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Travel operators say Chinese and North Koreans can now buy tickets for services leaving this weekPassenger train services between China and North Korea are to resume this week, six years after their suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel o…
Kasasa island, in the Seto Inland Sea, has only seven residents but its fate is strongly intertwined with relations between Tokyo and BeijingHis island home is shrouded in mist, but his union jack woolly hat makes Hideya Yagi easy to spot as he greets …
Wang Yi cautioned against a return to the ‘law of the jungle’ but stopped short of criticising Trump directly War in the Middle East “should never have happened”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has declared, even as he struck a more conciliatory ton…
Families of those onboard urge Malaysian government to extend contract with deep-sea exploration firm Families of those aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Sunday urged the Malaysian government to extend a contract it signed with deep-sea explorat…
Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist partyJimmy Lai, the prominent pro-democracy activist who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong, has said he will not appeal his conviction.The d…
Bi Haibo of the Chinese embassy in the UK responds to an editorialRegarding your editorial (The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power, 10 February), I wish to make the following points.
First…
‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroadWhat are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter?China has set its target for GDP growth to a record low of 4.5-5%, the…
Among the 3,000 delegates is former athlete who sits as an independent on the National People’s CongressWhat are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter?More generals purged as gather in BeijingAmong the generally drab lineup of mostly middle-aged …
Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agendaMore generals purged as Chinese delegates gather for eventChina’s annual Two Sessions meetings begin this week, with thousands of …
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justificationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with Chi…
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justificationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with Chi…
Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of prioritiesUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesAs the US and Israel opened a new chapter of chaos in …
Spectre of military upheaval will hang over annual meetings where Beijing’s five-year plan will be launchedThe standing committee of China’s top political advisory body has voted to remove three generals from its ranks as a sweeping purge of the milita…
Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prisonA Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday overturned fraud convictions against the media mogul Jimmy Lai, a rare victory in the prominent pro…
Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost islandJapan will deploy missiles to a tiny island near Taiwan within five years, its defence minister has said…