China and Singapore agree to top-level defense hotline

China and Singapore laid the groundwork yesterday for a hotline between the two countries that would establish a high-level communications link between Beijing and a close American

US defense chief calls Beijing’s refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed the importance of communication during a stopover today in Tokyo, calling it unfortunate that his Chinese counterpart is refusing to

Trial opens for three charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home

An American sleuth and two Chinese men faced jurors yesterday in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has

Foreign Ministry criticizes US plan for trade deal with Taiwan

China's government criticized the United States’ plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan and called on Washington yesterday to stop official contact with the self-ruled

CPC warns of AI risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

China's ruling Communist Party has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures. The statement issued after

Commerce minister meets Tesla’s Musk, promises support to foreign companies

China's commerce minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk yesterday and promised to support the development of foreign companies, the ministry said. Musk earlier met

China responds to US complaint over plane with demand for end to surveillance flights

Beijing responded yesterday to complaints from the United States about  The incident adds to military, diplomatic and economic tensions between the sides over U.S. support for self-governing

Amnesty Int’l says Uyghur student reported to be missing did not travel to HKSAR

Amnesty International said yesterday that a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the

Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering

Prospects for a renewed high-level military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting

Musk meets FM Qin, who calls for ‘mutual respect’ in US-China relations

China's foreign minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk yesterday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a message of reassurance that foreign

Crowd clashes with police over plans to demolish mosque

Beijing is calling on protesters to turn themselves in after a crowd clashed with police over plans to demolish a mosque in the country’s southwest as

Beijing expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes

China yesterday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity” following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO peacekeeping troops in

Beijing plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race. The U.S. aims

Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through the Strait

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said last weekend that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps

Second-largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown

One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong voted to dissolve itself on Saturday, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities

First domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight

China’s first domestically made passenger jet flew its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in

Gov’t denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport

Hong Kong Saturday criticized rights group Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport, and said that government records showed

Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league

Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading

HK-flagged vessel briefly runs aground in Suez Canal, later refloated

A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground yesterday in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, though authorities said they were able to refloat it after it momentarily disrupted the waterway.

21-year-old sentenced to 5 years for thwarted bomb plot

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating in a thwarted bomb plot that aimed to build resistance forces, in

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