China fines Alibaba record $2.78 over anti-monopoly violations
Apr 10, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation said on Saturday it had fined the e-commerce giant Alibaba 18.228 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) over anti-monopoly violations.
Japan reduced Chinese interceptions by over 200 last year
Apr 09, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan said the number of incidents where its fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Chinese aircraft decreased by over 200 in the fiscal year 2020, the Japanese Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday.
US, Philippines express concern over Chinese military presence in South China Sea
Apr 09, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Philippine counterpart, Teodoro Locsin Jr. have expressed concerns over the activities of Chinese military vessels in the South China Sea.
China: Christains 'held' in secretive brainwashing camps
Apr 09, 2021, at 05:51 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have secretively started detaining Christians in "transformation" facilities to make them renounce their faith, media reports said.
China: Satirist jailed for tweets criticising Chinese Communist Party
Apr 09, 2021, at 05:40 am
A Chinese court has handed down a 14-month jail term to performance artist and online influencer Chen Shaotian following his critical comments about life under the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) posted on Twitter.
China now warns Washington against taking a superior position in global affairs
Apr 09, 2021, at 05:16 am
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has targeted the United States and even warned the nation not to take a superior position and presume it has a final say on global affairs.
Japan to deploy F-35B stealth fighters from 2024 to counter China in East China Sea
Apr 07, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Tokyo: Japan will deploy the F-35B stealth fighter aircraft for the first time from 2024, a move keeping in mind the Chinese threat to Japanese territory in the East China Sea, media reports said.
China capable of 'doing anything' to inflict 'damage' to international economy: Ex-Australian MP
Apr 05, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Former Australian Liberal MP Michael Kroger has slammed China and said the country is capable of “doing anything” to inflict more "damage" to international economies.
Whitsun Reef conflict: Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana slams China
Apr 05, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Manila: Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has asked China not to perform such acts which will disturb peace and stability in the region.
Sri Lankan medical experts express concern over use of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Apr 04, 2021, at 06:20 am
Colombo: Sri Lankan medical experts have so far expressed concerns over using 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines, made by Sinopharm, given by China to the island country.
NASA calls Taiwan a 'nation', angers Beijing
Apr 04, 2021, at 05:48 am
Beijing: US space agency NASA has emerged as the latest international body to hurt China by calling Taiwan a country.
Get out China from Myanmar: Pro-democracy supporters say
Apr 04, 2021, at 05:28 am
Beijing: Pro-democracy supporters in Myanmar have strongly reacted against China's move of blocking an attempt on Thursday by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to impose sanctions on the military regime in an attempt to stop the bloodshed in the country.
Chinese man arrested in Nepal for attempting to hack ATM
Apr 03, 2021, at 05:31 am
Kathmandu: Nepal police officials have arrested a Chinese nation as he was attempting to hack an ATM and illegally withdrawing cash.
USCIRF condemns Chinese sanctions on Chair Gayle Manchin and Vice Chair Tony Perkins
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has strongly condemned the Chinese government’s sanctions on USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and Vice Chair Tony Perkins, imposed in an apparent retaliation for U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials and for USCIRF’s consistent criticism of the Chinese Communist Party government’s atrocities against Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.
Senkaku Islands: Two Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters
Apr 02, 2021, at 05:23 pm
Two Chinese government vessels on Monday entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, triggering yet another point of conflict between the two nations, media reports said.
China praises work of WHO experts who prepared report on COVID origin after visit to Wuhan
Mar 31, 2021, at 02:14 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China highly appreciates the professionalism and scientific approach of the World Health Organization (WHO) experts who contributed to the publication of the report after a visit to China's Wuhan to study the origin of COVID-19, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Chinese tech firms now facing another US challenge
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:54 pm
Washington: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has started implementing an ex-President Donald Trump era law which might soon make certain New York-listed Chinese tech firms take the decision of leaving the nation.
Xinjiang sanctions: China imposes restrictions on 9 UK citizens
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government has imposed sanctions against UK citizens in response to London's sanctions on Beijing over the issue of alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang region.
Xinjiang sanctions: Boris Johnson slams China
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:41 pm
London: British PM Boris Johnson has slammed China for imposing sanctions on nine UK individuals and four entities and said the freedom to speak out in opposition against the abuse faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang is fundamental.
China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:09 pm
Beijing: The exiled families of Uyghur children held in state “orphanages” in the Chinese region of Xinjiang described the torment of being separated in a new piece of Amnesty International research released today.
Taiwan-US coast guard agreement aims to halt Chinese military expansion, feels expert
Mar 29, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Beijing: An analyst has said the Taiwan-U.S. coast guard cooperation memorandum of cooperation has been signed to counter China’s expansion.
China's plan to build dam is a security risk for India's Northeast: Expert
Mar 29, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Beijing: A senior Indian journalist has opined that if China's planned new hydropower project at the Brahmaputra’s Great Bend comes about then that will be a security risk for India's Northeast region.
Taiwan authorities detain Chinese fishing boat with 13 crew members for fishing illegally
Mar 29, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Taipei: Taiwan authorities have detained a Chinese fishing boat that was seized and its 13 crew members after they were caught fishing illegally near Pengjia Islet off the coast of Keelung, media reports said on Sunday.
Xinjiang sanctions: Boris Johnson slams China
Mar 29, 2021, at 04:00 am
London: British PM Boris Johnson has slammed China for imposing sanctions on nine UK individuals and four entities and said the freedom to speak out in opposition against the abuse faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang is fundamental.
Chinese tech firms now facing another US challenge
Mar 29, 2021, at 03:42 am
Washington: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has started implementing an ex-President Donald Trump era law which might soon make certain New York-listed Chinese tech firms to take the decision of leaving the nation.
Australia cut access to parliament's IT over fears of cyber attack from abroad - Military
Mar 29, 2021, at 12:59 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Australia's Assistant Minister for Defense Andrew Hastie said on Sunday that the government cut access to the Parliament's IT and email services in a bid to thwart a cyber attack incoming from a foreign actor.
US condemns China’s response sanctions over Xinjiang: Secretary of State
Mar 28, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States condemns China’s response sanctions introduced against persons and legal entities in the United States and Canada over these countries' unilateral restrictions linked to the Chinese region of Xinjiang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Joe Biden suggests ‘Democratic’ alternative to China’s Belt and road project
Mar 27, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden told reporters that he suggested to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson developing an international infrastructure project to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Finnish Foreign Ministry summons Chinese Ambassador over Xinjiang, EU sanctions
Mar 27, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Helsinki/Sputnik: Chinese Ambassador to Helsinki Chen Li was summoned to the Finnish Foreign Ministry over Xinjiang situation and Beijing's decision to impose sanctions against several European officials and entities, the Chinese Embassy in Finland reported on Friday.
Quad ‘democracies’ will hold Chinese ‘autocracy’ accountable for its actions: Biden
Mar 26, 2021, at 11:07 pm
The Quad summit “got the Chinese attention” on their seriousness in holding Beijing accountable for its actions in the Indo-Pacific region, according to US President Joe Biden.