The country has unveiled ambitious plans to spend roughly $450 billion to build the world’s biggest chipmaking base over the next decade, joining China and the US in a global race to dominate the key …
Philippines to again protest Chinese ships at sea
THE PHILIPPINES’ top envoy on Thursday ordered his agency to file another diplomatic protest against China for the continued presence of almost 300 ships in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist “beneficial”
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in the smartphone maker that was …
China’s People Problem Swings From Too Many to a ‘Decline That Sees No End’
During China’s economic boom years, a common expression justified the one-child policy—ren tai duo, or too many people. But now, as births decline, China faces some stark choices about policies that …
A student’s death sparks a public outcry in China — and a rare government response
A school’s stonewalling of a mother seeking information on her son’s death caused simmering anger with official secrecy in China to boil over.
U.S., Allies and Human Rights Groups Accuse China at U.N. of Massive Crimes Against Uyghurs
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward called the situation in Xinjiang “one of the worst human rights crises of our time.” …
China Media Says U.S. ‘Will Be Defeated,’ Boasts Army Can Overwhelm American Troops
In a new editorial this week, Communist Party newspaper the Global Times suggested further expansion of China’s military in a push against actions of the United States.
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region have rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom …
Death of student in China triggers questions, protests
On Mother’s Day, around 9 p.m., a woman in Chengdu in southwestern China was told that her son, who she had dropped off at school just hours ago, had died. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
Mystery Boxes With Mail-Order Pets Set Off a Backlash in China
Puppies and kittens shipped in packages across the country have ended up dead, distressed or infected, spurring outrage.