At least 16 people have been killed and 32 injured in a magnitude-7 earthquake in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, according to the state news agency Xinhua, citing local disaster management authorities. At
As China faces mounting economic hurdles, Beijing’s annual “two sessions”—the most significant political gathering of the year—will set the tone for 2025’s economic policies. The event, which brings together the National People’s
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It is early March, which in China typically signals the start of the annual “two sessions” political season. So what are the “two sessions”? The “two sessions” are the annual meetings of
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Four years after a fiery diplomatic showdown between the U.S. and China in Alaska, Donald Trump’s return to the White House is reshaping the global order in ways that are unexpectedly favorable
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China’s technology minister, Jin Zhuanglong, has been abruptly removed from office, marking yet another high-profile shake-up in President Xi Jinping’s intensifying anti-corruption campaign. Jin, a central figure in China’s push to become
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The military’s presence at China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is shrinking as President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign continues to target high-ranking officers. This year, the number of military delegates attending the
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has strongly condemned Thailand’s recent deportation of 40 ethnic Uyghurs to China, calling it a “clear violation of international human rights laws
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Washington’s Asian allies are increasingly alarmed over the possibility that the United States may not back Taiwan in the event of a military conflict with China. As the Trump administration recalibrates its
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Despite the ongoing challenges in China’s property market, construction activity continues in areas like northwest Beijing, where private developer Longfor remains one of the few non-state players still active. This development reflects
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In a strategic move to strengthen its rural economy, China recently unveiled its “No. 1 central document” for 2025, which focuses on advancing rural reforms and revitalization efforts. As the first policy
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In a groundbreaking discovery, Chinese scientists have developed a new therapy that dramatically improves survival rates following exposure to acute radiation. Published in the journal Cell Death and Differentiation, the research offers
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Hong Kong’s Justice Minister, Paul Lam Ting-kwok, reassured the international community that the city will continue to be governed by the “one country, two systems” principle indefinitely, emphasizing the endurance of its
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The Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, Robert Hsieh Bor-Huei, issued a strong rebuttal to China’s ‘One China Policy’ during his address at The Siang Dialogue 2.0
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MI5 has launched an investigation into China’s expanding role in the UK’s energy sector, focusing on the potential risks posed by Chinese green technologies such as solar panels and industrial batteries. The
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At 85, Chen Liquan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, remains actively engaged in guiding China’s battery technology revolution. He is driven by a vision he calls “Electric China.” As
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A Chinese balloon, which drifted across the United States in 2023 and was widely believed to be engaged in espionage, has been found to contain sophisticated American-made technology capable of intelligence gathering,
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