Jailing of Journalists Hits Record High In 2017
The number of journalists imprisoned across the globe for their work has hit a record high in 2017, the annual ...
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Sri Lanka Completes Controversial $1 Billion Port Deal With China
Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in ...
China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row
A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions while ensnaring a ...
Philippines To Consult ASEAN On Joint China Sea Oil Search
The Philippines tried Wednesday to reassure Southeast Asian neighbours about its proposal to partner with Beijing in oil exploration in ...
China To Change State-Owned Firms Into Corporations
China said Wednesday it would move to transform all state-owned companies into corporations by the end of this year, as ...
China Rising Political Star Facing Corruption Probe
Chinese authorities say they are investigating a top politician once seen as a candidate for the highest ranks of the ...
China Anti-Graft Watchdog Probes Politburo Member
The Chinese Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog has launched an investigation into a Politburo member who was once seen as a ...
Chinese City Leadership Shake-Up Signals Xi Power Play
A sudden leadership change in one of China's biggest cities has highlighted President Xi Jinping's ambition to consolidate his grip ...
US, China Agree To Cooperate On Deficit In First Trade Talks Under…
The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic ...
Hong Kong Holds Memorial For Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu
Hundreds turned out in Hong Kong Wednesday night to pay their respects to late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, the pro-democracy ...
US Says Must Have More ‘fair, Reciprocal’ Trade With China
The US launched its first round of trade talks with China since Donald Trump took office in an unusually blunt ...
Dark Days For China’s Democracy Dream
The death of Liu Xiaobo deprives China's dissident movement of a crucial figurehead at a time when political activism on ...
US Seeks To Smooth Trade Relations With China In Talks
After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach ...
China’s Xi Reaffirms Commitment To Peace In the Middle East
China will host a symposium between Israel and the Palestinians later this year, an official said Tuesday, as president Xi ...
In China, High Security For Off-Road Race
Dozens of police officers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles guard the camp of an international off-road race across ...
Chinese Censors Can’t Bear Winnie the Pooh
Has Winnie the Pooh done something to anger China's censors? Some mentions of the lovable but dimwitted bear with a ...
China’s Economy Posts Steady Growth But Risks Remain
China posted better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, official data showed on Monday, but authorities warned that the world's second ...
Fate of Chinese Dissident’s Widow Worries Friends
Friends of the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were worried about the fate of his widow on Sunday, with no ...
US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway
Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his Florida ...
China’s Economy Slows In Second Quarter
China's economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing's efforts to curb risky lending and investment ...