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.
World Dec 23 After abrupt reopening, China faces COVID-19 spiral Nearly three years after the coronavirus was first identified in China and an unyielding "zero-COVID" approach, it is now spreading through the country after an abrupt reopening on Dec. 7 caught the nation under-vaccinated and short on hospital capacity. Experts…
World Dec 21 China narrows criteria for COVID-19 deaths included in official count A Chinese health official says the country only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that limits the numbers of deaths being reported as the virus surges following the easing of…
World Dec 08 China relaxes COVID restrictions, braces for wave of infections People across China are reacting with relief and caution to the dramatic government decision to loosen some of the world's most severe COVID-19 restrictions.
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.