China is calling all independent coverage in Xinjiang as fake news: Report
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:06 am
Trying to keep all developments in the region under tight restriction, China is allegedly calling all independent coverage in the Xinjiang region as 'fake news'.
Hurting Beijing: Denmark govt mulls Taiwan's WHO return
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:59 am
Copenhagen: The Denmark parliament is considering a resolution to support Taiwan's bid to return to the World Health Organization, a step that might annoy China.
Hong Kong issue: China targets US over 'blatant interference'
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: China has condemned the US stance of blatant interfering in Hong Kong affairs, a region which is continuously in conflict with Beijing.
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:07 am
Washington: Gen (retired) Lloyd Austin, US president Joe Biden’s pick to head the Pentagon, has voiced his concern over China’s “increasingly aggressive actions” across the Indo-Pacific.
Pakistan-China's spat over Belt Road Initiative may delay CPEC
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad: The annual bilateral summit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been delayed amid serious disagreement between the all-weather allies over the Belt and Road Initiative, hinting a probable break in the relationship, media reports said.
Geopolitics expert believes China is planning to expand foreign policy vision to Latin America
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Beijing: China is slowly projecting to deepen its interest in Latin American commodities while further capitalizing on Latin America’s strategic proximity to the United States, a geopolitics expert believes.
996 work culture: Death of 22-year-old techie exposes toxicity of the Chinese industry
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:05 am
Beijing: The death of a 22-year-old Chinese woman tech worker has exposed the industry's toxic '996' work culture, media reports said.
Think tank says China's revisions to defense law push Beijing closer to war
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Beijing: A think-tank in Taiwan has said a recent amendments to its National Defense Law indicates that Beijing has shifted its defense strategy to a more pre-emptive posture, making it more likely that it wages war, media reports said.
Hong Kong: China to bar British overseas passport holders from public office
Jan 19, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Beijing: China is planning to bar British National (Overseas) passport [BN (O)] owners from holding public office in Hong Kong, a measure believed to be taken by Beijing to control dissenting voice, media reports said.
Maintain eternal vigilance in standing up to China: Pence urges Biden administration
Jan 19, 2021, at 01:17 am
Vice President Mike Pence has asked the Biden administration to maintain "eternal vigilance" on the US-China relationship issue.
China: Nearly 100 million people are supplied 'unsafe' drinking water
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:33 am
Beijing: Neatly 100 million people in China are provided with drinking water in which toxic chemicals were found to exceed safe limits, media reports said.
Outgoing US President Donald Trump directs govt to minimize procurement of Chinese goods
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:10 am
Washignton: Outgoing US President Donald J. Trump has directed departments and agencies to review applicable laws, regulations, and policies and to propose regulatory and policy changes, including potential executive actions, to minimize the procurement of People’s Republic of China (PRC) goods and services by the federal government.
COVID-19 positive: China halts PIA flight operations for three weeks
Jan 17, 2021, at 06:51 am
Islamabad: China, which is an all-weather ally of Pakistan, has stopped the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from operating flights for three weeks after 10 passengers tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said.
China possibly committed 'genocide' against Uighurs: US Commission report
Jan 17, 2021, at 06:46 am
Washington: A US commission has said in its report that China possibly carried out genocide against Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, media reports said.
Jan 17, 2021, at 06:26 am
New York: A French think tank group has recommended that the European Union should create a united front with the US to tighten control of the transfer of semiconductor technologies to China that could be used to advance weapons developed by the Chinese military.
US govt issues new rules to block telecom tech purchases from China, 5 others
Jan 17, 2021, at 12:06 am
Washington: The United States has announced new rules to block purchase of equipment related to technology and communication from five "foreign adversaries" including China.
US puts Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation to blacklist
Jan 16, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Washington: The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department of Commerce (Commerce) added Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to the Entity List and Chinese company Skyrizon to the Military End-User (MEU) List.
Tibetan community accuse China of sabotaging polls
Jan 16, 2021, at 04:38 pm
Lhasa: The Tibetan community has accused China of attempting to sabotage the Tibetan government in exile and Tibetan Parliament's election.
Chinese atrocities: Missing Uyghur doctor found detained in Xinjiang
Jan 15, 2021, at 04:11 pm
Beijing: A Uyghur doctor, who was associated with a hospital in the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), was detained in an internment camp in 2017, media reports said.
Rights group feels China is witnessing global resistance to deepening repression
Jan 15, 2021, at 04:03 pm
The Chinese government’s heightened repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang are emblematic of the worsening human rights situation under President Xi Jinping, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2021.
Jan 15, 2021, at 02:53 am
Washington: Targeting the Chinese Communist Party, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the former believes in international relations that are controlled in a way that will not create security, freedom and prosperity.
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail again
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:30 am
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court has revoked bail for former lawmaker and Democratic Party chairman, Wu Chi-wai, who was charged with joining an alleged unauthorized demonstration last year.
US envoy to UN plans to visit Taiwan: China slams Washington
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Beijing: China has targeted the USA over the announcement of its ambassador to UN Kelly Craft's proposed visit to Taiwan and said the announcement seriously violates the one-China principle.
Conflict with Tibet: China performs military air drill over Lhasa
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:22 am
Beijing: China performed a military air drill over Lhasa region, amid alleged growing resentment against Beijing in Tibet, media reports said.
Beijing is now emerging as world's worst abuser of internet freedom: Report
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:10 am
Beijing: China is emerging as a nation which is not giving its citizens the same freedom as other nations plan to give.
Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activist
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:50 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Thursday voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the new National Security Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and called for their immediate release.
China is waging cognitive warfare against Taiwan, warns Think tank
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing: China is waging “cognitive warfare” against Taiwan by using tools like misinformation and an army of online trolls, a think tank has alerted.
China's plan to create dam along South Asian rivers triggers tension in India, Bangladesh
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Beijing/New Delhi/Dhaka: China's plan to build a super dam on a major river that flows into India and Bangladesh is surely threatening to create a flashpoint with New Delhi and even raise concern for Bangladesh, a nation which is dependent on the river for fresh water, media reports said.
Chinese lawyer accuses authority of “framing” him for helping Hong Kong activists
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:39 pm
Beijing: A mainland Chinese lawyer has claimed he has been informed by authorities that his licence could be revoked for 'making inappropriate remarks on the internet' after he helped 10 Hong Kong activists for crossing the border, media reports said.
Did Chinese billionaire Jack Ma go missing for flying too close to the red sun?
Jan 05, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Jack Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce giant, is missing from public view ever since he criticised the country's banking system in October, 2020.