World Dec 17 As cases surge, COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after easing of virus rules Deaths linked to the coronavirus are appearing in Beijing after weeks of China reporting no fatalities, even as the country is seeing a surge of cases.
World Dec 14 China will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID cases after dropping mass testing requirements China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become "impossible" to track with mass testing no longer required.
World Nov 27 Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China’s Xi to step down as protests spread Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the…
World Nov 26 China loosens some restrictions in Xinjiang after COVID-19 lockdown protests Authorities in China's western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi on Saturday after residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against the city's draconian “zero-COVID” lockdown that had lasted more than three months.
World Sep 02 Beijing taps into anti-West resentment to counter United Nations report It was a tactic long used by Beijing to deflect criticism from its mass detentions of Uyghurs and other largely Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang: blame a Western conspiracy.
World Mar 22 Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash Video clips show small pieces of the plane and exposed earth where the plane crashed, but no survivors have been found.
World Jul 28 Head of China CDC gets injected with experimental vaccine The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to follow suit when one is approved.
World Feb 17 Leaked data shows how China detained Uighurs due to religion The database obtained by The Associated Press profiles the internment of 311 individuals with relatives abroad and lists information on more than 2,000 of their relatives, neighbors and friends.
World Aug 16 Chinese police exercises near Hong Kong build tension Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory.
World Jul 14 Hong Kong police fight with protesters amid rising tensions Police in Hong Kong fought with protesters on Sunday as they broke up a demonstration by thousands of people demanding the resignation of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's chief executive and an investigation into complaints of police violence.