A county in southwest China has banned birthday parties and other celebrations, following calls from the central government to be more frugal. It also set out new rules for weddings and funerals, …
China has used pandemic to boost global image, report says
While Covid-19 crisis has led to more positive reporting on Beijing, global news outlets have become more reliant on official views …
China’s Investments Switch From Big Infrastructure to Local Business
Blinken seemed to be suggesting that Chinese projects and investments in the continent do not provide benefits to locals. This view has been prominent in the media and commentary. Certainly, it is …
Uyghur imams targeted in China’s Xinjiang crackdown
China has imprisoned or detained at least 630 imams and other Muslim religious figures since 2014 in its crackdown in the Xinjiang region, according to new research by a Uyghur rights group. The …
Analysts: Vietnam Expanding Fishing Militia In South China Sea
Vietnam’s maritime militia in the South China Sea shows signs of growing over the past decade, say scholars and a research institution in China where the government disputes parts of the waterway with …
Philippines flags ‘incursions’ by nearly 300 Chinese militia boats
The Philippines on Wednesday reported what it said were incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China, in a further sign of cracks reappearing in a …
China defends warning to Bangladesh, says Quad ‘exclusive clique’ against Beijing
China on Wednesday accused the Quad of being an ‘exclusive clique’ against Beijing as it defended its Bangladesh Ambassador”s warning to Dhaka against joining the US-led alliance, saying the envoy …
Bangladesh, China tangle over US-led Quad
Experts see no room for damage to ties with China, and Dhaka is also seeking millions of vaccine doses from Beijing – Anadolu Agency …
China delivers half a million vaccines to Bangladesh
China on Wednesday gave half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh, in Beijing’s latest move to fill the gap left by India as it reels from the pandemic.
US takes note of China envoy’s comment on Quad to Bangladesh
The US has taken note of the statement of Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming that Dhaka’s relations with Beijing will “substantially get damaged” if it joins Quad, a US-led initiative meant to …