Quad meeting | US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power

Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said yesterday at a meeting with the U.S. and other diplomats that their “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” initiative, a concept to counter China’s growing

Hong Kong | Carrie Lam defends punishing teachers for pushing politics

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended disciplining teachers for promoting anti-China views, after the Asian financial center for the first time revoked an educator’s registration over the content of their

Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI approved bishop accord with China

The Vatican doubled down last weekend on its intent to pursue continued dialogue with China over bishop nominations, defending a deal it did with the Chinese government in 2018 as

Hong Kong | Police arrest 86 for protesting on October holiday

Hong Kong police arrested at least 86 people on suspicion of unauthorized assembly on China’s National Day holiday after crowds gathered on the streets of a popular shopping district and

Hong Kong | Murder suspect plans to turn himself in to Taiwan

  A Hong Kong murder suspect, whose case led the government to attempt to pass an extradition bill last year that sparked massive protests, is expected to return to Taiwan this

Xi sends sympathy message to Trump over infection

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump following their coronavirus diagnosis, state TV reported. “My wife, Peng Liyuan, and

Germany welcomes Beijing climate goal, sees need for EU action

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed China’s plan to be carbon-neutral by 2060, contrasting it with the U.S. failure to abide by the goals of the Paris climate accord. In a

Pompeo lobbies Vatican on religious freedom amid China spat

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged the Vatican to ramp up its opposition to governments abusing religious freedom, as he sought allies for the administration’s push against China. Shortly after

Interview | US ambassador Branstad defends tough approach to China

The departing U.S. ambassador yesterday defended a tough approach to China that has riled relations between the world’s two largest economies, saying the Trump administration has made progress on trade

Huawei | Lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says US evidence misleading

Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies argued in a Canadian courtroom yesterday that U.S. authorities used a misleading summary that “cherry picks” evidence in

TikTok | US federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app

A federal judge yesterday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight. A more comprehensive ban

Huawei | CFO case back in Canadian court today

A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies will be in a Canadian courtroom today arguing her extradition to the U.S. should be halted because her rights have

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

U.S.-China friction flared again yesterday, with Beijing firing back at accusations by Washington that it is a leading cause of global environmental damage and has reneged on its promise not

China pushes emergency use of Covid vaccine despite concerns

After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China. “When I was driving

Netflix stands firm on its plan to adapt Chinese sci-fi novel

Netflix Inc. stood by its decision to adapt an award-winning Chinese science-fiction novel, after five Republican senators asked the streaming service to consider the implications of providing a platform to

Hong Kongers seek UK BNO passports in record numbers

  Hong Kong residents renewed or applied for British National (Overseas) passports in record numbers last year as anti-government protests erupted in the city, according to the South China Morning Post. The

Hong Kong | Activist Wong arrested over unauthorized assembly

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again yesterday for allegedly participating in an unauthorized assembly last October. Wong tweeted that he was arrested when he reported to

Taiwan | China’s military flew planes toward island on three days

Taiwan said yesterday that China sent two military surveillance planes toward the island for three straight days and it dispatched patrols in response. Tensions have risen in the Taiwan Strait as

UN General Assembly | Xi says Covid reveals isolationism as a futile pursuit

China’s leader took oblique potshots at the United States and its foreign policies yesterday , cautioning in a U.N. address that the world must “not fall into the trap of

Hong Kong Disneyland stripped of right to expand theme park

Walt Disney Co.’s Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will be unable to expand its site after local authorities decided not to renew an agreement with the amusement park to develop a

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