the Australian government did not respond to urgent funding request for turtle conservationGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe owner of 21 tropical islands off the coast of Papu…
Russia’s allies China and India call for negotiations to end Ukraine war
Moscow isolated at United Nations assembly, with no major country siding with itChina and India have called for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war, stopping short of robust support for traditional ally Russia.After a week of pressure at the United Nat…
China says US sending ‘dangerous signals’ on Taiwan
Comments from Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi come after meeting with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on sidelines of UN general assemblyChina-Taiwan tensions: explained in 30 secondsChina has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dan…
China sentences man who attacked women at restaurant to 24 years
Assault by Chen Jizhi and his friends on 10 June has sparked a national debate over gender-based violenceThe main perpetrator of an assault against a group of women at a barbecue restaurant in China has been sentenced to 24 years in prison, after the c…
China ready for ‘fight’ over international action on Xinjiang human rights abuses
Threat comes as UN member states meet in Geneva amid pressure to take action on a damning report on abuse of UyghursA Chinese envoy to the United Nations has warned western nations and allies that Beijing is ready for a “fight” amid growing pressure fo…
China’s former justice minister faces life in prison amid purge of security officials
Fu Zhenghua, who had led several high-profile investigations into corruption, was accused of accepting bribesFormer Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who had headed several high-profile investigations into corruption, has been jailed for life for a…