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March 13, 2024

Tech

China warns of consequences if US bans TikTok

A foreign ministry spokesperson accuses the US of "suppressing TikTok" and "bullying behaviour".

By Editors Desk

March 13, 2024

National Security

China says US TikTok ban ‘an act of bullying’ that would backfire

China has previously said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok.

By Editors Desk

TikTok says it now has over 170 million users in the United States. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images

March 12, 2024

National Security

EXCLUSIVE: How TikTok Was Blindsided by a Bill That Could Ban It

Executives thought they had fended off attacks. Behind the scenes, U.S. lawmakers and Biden officials were working to force its ban or sale.

By Editors Desk

TikTok faces the most serious threat yet to its existence in America, with the House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that could effectively ban it. PHOTO: CFOTO/ZUMA PRESS

March 12, 2024

Tech

China technology giant Xiaomi starts electric car sales

Chinese technology giant Xiaomi says it will start deliveries of its first electric vehicle (EV) this month - its first ever foray into the competitive automotive industry.

By Editors Desk

Xiaomi's SU7 electric car / Getty Images

January 29, 2024

Business

China Evergrande Is Told to Liquidate

The breakup of the company, once China's top property developer by sales, is set to send a further shock wave through the country's struggling real-estate sector.4 min read

Evergrande was once China’s biggest property developer by sales. PHOTO: MARK R CRISTINO/SHUTTERSTOCK

January 17, 2024

Asia

China’s population decline accelerates towards crisis amid terrible new economic figures

China is facing a major crisis on several fronts as troubling new population and economic figures were released today.

By Editors Desk

China’s population is dropping. Picture: GREG BAKER / AFP

January 15, 2024

World

Maldives sets deadline for India to withdraw troops

The island nation has set a March 15 ultimatum for New Delhi to pull out its military amid diplomatic tensions

By Editors Desk

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai, December 1, 2023. © KARIM SAHIB / AFP

January 14, 2024

Asia

Taiwan Elects US-Friendly President, Defying China Warnings

Beijing said the election result won’t change Taiwan’s status

Lai Ching-te, center, with running mate Hsiao Bi-khim at the DPP headquarters in Taipei on Jan. 13.Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg

January 13, 2024

Asia

Defying China, Taiwan elects William Lai Ching-te as president

It will have to cope with China’s anger

By Editors Desk

January 06, 2024

World

US Intelligence Shows Flawed China Missiles Led Xi to Purge Army

China missiles filled with water, not fuel: US intelligence

Military vehicles carrying missiles, drive past the Tiananmen Gate.Photographer: Pool/Getty Images

January 02, 2024

Business

China’s BYD is selling more electric cars than Tesla

China’s leading role in the global industry is also thanks to its market scale, cheap labor and supply chain dominance, according to analysts.

By Editors Desk

BYD's ATTO 3 model displayed in Munich, Germany on September 4, 2023. Leonhard Simon/Reuters

December 27, 2023

World

Nation on the brink: Secret war unfolding

The United Nations has warned that one country is in dire need of humanitarian help, with a third of the population in trouble.

By Editors Desk

The situation is about to get even worse as ‘conflicts and violence are expected to worsen in 2024’. Picture: AFP

December 26, 2023

Asia

Xi sends warning over Taiwan

The Chinese leader vowed “complete reunification” ahead of elections on the island

By Editors Desk

File photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping, December 13, 2023. © Nhac NGUYEN / POOL / AFP

November 24, 2023

Asia

China responds to WHO fears of mystery child illness

Officials in Beijing have attributed an outbreak of respiratory ailments in children to commonly known pathogens

By Editors Desk

Parents with children suffering from respiratory disorders line up at a children's hospital in Chongqing, China, November 23, 2023 © CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images

November 21, 2023

Asia

China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says

HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign

By Editors Desk

Satellite imagery shows altered mosque buildings in China, rights group says – video

November 17, 2023

World

China hails Xi-Biden meeting despite 'dictator' remark

The picture of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden on a stroll in a Californian country estate continues headlining Chinese media a day after what Beijing has hailed as a "historic" summit.

By Editors Desk

Reuters | Beijing has hailed the meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden as "historic" and "constructive"

November 16, 2023

Foreign Policy

Video shows the moment Antony Blinken winces after Biden calls China's Xi a dictator, upending months of careful diplomacy

President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping sought to smooth relations at a meeting Wednesday.
Yet hours after the carefully choreographed event, Biden described Xi as a "dictator."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's reaction told its own story.

By Editors Desk

Antony Blinken appeared to be taken aback by President Joe Biden's description of Xi Jinping as a dictator at a press conference on November 15, 2023. NBC

November 16, 2023

World

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden working to ‘enhance trust’ between US and China, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi after summit

The two presidents announced deals on resuming military communications and tackling the US fentanyl crisis at their meeting in California

By Editors Desk

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters after the Xi-Biden summit. Photo: CCTV

November 15, 2023

World

Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters

When Xi Jinping stepped off his plane in San Francisco for the Apec summit, it was in circumstances very different to the last time he landed on American soil.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES | Mr Xi faces a host of problems at home as he arrives in San Francisco

November 15, 2023

Asia

Taiwan’s opposition parties join forces for crucial presidential poll

Deal sharply increases odds that ruling Democratic Progressive party will lose election closely watched by China

By Editors Desk

Hou Yu-ih, second left, candidate for the main opposition Kuomintang; Ma Ying-jeou, centre, Taiwan’s former president; and Ko Wen-je, right, of the Taiwan People’s party on Wednesday © Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images