Agreement reached for Biden-Xi talks, but details still being worked out: officials

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, according to

China’s chief epidemiologist who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60

Wu Zunyou, an epidemiologist who helped drive the country's strict zero-COVID measures in China that suspended access to cities and confined millions to their homes, died today (Friday). He was

The sudden death of China’s former PM Li Keqiang has shocked many

The sudden death of China's former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, has shocked many people in the country, with tributes offered up to the ex-official who promised market-oriented reforms but was

China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030

China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station yesterday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft

As world roils, US and China seek to ease strained ties, prepare for possible Biden-Xi summit

In the midst of two active and potentially world-changing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, the U.S. is hoping to find at least a small

Australian police charge seven with laundering hundreds of millions for Chinese crime syndicate

Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese crime syndicate. Police said yesterday the arrests came

Beijing says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with US as California Governor visits

China's Environment Minister Huang Runqiu said yesterday his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the United States to combat climate change, as he met in Beijing

California Governor has surprise meeting with Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday after being warmly welcomed by other senior officials in a display

Beijing said the US is a disruptor of peace following Pentagon report

China said the United States is the “biggest disruptor of regional peace and stability” in the world in a scathing response yesterday to a Pentagon report

China announces plan for a new space telescope

China announced plans yesterday to send a new telescope to probe deep into the universe as it prepared to launch the country’s next, three-member crew for

Top Chinese diplomat to visit Washington ahead of possible Xi-Biden meeting

China’s top diplomat will come to the United States tomorrow for a three-day visit, the latest move by Washington and Beijing to keep high-level talks open amid

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but ‘leaves networks intact’

Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

China announces removal of defense minister Li Shangfu missing for almost two months

China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months, state media reported yesterday. No further information was given.

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat yesterday off a contested shoal,

Apple supplier Foxconn subjected to tax inspections by Chinese authorities

Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities, state media reported yesterday.

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections

A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal and is “almost certainly”

Russia’s foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea and China

Russia's foreign minister proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as increasing U.S.-led regional military threats, as he

Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for ‘Belt and Road’ projects

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised foreign companies greater access to China’s huge market and more than $100 billion in new financing for other developing economies as he

China says US moves to limit access to advanced computer chips hurt supply chains

China vigorously protested yesterday the U.S. Commerce Department’s latest update of export controls to prevent exports to China of advanced computer chips and the equipment to make

Belt and Road Cooperation: Setting sail again after 10-year Success and Glory

On 18 October 2023, the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation opens in Beijing with representatives from more than 140 countries and over 30 international organizations

Putin and Xi meet in Beijing and call for close policy coordination

The leaders of Russia and China met yesterday in Beijing and called for close foreign policy coordination. At their morning meeting, Xi Jinping and

A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term

A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced yesterday to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, assaulting a police

Putin begins China visit highlighting ties amid Ukraine war, Israeli Palestinian conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing yesterday for a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing

Key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing

China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built

Expected Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s support for Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war

Leaders from emerging economies visiting Beijing for the meeting

Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt

Inflation data show economy in doldrums despite a slight improvement in trade

China's economy remains in the doldrums, data released Friday showed, with prices falling due to slack demand from consumers and businesses. Consumer prices remained flat

EU warns China that European public could turn more protectionist if trade deficit isn’t reduced

The European Union’s top foreign policy official warned Friday that public sentiment in Europe could turn more protectionist if the region’s trade deficit with China is

An employee at the Israeli Embassy in China has been stabbed. A foreign suspect is detained

A 50-year-old Israeli man who works at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was stabbed Friday in front of a supermarket, Chinese police and the Israeli government said. Beijing police

Sri Lanka reaches an agreement with EXIM Bank on debt, clearing IMF funding snag

Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement with the Exim Bank of China on key terms and principles for restructuring its debt, a key step toward

Chinese-born journalist thanks Australia for her freedom

A Chinese-born journalist credited the Australian government for her return to Australia “in one piece” after her three-year detention in China in an espionage case that strained bilateral

Taiwan is closely watching the Hamas-Israel war

Taiwan is closely watching the war in the Middle East sparked by the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza for lessons amid what

Chinese Australian journalist detained for three years returns to Australia

A Chinese Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday.

The revival of a millennia-old port

Tassos Vamvakidis, who has worked at the Port of Piraeus in Greece for over five decades, has seen the ebb and flow of this millennia-old

China touts Belt and Road as an alternative for international development

China is touting its 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative as an alternative model for economic development, releasing a government report that praises the program while glossing over

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