World Apr 28 China flies 38 warplanes near Taiwan, 6 navy vessels in area in display of military power The Taiwanese defense ministry says China's military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan. The display between Thursday and Friday morning was the largest since Beijing held exercises earlier this month in response to a meeting between the…
Arts Apr 27 Ya Ya the giant panda returns to China after 20 years abroad Ya Ya the giant panda has landed in Shanghai after spending the past 20 years in the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee on loan.
World Apr 10 Chinese military ‘ready to fight’ after completing combat exercises near Taiwan China’s military has declared it is “ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the U.S. last week.
World Apr 07 China sanctions Reagan library, others over Taiwanese President Tsai’s U.S. trip China is imposing sanctions against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other U.S.- and Asian-based organizations in retaliation for the closely watched meeting this week between the U.S. House speaker and Taiwan's president.
World Apr 06 China denounces U.S.-Taiwan meeting, vows ‘forceful measures’ China is vowing reprisals against Taiwan after a meeting between the United States House speaker and the island’s president, saying the U.S. is on a “wrong and dangerous road.”…
World Mar 08 Taiwan blames Chinese ships for cut internet cables Residents of Taiwan's outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month.
Politics Feb 04 China tries to minimize impact of suspected spy balloon after Blinken cancels visit Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions. He said he had told senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in a phone call that sending the balloon over the U.S.
Health Jan 06 What we know about the COVID-19 data China is — and isn’t — sharing As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. Some even say many of the numbers it’s reporting are meaningless. Here's a look at…
World Dec 29 Lack of information from China on COVID surge stirs global worry Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly…
World Dec 27 Taiwan extends compulsory military service from 4 months to 1 year It's one of the major steps the self-governed island is taking to address military, diplomatic and trade pressure from China.