South China Sea | US ramps up patrols, irritating Beijing

The USS Carl Vinson, which is steaming through the South China Sea, is just one of several high-profile displays of U.S. naval power as President Donald Trump’s administration weighs

Congress meeting brings crackdown on critics

Chinese authorities have shut down activist Ye Haiyan’s blogs and forced her to move from one city to another. Left with few options, she now produces socially

NPC | China trims 2017 growth target, warns against trade controls

China’s top economic official trimmed the country’s growth target and warned yesterday of dangers from global pressure for trade controls as Beijing tries to build a consumer-driven economy

CPPCC | Senior adviser criticizes web censorship 

A senior Chinese government adviser has warned that the country’s internet censorship is hampering scientific research and economic development, in a rare public criticism of a sensitive

NPC | U.S. doesn’t understand China, parliament spokeswoman says

Americans’ lack of understanding about China fueled “old and untrue” stereotypes during the U.S. presidential campaign, the spokeswoman for the country’s legislature said, pledging to address

CPPCC | Yu urges more contacts with Taiwan politicians 

A top Chinese official called for more contacts between politicians in mainland China and Taiwan despite Beijing’s ongoing refusal to engage with the self-governing island’s president. The head

Fake news | Chinese activist’s lawyers slam purported interview with him

Lawyers for a prominent detained Chinese human rights campaigner accused authorities of abusing their powers in publishing a purported interview with him yesterday in a state-run newspaper

Greater Firewall | Beijing seeks global support for cyber sovereignty framework

China, which tightly censors the internet, called yesterday for a new model for governing the web based on rules and order rather than the unfettered access

Pollution | Lawyers sue authorities for not getting rid of smog

Lawyer Cheng Hai has an itemized list of compensation demands from Beijing authorities over the city’s smog: 65 yuan (USD9) for having to buy face masks, 100 yuan ($15) for seeing a doctor

China’s richest win, Mexican billionaires lose with Trump effect

Not even Donald Trump can put the brakes on China’s wealth-creation machine. The 36 Chinese billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index have increased their wealth

Factory activity picks up steam, surveys show

China’s factory activity picked up pace last month, surveys released yesterday showed, adding to recent evidence that a key sector of the world’s No. 2

Latest-generation Chinese combat drone makes maiden flight

China’s latest-generation combat drone has made its maiden flight in what its developer says is a sign that the country is catching up with industry leader

The Buzz | Minister: China to cut 500,000 heavy industry jobs

China will cut another 500,000 steel and coal jobs this year to reduce excess production capacity, the labor minister said, amid complaints the industries are flooding global markets

Chinese group to buy London Cheesegrater Tower, CoStar says

An investment company of Chinese property magnate Cheung Chung Kiu is set to buy the London skyscraper nicknamed the Cheesegrater for about 1.02 billion pounds (USD1.3 billion)

Colombia pushes to stop Beijing from executing drug smuggler

Colombia’s government protested to China over the impending execution of a convicted drug trafficker in a last-minute diplomatic effort to stop the death penalty from being applied

Coal consumption falls for third year in a row

China’s consumption of coal fell in 2016 for a third year in a row, official data showed yesterday, as the world’s top carbon polluter has emerged

CHINA-US | Rising tensions loom as Washington, Asian powers discuss North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Trump assured employees at the CIA of his strong support and

Taiwan | Taipei marks crackdown anniversary amid China tensions

Amid renewed tensions between Beijing and Taipei, Taiwan yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters that is widely seen as a

The Buzz | Asia soccer organizers confirm new broadcast deal for China

The Asian Football Confederation has terminated its broadcasting contract in China with LeSports and awarded the rights to China Sports Media for the remainder of the 2017-2020 commercial

China-USA | First senior Chinese official visits Washington in Trump era

China is sending its first senior official to visit the United States since President Donald Trump took office, amid uncertainties over trade relations and new security tensions

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