China seeks to spur North Korea talks during US envoy’s visit

China is urging dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea during a visit to Beijing by Washington’s special representative for Pyongyang affairs. Vice Foreign Minister

University revises charter boosting Communist control

Controversy has erupted after a leading Chinese university revised its charter to remove a reference to “free thinking” and adding a new stress on adhering to

The Buzz | When Xi met Lam in Macau

Chinese President Xi Jinping met yesterday with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, amid the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the handover of

Military | China commissions first home-built aircraft carrier

President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning of China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier, underscoring the country’s rise as a regional naval power at a time of tensions with the U.S.

University of Kansas will close Confucius Institute

The University of Kansas plans to close its Confucius Institute in January, in part because federal funding for universities that host the China-linked facilities has been reduced. An email distributed earlier

Taipei allows expats back into bike-sharing program after uproar

The first time Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je heard foreign residents were to be excluded from Taipei’s much-loved bike-rental scheme was in the middle of an interview this week. He turned his wrath

Football & Politics | Toure against Ozil’s public rebuke of China’s crackdown

Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil should not have spoken out to denounce human rights in China, former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure said yesterday , fresh from a brief

China and Russia urge UN to lift key North Korea sanctions

China and Russia are calling on the U.N. Security Council to terminate sanctions on key North Korean exports such as coal, iron, iron ore and textiles, “with the intent of

Woman gets 10 months for Chinese maternity tourism scheme

A Chinese woman was sentenced to 10 months in prison for running a business that helped pregnant women in China lie on visa forms and to immigration authorities so they

Xinjiang | Chinese TV pulls Arsenal game coverage after Ozil criticism

Chinese television pulled coverage of Arsenal’s Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday after Mesut Ozil, a forward for the London club, criticized Beijing’s brutal mass

Trade War | Trump deal buys Xi time before next US-China battle

For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the phase-one trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t exactly a reason to pop open the champagne. After months

First group of Chinese immersion students enter high school

Tamblyn Lonergan remembers crying at the kitchen table when she was in fourth grade as she told her parents how difficult it was to learn Chinese.

Analysis | Christmas comes early for markets as key risks get taken out

It started last Friday, with a blowout U.S. jobs report that beat all expectations. Then in quick succession late Thursday investors got news that the guns

Briefs | Gangs spreading rumors to exploit pork crisis

Chinese criminal gangs are spreading rumors about the African swine fever to scare farmers into selling pigs for cheaper, according to magazine China Comment. The healthy animals are

AP Exclusive | Beijing reins in Xinjiang after detention camp leaks

The Xinjiang regional government in China’s far west is deleting data, destroying documents, tightening controls on information and has held high-level meetings in response to leaks

The Buzz | Carrie Lam to update Xi Jinping on HK situation

Hong Kong’s beleaguered Chief Executive Carrie Lam has arrived in Beijing on a trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials, where she will give

China was biggest jailer of journalists in 2019, group says

China surpassed Turkey to become the biggest jailer of journalists in the world this year, according to a press watchdog group, as Chinese President Xi Jinping

Beijing officials lash out at US over new legislation

Chinese officials lashed out at the U.S. yesterday over recent legislation passed by Congress criticizing Beijing for its policies in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang region

Chinese migrants found hiding in appliances at US crossing

Eleven Chinese migrants were discovered hiding in furniture and appliances inside a truck stopped by agents as it entered the U.S. from Mexico at a Southern

Interview | Taiwan may help if Hong Kong violence expands

Taiwan’s top diplomat said yesterday that his government stands with Hong Kong citizens pushing for “freedom and democracy,” and would help those displaced from the semi-autonomous Chinese

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