Rights group raises alarm over ethnic Kazakh who fled Xinjiang
A human rights group is urging Kazakhstan not to deport to China a 23-year-old ethnic Kazakh man who fled from Xinjiang several weeks ago, warning...
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Mass protest by parents prompts reversal of private school closure in China
A mass protest by parents this week against the planned closure of a private school in northern China prompted a rare reversal by authorities, officials...
Elderly Chinese woman’s death fuels public outrage over bank’s rigid withdrawal rules
A video of an elderly Chinese woman who died outside a Hunan bank after she was required to appear in person to make a withdrawal...
How undersea communication cables surrounding Taiwan could be targeted by China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Submarine communication cables are critical for modern life: for security, economic prosperity and connecting people. Experts warn that the cables serving Taiwan...
Taiwan test fires new U.S.-supplied rocket system for first time
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s military test-fired for the first time on Monday a new U.S.-supplied rocket system intended to stiffen its defenses against China. The...
US and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The United States and China on Monday agreed to temporarily suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods after a weekend of marathon...
Now ‘friends of steel’: Xi and Putin meet in Moscow
The leaders of China and Russia vowed to deepen their “strategic partnership” in a show of solidarity in Moscow on Thursday, casting themselves as defenders...
Hong Kong removes protection against land reclamation in Victoria Harbor
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a law that will make it easier for the government to conduct land reclamation in the territory’s iconic Victoria Harbor,...
US, China in for protracted trade talks, warn experts ahead of crucial Geneva meet
U.S. and Chinese officials will hold high-level talks in Switzerland this weekend, a first step toward easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies...
Chinese exporters use ‘origin washing’ to evade U.S. tariffs
A flurry of so-called “origin washing” advertisements have flooded Chinese social media platforms, offering exporters ways to avoid steep U.S. tariffs by re-exporting and freight...
