Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests last year …
The U.S. Relationship With China Is in Trouble. That’s a Challenge for Climate Change
The relationship between the U.S. in China is in trouble. That could have a huge impact on the global effort to fight climate change.
China to impose sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, bypassing city’s legislature
The announcement that Beijing wants to “improve” governance of the financial hub comes as it increasingly encroaches on the territory’s relative freedoms.
Lessons for SA in fast-tracking poverty reduction
China represents the most successful case of poverty reduction in modern history, accounting for 70% of global poverty reduction since the 1980s.
Kyrgyzstan reports 43 new COVID-19 cases,business resumes
Kyrgyzstan confirmed 43 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising its total number of infections to 1,313, with 14 deaths. Among the newly infected, four are medical workers, bringing the total number …
The Challenge to China From Hong Kong’s ‘Sense of Country’
HONG KONG—Twin crises have jolted this city: one of disease, the other of dissent. Over the past year, millions of people flooded city streets, defying China’s government as they demanded that Beijing …
China-Laos railway tunnel’s border drilling finished
China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) said that it has drilled through the Friendship Tunnel from northern Laos to the border line with China on Wednesday. The Friendship Tunnel, with a total …
China prepares to stage annual parliamentary meeting as leaders look to send message of national unity
China is set to kick off its annual parliamentary meetings on Friday, following a two-month delay due to the devastating novel coronavirus outbreak.
China’s political advisory body meets ahead of National People’s Congress
Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese Communist Party leaders attended the meeting of Beijing’s top political advisory body on Thursday, ahead of the opening of the National People’s …
China Warns Proposed U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan Will Threaten Regional Peace
Taiwan is set to receive $180 million worth of advanced torpedoes in a new arms deal, prompting angry protests from Beijing.