Climate co-op at risk over political tension
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has warned the United States that political tension between Beijing and Washington could undermine efforts by the world’s top two sources of greenhouse gas to co...
China limits kids to 3 hrs of online gaming a week
China on Monday announced a drastic cut to children’s online gaming time to just three hours a week during term time, the latest move in a broad crackdown on tech giants in the world’s biggest...
China bans written school exams for kids
Beijing yesterday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure on pupils and parents in China’s hyper-competitive school system.
China slams ‘selfish’ US policy
China yesterday held up America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan as an example of Washington’s “selfish” foreign policy, hitting back at Vice President Kamala Harris’s accusations of...
China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence.
China marks Tibet anniversary with call to accept Party rule
China yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the roof of the world, with a call to accept the rule of the Communist Party.
China holds assault drills near Taiwan
China carried out assault drills near Taiwan yesterday, with warships and fighter jets exercising off the southwest and southeast of the island in what the country’s armed forces said was a...
‘China’s Fauci’ probed for plagiarism
A top doctor in China’s fight against the coronavirus is under investigation for plagiarism, weeks after making a social media post questioning the country’s zero-tolerance strategy to control the...
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating...