Taiwan democracy activist pleads guilty in Chinese trial
YUEYANG, China (AP) — A Taiwanese pro-democracy activist pleaded guilty Monday in a Chinese court to subverting the power of the state, but his wife … Read more
China supports UN action on North Korea while urging talks
BEIJING (AP) — China supports further United Nations action in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also wants to see renewed efforts to … Read more
UN: China Blocks Activists, Harasses Experts
(Geneva) – The Chinese government should end its efforts to weaken United Nations mechanisms that promote human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. … Read more
Hypervirulent, highly resistant Klebsiella identified in China
Chinese researchers say an outbreak of severe pneumonia at a Chinese hospital was caused by hypervirulent, highly drug-resistant, and highly transmissible strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae. by Chris … Read more
North Korea says 6th nuke test was H-bomb, ‘perfect success’
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea announced it detonated a thermonuclear device Sunday in its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, a big step … Read more
Key Chinese Communist Party congress to start Oct. 18
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday said a key Chinese Communist Party meeting held once every five years will start on Oct. 18, marking the … Read more
China’s Wanda denies website report its founder was detained
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese conglomerate that owns Hollywood studio Legendary Entertainment on Monday denied a report by a U.S. website that its chairman was … Read more
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India and … Read more
Chinese Communist officials to run Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhism center
BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed Communist Party and government officials to manage one of the world’s largest centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning, raising concerns … Read more
Editor says Cambridge University Press to restore articles
LONDON (AP) — Cambridge University Press agreed Monday to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisher’s website in … Read more
‘Maniacal’ focus on China puts Steve Bannon out of mainstream
Economic war with China WASHINGTON (AP) — White House adviser Steve Bannon isn’t alone in pondering America’s possibly generation-defining question about China’s emerging superpower status … Read more
China to cut off North Korean imports under UN sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — Sanctions against North Korea – China announced Monday it will cut off imports of North Korean coal, iron ore and other goods … Read more
China raises toll to 20 dead in quake in southwest mountains
Zhangzha earthquake BEIJING (AP) — Chinese monitors say they’ve detected multiple landslides but no major building collapses following a powerful earthquake in the country’s mountainous … Read more
Tibetan exiles support India in border standoff with China
NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Tibetan exiles on Friday held a rally in New Delhi in support of India in the ongoing border standoff … Read more