Virologist Zhang Yongzhen allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked

Scientist who first published virus sequence protests after being locked out of his lab

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab.

China says Palestinian factions made ‘encouraging progress’ in talks in Beijing

Representatives of rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in the Chinese capital on promoting reconciliation, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

Transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after years long legal battle

A Hong Kong transgender activist yesterday received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document, and he vowed

Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk met with top government leader in the Chinese capital over the weekend, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their

Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo

A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as

Antony Blinken meets with President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences

Wide devastation left by tornado in Guangzhou

  As businesses and residents began cleaning debris, the images showed block upon block of devastation in the hardest hit areas with a few clusters of buildings

Electric cars and digital connectivity dominate at Beijing auto show

Global automakers and EV startups unveiled new models and concept cars at China’s largest auto show yesterday, with a focus on the nation’s transformation into a major

Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in Shanghai

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China yesterday with local government

Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign

China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a ‘dangerous situation’

China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan yesterday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.”

American Chamber of Tensions between Beijing and Washington are the biggest worry for US companies in China

Simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington remain the top worry for American companies operating in China, according to a report by the American Chamber of Commerce

Beijing deems accusations of spying as ‘hyping up’ to smear and suppress China

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said yesterday that “the recent reports in Europe about Chinese spying are all hyping up with an aim to smear

Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan at an international naval gathering

One of China’s top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China yesterday that the country would

Wang visits Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia last weekend for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. His visit

Heavy rainstorms kill four people in southern China, ten others are missing

Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people in riverside cities, while a search was underway for 10 others missing, state

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of

Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on

San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” San Francisco

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