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China ranks worst in internet freedom globally: US' Freedom House report

Freedom House said that China shared its designation as the world's worst environment for internet freedom with Myanmar

Taiwan details record surge in Chinese fighter planes involved in war games

In a daily update on Chinese military activity around the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said it spotted 153 military aircraft, surpassing Monday's figure of 125

China sanctions Taiwan businessman Tsao, lawmaker for 'separatist' acts

Tsao is founder and former chairman of chip maker United Microelectronics Corp and has said he hoped his programmes would help train millions of civilian warriors

Iran's missile strikes offer lessons for US in countering China's threats

The picture is much different in the Indo-Pacific region for the US and its allies, which use the Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Patriot, THAAD and sea-based Aegis systems for missile defence

British Foreign Secretary Lammy likely to visit China in bid to reset ties

Lammy, who has vowed to overhaul Britain's ties with China, will meet Chinese officials in Beijing and representatives of British firms in Shanghai

Ex-New York official charged as 'secret agent' for Chinese government

The former New York official has been accused of using her influential government position to benefit China while enriching herself in the process

China issues guidelines for medium, long-term green power trading

Green power trading is a market-based approach to promote green electricity consumption that could help China shift away from a reliance on subsidies

PwC expects Chinese govt to hand down six-month ban for Evergrande audit

PwC has been under the spotlight after China launched one of the biggest investigations of financial fraud in history

China's Communist Party expels ex-CNPC chairman for discipline violations

Wang had illegally accepted high value assets and goods and took advantage of his position to help others seek benefits

Typhoon Gaemi approaches China after pounding Taiwan, Philippines

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the main chipmaker for Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp., said it was taking routine precautions for its local fabrication facilities

Taiwan tracks 22 Chinese aircraft, 7 warships around its territory

17 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ, prompting a strategic response from Taiwan's defence forces

Senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defects to South Korea

Any high-level defection can be an intelligence bonanza for South Korea, allowing it to look at the workings of North Korea's secretive government

China's June new home prices fall at fastest pace in 9 years, shows data

New home prices were down 4.5 per cent from a year earlier, hitting the lowest since June 2015, deeper than a 3.9 per cent slide in May, according to Reuters calculations based on NBS data

China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine: Nato alliance

In their most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a "decisive enabler" of Russia's war against Ukraine and expressed concerns over China's nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space. The sternly-worded final communiqu, approved by the 32 NATO members at their summit in Washington, makes clear that China is becoming a focus of the military alliance. The European and North American members and their partners in the Indo-Pacific increasingly see shared security concerns coming from Russia and its Asian supporters, especially China. Beijing has denied that it supports Russia's war efforts and insists that it conducts normal trade with its northern neighbour. In the communiqu, NATO member countries said China has become a war enabler through its "no-limits partnership" with Russia and its large-scale support for Russia's defence industrial base. "This increases the threat Russia poses to its neighbours and to Euro-Atlantic security. We call on the PR

China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as avg temperatures hit new highs

Last year, average national temperatures hit a new high, leading to record levels of glacial retreat and melting permafrost in the northwest

What is China's planned financial stability law and how will it work?

The fund would cover systemically important financial firms that are "too big to fail", such as major banks and insurers

China stops providing data that showed dip in renewable power plant usage

The report did not give a reason for the change and China's energy administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment

In a first, China's Chang'e-6 brings samples from Moon's far side

Soon after the capsule landed, Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration, announced the successful completion of the Chang'e-6 lunar mission

India key ally of US to ward off 'China threat', says Congressman Meeks

India is a key ally of the United States, an influential American lawmaker who recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, adding that it is a "key country" to ward off the threats of China. These remarks were made by Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. It's tremendously important, and the reason you're talking about 1.3 billion people. But the ally that India is for the United States is important, Meeks told CNN in an interview on Sunday. When you look at what Joe Biden has done pulling people, pulling countries together, for example, India is an integral part of the Quad, our relationship with India, as well as South Korea and Japan, United States, and Australia, he said. Meeks was part of a high-powered delegation that recently travelled to India and met Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi. Then you... about India also part of the trilateral agreement that's moving forward. You kn

Biden admin probes China Telecom, China Mobile over internet, cloud risks

The investigation is the latest effort by Washington to prevent Beijing from exploiting Chinese firms' access to US data to harm companies