President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan for talks with senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi in Switzerland as the two countries find themselves
Land-starved Hong Kong plans to build more affordable housing in response to public demands that have fueled social unrest. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a major development project yesterday for Hong
A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit yesterday following a large Chinese show of force with fighter jets near the self-ruled island, and Beijing warned
China flew 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. The first
A midsize Chinese real estate developer failed to make a $205.7 million payment due to bondholders yesterday, adding to the industry’s financial strain as one of China’s biggest developers tries
Chinese leader Xi Jinping paid respects at a solemn commemoration yesterday for those who died in the struggle to establish Communist Party rule, as he leads a national drive to
Defense officials from China and the U.S. have held two days of talks in a small sign of progress amid a continuing sharp downturn in relations. The secure video conference held
People ate breakfast by the light of smartphones and shopkeepers turned on generators as cities across China enforced power cuts yesterday to meet official conservation targets and ease shortages in
A city in northern China has killed three housecats after they tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local media report yesterday, as the country takes increasingly strict measures to
China’s top diplomat has held a virtual meeting with NATO’s chief to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, amid longstanding disagreements between Beijing and the U.S.-led alliance over regional policies. The Chinese
Two Canadians detained in late 2019 who were allowed to return to Canada in a prisoner swap were released on bail for health reasons, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday. A ministry
China, the U.S. and Canada completed a high-stakes prisoner swap with joyous homecomings for two Canadians held by China and for an executive of Chinese global communications giant Huawei Technologies
The world is once again at a historical crossroad. But if countries are convinced that the trends of the times are irresistible, they will be able to choose the path
China sent 24 fighter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force yesterday, after the self-governing island announced its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group that China
Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts might send shockwaves through global financial markets appeared to ease yesterday as creditors waited to see how much
China’s central bank will soon have access to private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s online credit service, in a move signaling more regulatory oversight
The Beizhong International Travel Agency in the eastern city of Tianjin has had only one customer since coronavirus outbreaks that began in July prompted Chinese leaders to renew city lockdowns
The 1,500-member panel that picks Hong Kong’s next leader will have only one opposition-leaning member, according to results yesterday from a tightly controlled selection process amid a crackdown on dissent
Indonesian authorities have found no evidence that the country’s main intelligence service’s computers were compromised, after a U.S.-based private cybersecurity company alerted them of a suspected breach of its internal
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to The Associated Press this weekend ahead of this week's annual United Nations gathering of world leaders — a convening blemished by COVID, climate concerns
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