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Watch: Chemical plant destroyed in explosion

An unknown number of people were wounded in a blast that leveled the petrochemical facility in China. A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant in...

TikTok is at least as much an American tool as it is a Chinese influence operation

Revelations of a Beijing-based spying campaign on the video sharing service have served to obfuscate Washington’s own insidious efforts. It’s been revealed that TikTok spied...

‘Chinese tracking device’ found in UK government car – media

A concealed SIM card has been reportedly recovered by intelligence officials. A hidden “Chinese tracking device” and other “disturbing things” were found in a recent...

Hong Kong drops controversial pet ban

The city outlawed the import of hamsters and other small mammals last year over Covid-19 concerns. Hong Kong is set to repeal a year-long ban...

China could claim parts of Moon – NASA

Beijing’s space program has achieved "enormous success" over the past decade, agency chief Bill Nelson acknowledges. China may try to gain control of the most...

‘Zero Covid’ city scraps most pandemic restrictions

The relaxation in Hong Kong’s rules comes after mainland China eased its hardline coronavirus policies. Hong Kong will drop most of its stringent Covid-19 restrictions...

China to ease strict Covid-19 policies

The national coronavirus response level will be downgraded from the top ‘A’ level to ‘B’, the health commission has said. China has announced several significant...

China hails ‘rock-solid’ relations with Russia

The ties between Beijing and Moscow are immune to changes in the international environment, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. Relations between China and...

‘Stop using salami tactics,’ China tells US

Washington is “stabbing China in the back,” Beijing’s top diplomat says. Washington must drop its “old trick of unilateral bullying” that it hands out to...

Chief Executives of Hong Kong, Macau to Visit Beijing, Meet With China’s Leader

Hong Kong and Macau Chief Executives, John Lee and Ho Iat Seng, respectively, will visit Beijing from December 21-24. The officials are expected to meet...

What historic China-Arab summits mean for the Middle East

Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals a desire by Arab nations to hedge their bets with stronger partnerships beyond the US. Chinese leader Xi...

Xi Jinping Starts 3-Day Visit to Saudi Arabia

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia from December 7-9 at the invitation of Saudi Arabian King Salman bin...

China scolds UK for failing to fulfill ‘international obligation’ over its London Embassy

Beijing has called for British officials to reverse a ruling that’s blocking the construction of a huge new embassy in London. China’s Foreign Ministry has...

Chinese anti-lockdown protesters earn the praise that eluded their Western peers

Establishment politicians and media outlets have praised the ‘freedom-loving’ Chinese, after demonizing those who spoke out against their own lockdowns. “It’s really important that citizens...

Watch: Taiwan Pro-US ruling party suffers ‘massive’ electoral defeat

President Tsai Ing-wen's warmongering anti-CCP rhetoric, backed up by Washington theatrics backfired, eventually leading to her resignation this week. A clear message has been sent...

Why China is giving Britain the cold shoulder

Rishi Sunak’s hawkish antagonization of Beijing has not gone unnoticed, despite his recent softening. Since the conclusion of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, Xi Jinping...

Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin dies aged 96 – state media

The statesman led the country into the new millennium after the turmoil of the 1989 Tiananmen Square mass protests. Jiang Zemin, who led China into...

Chinese Grand Prix scrapped amid Covid concerns – media

The event has been absent from the F1 schedule since 2019. China looks set to again be absent from the Formula 1 schedule next year,...

China warns US not to disclose details of Xi-Biden talks

Washington promised to “brief” Taiwan on the upcoming talks. The Chinese government has urged American officials against sharing details with Taiwan about the upcoming meeting...

3D Geopolitical Chess

Our dangerously naive and irresponsible politicians have left us vulnerable. This is the most precarious period since the 1930s. It's time for politicians to get...

American pundits have got it backwards about China

Writers opining about China’s fault in the deterioration of relations with the US are confusing cause and effect. In recent years, but notably in the...

Chinese firm ploughs billions into ‘white gold’ rush

Tibet Summit Resources will invest $2.2 billion in lithium exploration projects in Argentina. The Argentine foreign ministry has confirmed that Chinese mining company Tibet Summit...

Hu Jintao speculation is the latest instance of the media gaslighting the public about China

When the former Communist leader was escorted out of the party congress, speculations of a ‘purge’ quickly arose. During the 20th national party congress of...

Canada kicks Chinese firms out of rare minerals sector

The companies have been ordered to divest their interests in the country’s strategic mines immediately. The Canadian government has ordered three Chinese firms to divest...

World’s biggest iPhone assembly plant under quarantine

A strict lockdown has been imposed on a district in Zhengzhou, China due to an outbreak of Covid-19. The Chinese authorities have ordered that a...

Ending China’s rare-earths dominance a ‘pipe dream’ – official

Australia’s resources minister told Bloomberg that Washington and Canberra will keep trying to break Beijing’s grip on the vital market. China will continue to play...

Final module docks at Chinese space station

Beijing plans to complete the construction of Tiangong by the end of the year. The third and final module docked with China’s Tiangong station in...

China buys stake in Hamburg port – media

The German government has approved the controversial sale to shipping giant Cosco. Germany has agreed to allow Chinese shipping group Cosco to buy a stake...

Watch: Chinese ‘temporary isolation pods’

Video shows people caged like animals in temporary plastic isolation pods. The row of ominously looking confinement structures apparently made to temporarily house suspected or...

Xi re-elected as Chinese Communist Party leader for third term

The president has secured another five years in power. President Xi Jinping was re-elected as leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Sunday, retaining...

Former Chinese leader abruptly exits key assembly

The country’s media claim his departure was linked to health issues. Former Chinese president Hu Jintao left the closing session of a key Communist Party...

China’s Xi makes Taiwan pledge

The Chinese leader has vowed to pursue reunification using “all measures necessary”. China’s president, Xi Jinping, delivered a lengthy speech at the opening session of...

US should abandon ‘outdated Cold War mentality’ – China

Washington ought to avoid ‘playing up’ competition with Beijing, Foreign Ministry laments. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Thursday accused President Joe Biden’s administration...

Watch: Video of incredible mural painting goes viral

Video of the tiger mural by an unnamed artist from southern China stunned the internet. In the video which was posted to Twitter recently, and...

Here’s the real reason that the US wants to sanction China

Washington’s modus operandi is ‘create problem, blame target country, impose sanctions, expand influence’. The US is considering sanctioning China as a deterrent from attacking Taiwan,...

Watch: Massive fire consumes Chinese skyscraper

High-rise office bloc goes up in flames in southern city of Changsha. A major blaze has engulfed a 218m-tall skyscraper that houses the offices of...

China will work with Russia as ‘great powers’ – Xi

The Chinese leader said he is willing to work alongside Moscow to increase stability in the world. Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to work with...

Putin-Xi meeting agenda revealed

The leaders have a packed agenda as both face increased tensions with the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will discuss...

China warns of nuclear proliferation threat

Beijing’s envoy to the United Nations said the three-way AUKUS pact poses nuclear proliferation risks. China has accused the US, UK and Australia of risky...

India and China agree to pull troops from border area

The disengagement follows more than a dozen rounds of talks between New Delhi and Beijing. India and China have agreed to withdraw soldiers stationed along...

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