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How Beijing wins friends and influences the influencers

State-run news outlets and local governments have organised and funded pro-Beijing influencers' travel, according to government documents

A new road map for Xi's political future

Chinese leaders stress macro-economic stability as the Party Congress draws near, but their strategy is riddled with contradictions

China sidelining Tibetan culture for Beijing's strategic interests: Report

China has had a long history of relocating subjects so as to bolster vulnerable border areas

China says first Omicron case on mainland was 'imported from Europe'

Mainland China has reported its first case of the new Omicron Covid variant in the port city of Tianjin, media reports said on Tuesday.

As Beijing Olympics open, Uyghurs set to take rights case to court

China's treatment of its Uyghur minority could come before the courts in Argentina at about the same time that the Winter Olympics open on Feb 4 in Beijing

Weibo fined by Chinese regulator for publishing illegal information

Weibo Corp has been slapped with a 3 million yuan ($470,000) fine by China's internet regulator for repeatedly publishing illegal information

Production suspensions in Chinese manufacturing hub amid COVID-19 outbreak

Several companies in one of China's biggest manufacturing hubs have suspended operations as local authorities try to contain a COVID-19 outbreak

China may use drills to launch invasion, warns Taiwan

Taiwan's Defense Ministry report has warned that China may deploy forces near the island nation on the pretext of conducting drills, and then use them for a genuine invasion.The report submitted to the Taiwanese legislature said that on the pretext of staging exercises, China may deploy forces on the east and south coasts of China, reported NHK World.In addition, the report also said that Beijing might send warships to the Western Pacific in such a way as to encircle Taiwan."The forces could then fire missiles and start landing operations in order to seize Taiwan in the shortest possible time with minimal losses," stated the report.The document, however, adds that the Chinese military would have trouble landing and supplying troops, as its transport capacity is still limited, reported NHK World.It also pointed out that it is currently difficult for China's military to focus resources on Taiwan, as it is being monitored by the United States and Japan. The country's ongoing disputes ...

Big decline in China's BRI investments, cash grants to Africa: Report

The BRI is a multi-billion-dollar initiative launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping

China reports outbreak of Covid-19 new Delta strain sub-lineage AY.4' cases

Zhejiang Province has registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases and one asymptomatic carrier between December 5-12, amid the latest Covid-19 resurgence

Omicron, inflation, Evergrande: 10 biggest risks to global economy in 2022

Taiwan, a run on emerging markets, hard Brexit, a fresh euro crisis, and rising food prices also feature in a rogues' gallery of risks

China detects first case of Omicron Covid variant

The Chinese state-affiliated media CGTN informed that the first Omicron case was detected in a person who arrived from overseas in North China's Tianjin

China's Xi, Russia's Putin to hold virtual summit Wednesday

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin mentioned no specific topics and said details would be released after Wednesday's video meeting.

Chinese AI startup SenseTime postpones $767-mn Hong Kong IPO after US ban

SenseTime said it remained committed to completing the offering and would publish a supplemental prospectus and an updated listing timetable

Former FX official says China should avoid excess yuan appreciation

The Chinese yuan has been one of the best-performing Asian currencies this year, rising about 3% against a strengthening dollar

Covid vax, previous infection give better protection against Omicron: Study

People previously infected with COVID-19 and those vaccinated will have some "stronger than basic" protection against Omicron, according to one of the earliest peer-reviewed studies looking into the recently identified variant of coronavirus. However, the study conducted in a lab suggests that Omicron "exceeds" all other variants in its potential capability to evade the protection gained from previous COVID-19 infection or vaccination. The findings, published in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infection, also suggest that although a third-dose of vaccines can significantly boost immunity", the protection from Omicron "may be compromised". The researchers from the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control in China, however, noted that more research is needed to better understand the association. The results support recent findings in South Africa which highlight that for Omicron it was easy to evade immunity, they noted. "We found the large number of mutations of the Omicron ..

China marks 84th anniversary of Nanking Massacre in Second World War

China on Monday marked the 84th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre, in which hundreds of thousands of civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese troops.

China reports spurt of Delta strain 'sub-lineage' cases of Covid-19

China reported a sudden flare-up of Covid cases in Zhejiang Province that registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of Delta strain "sub-lineage AY.4"

'US, China, N.Korea agree in principle on formal end of Korean War'

Visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the US, China and North Korea agree in principle on declaring a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War and Seoul will push to make it happen

China's Brii says its Covid antibody cocktail retains Omicron activity

China's Brii Biosciences said on Sunday lab studies showed that its COVID-19 antibody cocktail retained activity against the Omicron variant