Category: China News
What is China’s game plan in Ukraine?
BEIJING: China is playing an increasingly prominent role on the sidelines of Russia’s war in Ukraine as the conflict drags on into its second year.From…
China’s annual parliament to implement Xi Jinping’s tightening grip
BEIJING: China’s annual parliament opens on Sunday and will implement the biggest government reshuffle in a decade as Xi Jinping tightens control while contending with…
China’s annual parliament to implement Xi’s tightening grip
BEIJING: China’s annual parliament opens on Sunday and will implement the biggest government reshuffle in a decade as Xi Jinping tightens control while contending with…
US-China panel warned of communist ‘threat’ as protests erupt
WASHINGTON: A panel of US lawmakers tasked with scrutinizing Beijing held a debut hearing Tuesday overshadowed by protests from the public gallery as it focused…
China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on Covid origins
BEIJING: China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has…
Defaulting Pakistan takes the steam out of CPEC
ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project that was commenced a decade ago was held as a harbinger of prosperity for Pakistan. However, seven years…
Hong Kong: Hong Kong to lift Covid mask mandate on Wednesday
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The city’s Chief Executive…
China accuses US of ‘bullying’ with new ‘illegal’ sanctions
BEIJING: China on Monday accused the US of “outright bullying and double standards” in leveling what it called “illegal” sanctions on Chinese companies as part…
Missing China tech billionaire ‘cooperating’ in investigation
BEIJING: The missing billionaire chairman of investment bank China Renaissance is currently “cooperating” with an investigation by authorities, his company said, after his disappearance sparked…
Missing chairman cooperating with authorities in probe, says Chinese bank
BEIJING: China Renaissance Holdings said in an exchange filing on Sunday that its missing chairman and star dealmaker Bao Fan was currently cooperating with relevant…