Taiwan | In US, presidency candidate criticizes rival on mainland relations

The ruling party candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election hinted Friday that there’s an increased risk of war with China if his main opponent wins. Eric Chu’s remarks in a Washington Times commentary,

Briefs | Chinese national slightly injured in Paris attacks: embassy

A Chinese national was slightly injured in the Paris attacks Friday night, the Chinese Embassy in France confirmed yesterday to Xinhua. After verification with the French authorities, “we confirmed there

Climate Change | Mainland gray smog has a blue lining: Air improves this year 

Lawyer Wu Congsi has asthma and keeps air purifiers whirring away in his office, home and car to counter Beijing’s hazardous smog. He prefers to stay inside unless the sky

Amnesty: Use of torture uncurbed by legal reform 

His arms were forcibly bent backward behind the back of a chair, and his wrists were so tightly cuffed that his hands grew swollen. For 99 days in police detention, Beijing-based

Mainland auto sales grow at year’s strongest rate after tax cut

Purchases of sedans, SUVs and minivans in the biggest market by number of vehicles sold rose 13.3 percent to 1.9 million, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. That was up from

Factory growth weakens, retail sales stay strong

China’s factory output and investment weakened in October while retail sales growth edged up, suggesting economic growth has stabilized but has yet to revive despite repeated interest rate cuts and other

Alibaba smashes Singles’ Day sales record in half the time

  It only took Jack Ma half the time yesterday to sell the same amount of stuff as he did a year ago with his online channels. Transactions through Alibaba Group Holding

Corruption | Anti-graft agency targets deputy Beijing party boss

A Communist Party official in Beijing and a deputy mayor of Shanghai have joined the rapidly growing list of prominent political figures ensnared in an anti-corruption crackdown. The ruling party’s anti-graft

Beijing to Philippines: No sea feud talk at APEC summit

China’s top diplomat asked the Philippines yesterday not to raise contentious issues — an obvious reference to the Asian neighbors’ territorial spats — in an annual economic summit of Asia-Pacific

International crime | 254 telephone scammers sent back to mainland

A total of 254 Chinese citizens arrested in Cambodia and Indonesia for running telephone and Internet scams targeting Chinese victims were repatriated yesterday to face charges in China, the Public

Inflation eases, leaves room for stimulus

China’s inflation eased in October, leaving room for Beijing to stimulate its slowing economy if necessary. Consumer prices rose 1.3 percent over a year earlier, down from September’s 1.6 percent, government

Shanghai vice mayor under formal party investigation

Ai Baojun was being probed on suspicion of “serious violations of discipline,” the party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on its website yesterday. The phrase almost always refers to

Party says 2-child policy to add 30 million workers by 2050

Chinese authorities expect that easing the country’s one-child policy will add more than 30 million people to the country’s labor force by 2050, a senior official said yesterday. Wang Pei’an, spokesman

The new birth control: Sky-high cost of raising kids

While China’s Communist Party rolled back its long-standing one-child policy last month, economists are expecting another equally powerful deterrent to kick in: the soaring cost of raising kids. Their projections are

Beijing promises action on climate ahead of Paris talks 

China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this

Analysis | Historic encounter realizes hopes for Taipei, Beijing

Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan — inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades —

Taiwan | Xi, Ma meet for 1st time, shake hands

The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday for the first time since the formerly bitter Cold War foes split amid civil war 66 years ago, and though no concrete agreement resulted,

The Latest: China, Taiwan leaders shake hands for 1st time

SINGAPORE (AP) — The latest on the historic meeting between the presidents of Chinaand Taiwan in Singapore. All times local. ___ 3 p.m. The leaders of Taiwan and

Xi arrives to woo Vietnam comrades and reverse US drift

When President Xi Jinping lays a wreath at the hulking Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi this week, he’ll be reminding Vietnam of the country’s shared communist lineage and Cold War

Taiwan | Ma wants Xi to ease island’s isolation

  Taiwan’s president said yesterday he hopes this weekend’s historic meeting with China’s leader can ease Beijing’s hardline stance on diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which is now recognized by just 22 countries. President

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