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US lawmakers' visit to Taipei irks China as tensions rise in Taiwan Strait

Chinese Embassy in Washington warned the US Congress delegates against their present Taiwan visit, amid rising tension in the Taiwan Strait.

China orders ride-hailing app Didi to de-list from New York Stock Exchange

Chinese authorities have ordered the operators of a major ride-hailing app, Didi Chuxing to de-list from the New York Stock Exchange.

China signs MOU with Bhutan to resolve long-standing border issue

Continuing its assertive policy towards its neighbouring countries, China has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bhutan on the border issue.

China furious at Biden's invite to Taiwan to its 'Summit for Democracy'

China urged the US to stop providing a platform to "Taiwan independence" forces.

India, Russia, China call for formation of inclusive govt in Afghanistan

The meeting was chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and was attended by his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

China steps up pressure on tech with draft online advertising rules

The proposed rules call on platform operators to establish a system for registering and reviewing advertisers and adverts

US lawmakers visit Taiwan; China conducts military patrols

The visit came as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades

Covid-19: China cancels Beijing Marathon for second time in a row

The Beijing Marathon has been cancelled for a second consecutive year

Covid-19: Hong Kong and China move closer to partial border reopening

Delegations from the two governments met in the tech hub of Shenzhen on Thursday.

Curbs imposed in Shanghai, eastern Chinese city on resurgent Covid

Shanghai city detected three domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms for Nov. 25, official data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Friday.

Chinese regulators ask Didi to delist from US bourses on security fears

The country's tech watchdog wants management to take the company off the New York Stock Exchange because of concerns about leakage of sensitive data, sources said

Chinese official win key Interpol post amidst global concern

A global alliance of lawmakers on China has expressed deep concern over the election of senior Chinese govt official Hu Binchen to the Interpol Executive Committee at the General Assembly meeting

UK government says no plans for ministers to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the UK Leader of the House of Commons on Thursday confirmed that "no tickets have been booked" for UK government ministers to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.The announcement was made in response to a question from Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, co-chair of the cross-party Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), on whether the UK government would announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.Jacob Rees-Mogg answered: "...It is up to the British Olympics Committee to decide whether or not athletes go. As regards Government Ministers, whether they would wish to go to the People's Republic of China, I can tell the honourable gentleman that no tickets have been booked."The announcement follows growing international momentum behind a diplomatic boycott of the Games, with the Biden Administration reportedly set to announce that no US government officials will be attending the Games, IPAC said in a statement.The move comes amidst global concern for ...

Peng Shuai fought back, but China will snub any challenge to its authority

Tennis player Peng Shuai had been out of the public eye since Nov. 2. 2021 when she penned a since-deleted social media post accusing former Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual misconduct

India instigating 'geopolitical confrontation': China after Rawat's remark

Beijing accused New Delhi of instigating a "geopolitical confrontation" after the chief of defence staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat's termed China as India's biggest security threat.

Don't have illusions over Taiwan, China's Defence Ministry tells US

China says the issue of Taiwan is the most sensitive in its ties with the US

Return of Mao-era coal coupons show China's crisis isn't over

The coupons are coming after a shortage of the fuel drove up prices and led to widespread power curbs last month

Foreign ministers of India, Russia, China to hold talks on Friday

Under the RIC framework, the foreign ministers of the three countries meet periodically

Chinese military asks US to stop military activities in South China Sea

The USS Connecticut struck an object underwater in the South China Sea (SCS) last month. Eleven sailors on board the submarine were injured in the accident

Global supply chain hit by disappearing ships in Chinese waters: Report

Supply chains have been under strain this year as badly congested ports struggle to keep up with a rapidly rebounding demand for goods