Chinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navy

The Chinese coast guard forcibly seized floating debris the Philippine navy was towing to its island in another confrontation in the disputed South China Sea, a

Leader Lee isolating with Covid-19 after APEC trip

Hong Kong leader John Lee tested positive for the coronavirus after meeting with other regional leaders the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Thailand, the city government

China, US officials to attend Southeast Asia defense meeting

The defense chiefs of rival powers China and the U.S. will both attend the expanded meeting of Southeast Asian security ministers in Cambodia, opening up the

China announces first Covid-19 death in almost six months

China yesterday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country

Guangzhou plans 250,000 quarantine beds to fight virus

China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou announced plans yesterday to build quarantine facilities for nearly 250,000 people to fight surging coronavirus outbreaks even as the national

After exchange, China calls Canada’s manner ‘condescending’

A Chinese spokesperson yesterday accused Canada of acting in a “condescending manner” following a testy exchange between President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that underscores

One case locks down Peking University

Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing yesterday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a “zero-COVID” approach despite growing public discontent.

S.Korean leader urges China to play larger North role

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol asked China to play a more active, constructive role in curbing the nuclear threat from North Korea when he met Chinese

US, China climate envoys meet at summit in Egypt

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met yesterday with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt in a further hint of improving

As climate warms, a China planner advocates ‘sponge cities’

To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create

State media demands strict adherence to ‘zero-Covid’

China's ruling party called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID” policy yesterday in an apparent attempt to guide public perceptions after regulations were eased slightly in

Police shoot dead would-be bank robber, free hostage

Police in eastern China shot dead a would-be bank robber yesterday and freed the hostage he had taken, in a rare instance of violent crime in

Biden discusses Taiwan with Xi in effort to avoid ‘conflict’

President Joe Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan and raised “human rights concerns” about Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong during his

Albanese takes ‘goodwill’ into meeting with Xi

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday he will soon meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first face-to-face talks between the nations’ leaders in five

Xi, Biden seek to ‘manage differences’ in meeting

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their first in-person meeting today (Monday) since the U.S. president took office nearly two years ago, aiming to “manage” differences between the superpowers as they compete for global influence amid increasing economic and security tensions.

China’s Xi, out of Covid bubble, faces changed world at G-20

After a lengthy absence from major international gatherings, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is leaving his country’s COVID-19 bubble and venturing abroad this week into a dramatically

Biden to meet China’s Xi today for Taiwan, Russia talks

President Joe Biden will meet today with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of next week’s Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, a face-to-face meeting that

China’s muted Singles’ Day shopping fest expects slow growth

China’s biggest online shopping festival, known as Singles’ Day, is typically an extravagant affair as Chinese e-commerce firms like Alibaba and JD.com ramp up marketing campaigns and

Guangzhou tightens restrictions as rise in virus cases reported

Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in Guangzhou was ordered to stay home for virus testing today (Saturday) and a major city in the southwest closed schools as

Biden wants to discuss Taiwan, Russia, trade with Xi

President Joe Biden said yesterday he plans at an anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over

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