China appoints new trade negotiator as US tariff tensions mount
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China appointed Li Chenggang as a new trade negotiator on Wednesday, a key figure in talks to resolve the escalating tariff war...
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Pro-democracy banners unfurled at an overpass in China
In a rare sign of public dissent, three pro-democracy banners hung on an overpass in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu early Tuesday morning, according to...
Amnesty International opens Hong Kong section ‘in exile’
Human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday it is opening a new Hong Kong section overseas, three years after closing its office in the territory...
‘Russia lied to us’: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Two Chinese nationals captured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine said they were tricked by false promises and online recruitment ads into...
China’s Xi hikes US tariffs, seeks to bolster relations with Southeast Asian nations
Updated April 11, 2025, 08:55 a.m. ET. BANGKOK – China’s president is heading on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia after his government hiked tariffs...
EXPLAINED: Four key questions about the US-China tariff war
BANGKOK — President Donald Trump has seized on tariffs as the weapon to bend other countries, and particularly China, to his will as he tries...
Shipments from Chinese ports slow as US tariffs bite
Major ports and foreign trade provinces in China are showing the first signs of disruption from the ongoing tariff war between the world’s two largest...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg oversaw censorship tool for China: whistleblower
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Meta compromised U.S. national security and freedom of speech to do business with China, a company whistleblower testified before U.S. senators. Sarah...
Trump tariffs on China now total 145%, White House says
U.S. tariffs on imports from China actually total 145%, the White House said Thursday, amid an escalating tariff war between the world’s two largest economies...
A window on China’s job woes: 1 company gets 1.2 million applicants.
At a recent recruitment drive, China’s state-owned nuclear company received nearly 1.2 million applications – a number that shocked netizens and fueled widespread concern about...
