By Ludovic Ehret Beijingers praised Vladimir Putin’s “charisma” on Thursday and expressed hopes that China would deepen ties with Moscow as the Russian leader paid a two-day visit. Putin’...
By James Edgar Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday in Beijing, where the Russian president is seeking...
By Beiyi Seow US President Joe Biden blasted Beijing Tuesday for “cheating” rather than competing as he unveiled steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports like electric vehicles and semiconductor...
By Beiyi Seow The United States is hiking tariffs on US$18 billion worth of imports from China, targeting strategic sectors like electric vehicles, batteries, steel and critical minerals, the Whi...
The UK government said on Tuesday it had summoned China’s ambassador Zheng Zeguang, a day after three people were charged in the latest Beijing-linked alleged espionage case. The foreign minist...
By James Edgar Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. Putin will be in Beijing from Thursda...
China is targeting citizens studying abroad for their political activism, rights group Amnesty International said Monday, with some students reporting harassment of family members back home. Chin...
Chinese President Xi Jinping departed from Budapest on Friday, completing his first European tour since 2019, which also took him to France and Serbia. His official plane took off shortly after 6...
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By Ludovic Ehret President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen already flourishing economic ties with Hungary during a visit to Budapest on Thursday, advocating that its closest European Union ally “pla...
By Ludovic Ehret Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Budapest on Thursday in a bid to strengthen already flourishing ties between Beijing and its close...
Video-sharing app TikTok, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, have filed a legal challenge in the US against a legislative move to force its sale, lest it face a country-wide ban. The petit...
By Helen Roxburgh with Francesco Fontemaggi in La Mongie Xi Jinping arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday evening, after French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a high altitude lunch at a childhood haun...
By Helen Rowe A senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday China was probably behind a massive cyberattack on the names and banking details of UK armed forces personnel, prompting a furious denial b...
By Francesco Fontemaggi, Ludovic Ehret and Stuart Williams French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pressed Xi Jinping at a summit in Paris on Monday to u...
By Faith Brown US and Filipino troops fired missiles and artillery at an imaginary “invasion” force during war games on the Philippines’ northern coast Monday, days after their governments ...
By Stuart Williams French President Emmanuel Macron was on Monday set to warn Chinese leader Xi Jinping against backing Russia in the conflict over Ukraine but also seek to enlist his help in fin...
By Rebecca Bailey Sipping champagne and nibbling fried dumplings, Shanghai’s rich and influential posed by Louis Vuitton signs at a runway afterparty –- a lavish affair designed to win custom...
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By Hector Retamal with Qian Ye China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to se...
By Matthew Walsh The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China’s Guangdong province has risen to 48, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued. Heavy rains caused a stretch...
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At least 19 people died when part of a highway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said a stretch of road between Meizhou...
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China said Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for “in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation”. “Representatives of t...
By Francesco Fontemaggi Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to make a state visit to France on May 6 and 7, Paris announced on Monday, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East expected to be high...
By Oliver Hotham and Luna Lin Tesla boss Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, after a whistlestop China visit during which the firm secured a key security clearance for the worl...
At least five people were killed and 33 injured after a tornado struck the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, state media reported. China’s official Xinhua news agency said that the tornado...
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China’s anti-doping agency said Friday it will cooperate with a compliance audit ordered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) involving a case where 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a ...
By Michael Zhang A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China’s Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s ...
By Shaun Tandon China’s foreign minister warned Antony Blinken on Friday that US pressure could trigger a “downward spiral”, as the visiting secretary of state raised concerns on issues inc...
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United State...
By Shaun Tandon US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences “responsibly” as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected...
By Shaun Tandon US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Wednesday as the United States ramps up pressure on its main rival over its support for Russia, while seeking to manage te...