China and India's latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but it has been all-out war in the respective countries' media. ( read original story ...)
China puts rising star in command of forces in border face-off against India
A rising star of the People's Liberation Army has been sent to oversee the ground forces of the Western Theatre Command, where tensions are rising between China and India over border disputes.Xu ... ( read original story ...)
Czech Senate speaker plans to visit Taiwan, angering China
The speaker of the Czech Republic's Senate has announced he will visit Taiwan despite warnings from China and a recommendation from his own government that he not take the trip ... ( read original story ...)
China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list
Campaigners hope the move will help end global trade in the scaly anteater, identified as a possible host for Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
GOP China Task Force Chair Wants U.S.-U.K. Partnership Against Beijing in ‘Same Spirit’ As Cold War
China has traded barbs with the U.S. and the U.K. over Hong Kong, with concerns raised over Beijing's influence on the territory. ( read original story ...)
Glass-bottom deck opens atop China’s ‘horizontal skyscraper’
Dubbed a horizontal skyscraper, The Crystal stretches 350 meters across six of the eight skyscrapers that make up Raffles City Chongqing, a multi-use riverside complex in the southwest China megacity. ( read original story ...)
Harvard analysis suggests virus was circulating in China as early as Fall 2019
Luke Denne The coronavirus could have been circulating in Wuhan, China as early as late summer or fall 2019, according to researchers at Harvard University. The global pandemic had previously been ... ( read original story ...)
Defeated China-friendly Taiwan mayor says he won’t contest loss
A high-profile, China-friendly Taiwan mayor who lost a recall election last week said on Tuesday he would not contest the vote in the courts, smoothing the way for an election for his replacement. ( read original story ...)
China or the West: Hong Kong Business Is Being Forced to Decide
China’s rising influence—and the damage from the coronavirus—are posing an increasingly stark choice for Hong Kong’s bicultural corporate titans. ( read original story ...)
NATO Chief Says Alliance ‘Does Not See China As the New Enemy or Adversary’
Jens Stoltenberg made the comments as he launched the NATO 2030 initiative. He said non-alliance countries like Japan and New Zealand would need to co-operate to balance the rise of China. ( read original story ...)