World Apr 09 China raises tariff on U.S. goods to 84% and vows to ‘fight to the end’ President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on China to 125%, hours after China boosted tariffs on American goods to 84% and vowed to “fight to the end.”…
World Apr 01 China launches large-scale military drills around Taiwan The Chinese military has announced large-scale drills around Taiwan as it again warned the self-ruled island against seeking formal independence.
World Feb 04 China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, antitrust investigation into Google China and the U.S. engaged in a trade war in 2018 when Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods and China responded in kind.
World Jan 11 Uyghurs detained in Thailand for more than a decade say they may be deported to China A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists and family members who say the men are at risk of abuse…
World Nov 12 Driver kills 35 by ramming car into crowd in China. Police say he was upset about his divorce Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China.
World Oct 14 China sends warning to Taiwan with record 125 warplanes in large scale military drill Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day. It says 90 of the aircraft, including warplanes, helicopters and drones, were spotted within Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
World Sep 14 China is raising its retirement age in response to aging workforce and declining population The policy change will be carried out over 15 years, with the retirement age for men raised to 63 years, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs. The current retirement age is 60 for men…
Nation Sep 05 How China used a mid-level government aide in New York to influence U.S. politics While previous cases involved charges against suspected Chinese spies for reporting on and surveilling dissidents critical of the Communist Party, Tuesday’s case appeared to show how China is trying to directly influence U.S. politics in line with its interests, even…
World Jul 23 Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign China-sponsored declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza The declaration comes at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas weigh a cease-fire proposal.
World Jun 27 China says U.S. should ‘remove obstacles’ to allow scientists of all nations to study lunar samples China's space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from across the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples the Chang'e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation,…