World Oct 17 China’s Communist Party congress expected to reappoint Xi Jinping as leader The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change.
World Sep 18 Earthquake in Taiwan kills 1, collapses building and derails train A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.
World Sep 01 China denounces U.N. report detailing human rights abuses of Uyghurs The U.N. has accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to "crimes against humanity" in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups.
World Aug 14 Delegation of U.S. lawmakers visits Taiwan amid tensions with China A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that prompted China to launch days of threatening military drills around the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under…
Health Jun 09 Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’ Regular testing of residents is becoming the new normal in many parts of China as the ruling Communist Party sticks steadfastly to a “zero-COVID” approach that is increasingly at odds with the rest of the world.
World May 31 Shanghai eases months-long COVID lockdown Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy and largely confined millions of people to their homes.
World May 28 UN human rights chief calls on China ‘rethink policies’ on Uighur detention Bachelet, making the first visit by a U.N. high commissioner for human rights to China in 17 years, said she raised the lack of independent judicial oversight for a system of internment camps that swept up a million or more…
World May 10 Shanghai doubles down on COVID restrictions as monthslong lockdown continues The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls in China's largest…
Health Apr 29 Political stakes high as Beijing responds to virus outbreak Officials have repeatedly asserted China’s adherence to a “zero-COVID” approach, requiring mass testing, lockdowns and the quarantining of anyone who tests positive.
World Apr 25 Beijing begins mass testing for COVID-19 and locks down some areas as cases grow China's capital, Beijing, has begun mass testing and shutting down residential areas amid a new outbreak of COVID-19.