Capital punishment | Executions in China said to outpace world despite decline

China’s use of the death penalty remains shrouded in secrecy and still outpaces the rest of the world combined, even after the nation’s execution rate fell sharply

One Belt, One Road | China opens delayed Myanmar pipeline for faster Mideast oil

A crude pipeline to southwestern China through its neighbor Myanmar began operations after years of delays, allowing the world’s second-biggest oil user to receive supplies faster

Xinjiang | Official punished for not daring to smoke near Muslims

Authorities in China’s restive Xinjiang region have punished a local official for declining to smoke in front of Muslim elders, seeing that as a sign he was

China seen allowing bigger yuan declines as trade tensions ease

China will probably let the yuan weaken further now that trade tensions with the U.S. are receding and capital outflow pressures are easing, according to Natixis

Analysis | Beijing finally stems outflows. Now what?

Is China finally making headway in its battle against currency outflows? On the surface, yes: People’s Bank of China foreign exchange reserves are effectively unchanged since December

United passenger’s removal sparks outrage in China

Images of a bloodied man being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight in Chicago drew widespread condemnation in China, where state media fueled the public’s

Unfettered online hate speech fuels Islamophobia

The flood of angry anti-Muslim rhetoric on social media was the first sign of how fiercely the suburban middle-class homeowners in this central China city opposed a

China bars wife of detained Taiwanese activist from visiting

The wife of a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained in China said yesterday that she was prevented from flying to the mainland to seek a visit with

Norwegian leader meets with Xi as ties restored

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Norway’s prime minister yesterday as the two countries sought to move beyond a six-year rift following the awarding of the Nobel

China-US relations | Trump, Xi showdown fails to materialize

What was billed as a showdown between the leaders of the United States and China over trade and North Korea ended with little sign of confrontation Friday

GDP to grow 6.8pct in Q1

China’s economy is likely to remain solid in the first quarter of this year, growing 6.8 percent from a year earlier, Goldman Sachs forecasted in a report.

China’s insurance regulator under investigation

The head of China’s top insurance regulator is under investigation by the Communist party’s corruption watchdog in the midst of an insurance industry crackdown that he

Chinese comedian faces weapon, drug charges in New York

A  popular Chinese comedian and former judge on the “China’s Got Talent” television program is facing weapon and drug charges on Long Island in New York.

Trump kicks off Florida meetings with Xi

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida estate today  for a high-stakes summit, with the urgent threat of North Korea's nuclear

China-US | Trump boosts coal as Xi takes the lead on climate change

For years, cutting carbon emissions to stave off the worst impacts of climate change was routinely near the top of the agenda at talks between the leaders of

China cancels Australian lawmakers’ trip as tensions deepen

China canceled a visit by Australian lawmakers to meet law enforcement officials after Australia joined 10 other countries in signing a letter questioning Beijing's treatment of human rights

Dalai Lama consecrates monastery in India as Beijing seethes

The Dalai Lama consecrated a Buddhist monastery yesterday in India's remote northeast, amid Chinese warnings that the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to a disputed border region

Taiwan | US relations won’t be harmed by Trump-Xi meeting

Taiwan said yesterday that it is confident its relations with the U.S. won't be harmed when President Donald Trump holds his first summit with his Chinese counterpart

Antitrust | US, EU clear Chinese takeover of Syngenta

U.S. and European regulators have cleared a Chinese conglomerate’s proposed USD43 billion acquisition of Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta on condition it sells some businesses to satisfy

Xi promises pandas to Finland on state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday agreed to send a pair of pandas to Finland, the latest installment of his country’s “panda diplomacy” that makes use of

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