China’s United Front takes Taiwanese youth on Xinjiang trips
Read RFA coverage of this story in Chinese. China’s United Front influence and outreach operations are recruiting children and young adults in democratic Taiwan for...
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‘China’s Barbie’ hit movie sparks gender wars debate
Read this story in Chinese A movie that has been dubbed “China’s Barbie” has turned out to be a huge box-office hit, grossing more than...
Former Taiwan presidential hopeful Ko Wen-je charged with corruption
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Ko Wen-je, a former Taipei mayor and one-time presidential candidate, has been charged with bribery, profiteering, embezzlement and breach of trust and...
Former state media journalist flees China amid police harassment
In February 2024, a former journalist with a regional Chinese state-run newspaper left the country with his family of five to join the “run” movement...
Taiwan defense ministry warns of deep cut in 2025 budget
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s ministry of national defense is warning a potential cut in the island’s defense budget for 2025 would have grave consequences. Recently...
US missile deployment in the Philippines is legitimate: Manila
MANILA – The Philippines’ acquisition and deployment of a U.S. mid-range missile system is “completely legitimate, legal, and beyond reproach,” its defense chief said on...
Chinese censors target writers in nationwide crackdown on online erotic fiction
Chinese internet censors have targeted dozens of writers of online erotic fiction across the country since June, in a bid to crack down on “pornographic”...
EXPLAINED: What are China’s plans for Macau?
Read this story in Chinese Chinese President Xi Jinping left Macau on Friday after a three-day ceremonial visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the...
‘Unprecedented’ Russia-China ties based on ‘full trust’: Putin
Russia and China have developed relations to an unprecedented level based on “full trust” and they almost always coordinate international action, Russian President Vladimir Putin...
China jails journalist Dong Yuyu for 7 years for ‘spying’
A court in Beijing on Friday handed down a seven-year jail term to prominent journalist and columnist Dong Yuyu after finding him guilty of “espionage”...
