Beijing (AFP) – China sought to dispel concerns about its ambitions in mineral-rich Antarctica on Monday, with an official saying Beijing has no plans to start mining in the vast continent. China’s expanding activities in …
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China says no mining planned in Antarctica but hints at “peaceful development”
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China tells the world bedtime stories in propaganda drive
Beijing (AFP) – A video of an American father telling his daughter bedtime stories about the Chinese president’s signature project. A music clip with children singing about sharing “the goodness.” A cartoon of a whisky …
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China lawyer’s wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape
Beijing (AFP) – Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them sneak out dramatically through a back door. Now Chen …
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Unpredictable Donald Trump unsettles China as North Korea policy wobbles
Beijing (AFP) – From Twitter threats to Tomahawk missiles, US president Donald Trump’s unorthodox and seemingly impulsive approach to foreign policy has unsettled China, piling new pressure on its hands-off North Korea policy. As tensions …
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China remains world’s biggest executioner: Amnesty
Beijing (AFP) – China executed more people last year than the rest of the world combined, Amnesty said Tuesday, defying a global decline with thousands of killings that have disproportionately targeted poor citizens. Even as …
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China has an irrational fear of a “black invasion” bringing drugs, crime, and interracial marriage
Beijing (Quartz) – Earlier this month in Beijing, amid the pomp of China’s annual rubber-stamp parliament meetings, a politician proudly shared with reporters his proposal on how to “solve the problem of the black population …
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180-degree turn? Trump, the US, Taiwan and China: a guide
Beijing (AFP) – US President Donald Trump endorsed the long-standing “One China” policy on Thursday during a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a move analysts interpreted as a change of course for the …
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“The good times are over”: Chinese fear Trump impact on economy
Beijing (dpa) – Many of his fellow citizens still admire Donald Trump, but Chinese exporter Cai Jipeng has been dreading inauguration day. Cai’s business, based in Qingdao, a port city of north-east China, specializes in …
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American business group warns against US trade conflict with China
Beijing (dpa) – The American Chamber of Commerce in China said Wednesday that Beijing will likely respond if US president-elect Donald Trump imposes restrictions on trade or investment between the two countries. “China is not without an arsenal …
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Beijing expresses “serious concern” about Trump’s “One-China” remarks
Beijing (dpa) – China on Monday expressed “serious concern” following US president-elect Donald Trump’s remarks that the US does not have to be bound by its long-standing policy of reserving formal diplomatic ties for Beijing. …
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Chinese citizens warn of China-style Cultural Revolution in US
Beijing (dpa) – Donald Trump’s stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, a veteran politician, is a sign that many underestimated the amount of anger there was directed towards the elite in the United States, China’s state media and citizens are …
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China laughs off US democracy
Beijing (dpa) – On an autumn evening in Beijing, people from the United States, Canada and China gathered at a pub in the city centre to watch the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. While nearly …
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Pokemon Go launch in China given hope with new technology venture
Beijing (dpa) – A new venture from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba may smooth the path for the launch of Pokemon Go in the world’s most populous country, technology experts have told dpa. Nintendo’s smartphone “augmented reality” …
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Exclusive: G20 leaders to agree to join Paris climate deal as soon as possible
Hangzhou (dpa) – All members of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies are expected to join the first universal action plan to mitigate the impacts of climate change, according to a late draft of the G20 summit communique …
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Exclusive: China blocks major civil society groups from monitoring G20 summit
Hangzhou (dpa) – The host of this year’s G20 summit has “broken precedent” by denying leading civil society organizations the ability to monitor and comment on events inside the venue’s media centre, activists charge. China either ignored or refused …
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G20 host China faces tall order of keeping controversy off the agenda
Beijing (dpa) – This year’s G20 summit in China follows a summer of jolts to the market caused by pendular news events – not least of all Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and an attempted coup …
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Chinese families of MH370 victims protest decision to suspend search
Beijing (dpa) – Chinese families with loved ones who went missing aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 protested in Beijing on Friday after authorities announced the search for the plane would be suspended. Transportation ministers for Malaysia, …
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Why is China getting involved in Afghan peace talks?
Beijing (IRIN) – During German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent visit to China, the two countries agreed to jointly fund a disaster response centre in Afghanistan. It was just the latest sign of China’s increasingly prominent …
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Merkel meets human rights lawyers on visit to China
Beijing (dpa) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel met human rights lawyers, an artist, a writer and other civil society representatives in Beijing late Monday after holding government consultations focused on trade during her three-day visit to …
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When disaster strikes, should China do more?
Beijing (IRIN) – Sixty-two Chinese rescuers and six sniffer dogs were the first global team on the ground in Nepal the day after a massive earthquake devastated the country just over a year ago. The quick deployment …
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Mongolia appeals for aid as “dzud” kills livestock and livelihoods
Nature has been hard on Mongolia. Little rain in summer followed by too much snow and cold in winter is killing off the country’s livestock, leaving the people who depend on them in dire straits. …
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Africa and Latin America admire the Chinese – but majority don’t welcome their customs
China has worked to strengthen its economic presence in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America during the past decade, but while the majority of people in both regions appreciate the influx of Chinese science and technology, …
