China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
BEIJING (AP) — Having bested his rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping is primed to consolidate his already considerable power as the ruling Communist Party begins … Read more
China’s ruling Communist Party reasserts itself under Xi
Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping BEIJING (AP) — Officials from the Communist Youth League of China felt they had to act: Busy with their … Read more
Hong Kong leader: Reject threats to China’s sovereignty
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader said Wednesday that residents of the southern Chinese city are obliged to reject threats to China’s sovereignty, in … Read more
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, … Read more
Chinese Are Questioning the Government’s Response to Pyongyang’s Nuclear Tests
The Chinese response to North Korea nuclear tests – Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao’s latest work, “Dictators Are Dictators’ Own Nightmares,” perhaps best captures the public … 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
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
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
Patriotic ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ is China’s biggest domestic film
A patriotic film reportedly inspired by evacuations of Chinese civilians in Libya and Yemen has become China’s biggest-ever grossing domestic movie.
Xi says China will never permit loss of ‘any piece’ of land
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a tough line on national sovereignty Tuesday amid multiple territorial disputes with his country’s neighbors, saying China … Read more
Xi Jinping sees ‘challenges’ in Hong Kong autonomy as protests gather steam
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, visiting Hong Kong for the 20th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, said on Friday the … Read more
U.S. to list China among worst human trafficking offenders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to place China on its global list of worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labour, said a … Read more
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on … Read more
China to open more sectors to foreign investors
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will further open its economy to foreign investors, through measures such as allowing investment in more industries, such as services, state … Read more