World Dec 20 China’s earthquake survivors endure frigid overnight temperatures in temporary shelters Chinese media reports said at least 134 people died and more than 900 were injured.
World Dec 19 An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 127 people and is the deadliest in 9 years A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, killing 127 people in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years.
World Dec 07 China, EU meeting exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade and subsidies Chinese President Xi Jinping met Thursday in Beijing with the two European presidents, Ursula von der Leyen from the EU Commission and Charles Michel from the EU Council.
World Nov 20 China hosts Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to discuss ending the Israel-Hamas war China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza…
Politics Nov 14 A timeline of events leading up to this year’s Biden-Xi summit The course of events in the year since the last meeting between Biden and Xi offers cautious hope that they will have better luck this time around. But it also shows how easily any agreement they reach could once again…
World Oct 09 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer meets Chinese President Xi, welcomes condemnation of Hamas attacks U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer says he is grateful for a stronger statement from China condemning the deadly Hamas attack on Israel issued during his visit to Beijing that included a lengthy meeting with President Xi Jinping.
World Sep 25 EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China, warns that Ukraine could endanger relations He also warned in a speech on Monday to a university audience in Beijing that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe.
World Jan 17 China’s population declines for 1st time in decades The reported decline is adding to pressure on leaders to keep the Chinese economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S.
World Jan 10 China halts visas for Japan, South Korea following virus testing on Chinese travelers Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China.
World Jan 05 As COVID-19 spreads across China, Beijing hospital runs out of beds Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China's capital Beijing.