US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight

China’s government on Friday criticized the Biden administration’s curbs on access to U.S. technology for its supercomputer developers and said sanctions “only strengthen China’s determination” to invent its own. The sanctions

Covid-19 | Official: Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low

In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to

Currency | Yuan erases year’s gains against dollar while PBOC steps aside

China’s yuan is hurting after months of standing tall against the dollar. In March, the currency gave up all its 2021 gains and then some. There are signs a short-term retreat

China protests transit of US destroyer through Taiwan Strait

China yesterday protested the passage of a U.S. destroyer through the Taiwan Strait in the latest move as both nations increase their naval activity in the region. China tracked and monitored

Beijing blasts Taiwan over efforts to help ally Paraguay get vaccines

China slammed Taiwan over its efforts to help one of its few remaining allies get coronavirus shots, the latest squabbling over vaccines between the two sides of the strait. “We have

US military cites rising risk of Chinese move against Taiwan

The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan, the island democracy that has been the chief source of tension between Washington

Hong Kong | Activists plead guilty to joining democracy rally

Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including well-known publisher Jimmy Lai, pleaded guilty yesterday to taking part in an unauthorized rally that led to violence between police and participants. The

China Daily | Diplomacy consolidates role as stabilizer

  In less than a week, foreign ministers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea touched down in Beijing and held talks with State Councilor and Foreign

Eating our lunch | Biden points to China in development push

Pushing for trillions of dollars in development spending, President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers are directing Americans’ eyes to the rear-view mirror, pointing to a booming, ambitious China they say

China cautions Japan as it speaks up before Biden, Suga meet

China’s foreign minister cautioned Japan against teaming up with the U.S. to counter Beijing, as Japan speaks up more on human rights in China’s Xinjiang region ahead of a U.S.-Japan

Strait Tensions | PLA navy holds aircraft carrier drills in waters near Taiwan

China is holding naval drills involving an aircraft carrier battlegroup near Taiwan it says are aimed at safeguarding Chinese sovereignty, an apparent reference to Beijing’s claim to the self-governed island. The

China Daily | Origins of political virus put in spotlight by report

  It is no surprise those in the West who hoped to find evidence of guilt in the findings have felt disappointed about the World Health Organization report on its joint

Analysis | Hong Kong tycoons emerge as losers from Xi’s election revamp

When China regained control of Hong Kong more than two decades ago, the Communist Party entrusted the city’s wealthiest tycoons with enormous influence over local politics. This week President Xi Jinping

Press | Beijing takes aim at ‘illegal’ club for foreign correspondents

China slammed a foreign correspondents’ club in the country as an “illegal organization” in a move that broadens its attack on journalists whose reports differ from the government’s official line. The

Hong Kong | Seven democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down

Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted yesterday for organizing and participating in a march during massive

China foreign minister in talks with SE Asian counterparts

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is meeting with counterparts from four Southeast Asian countries this week as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in the region amid a sharp downturn

Report: Chinese loan terms hamper post-virus debt talks

China’s loans to poor countries in Africa and Asia impose unusual secrecy and repayment terms that are hurting their ability to renegotiate debts after the pandemic, a group of U.S.

BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns

A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organization said. The BBC said yesterday that John Sudworth

South China Sea | Philippines hits China on vessels swarming six islands, reefs

The Philippine government said yesterday that more than 250 Chinese vessels it believes are manned by militia have been spotted near six Manila-claimed islands and reefs in the disputed South

YouTube refuses to remove anti-Asian song, drawing staff ire

YouTube’s refusal to remove a song some employees find racist to people of Asian origin has caused a fracas inside the company, the latest clash in a growing national debate

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