Luo Huining says region’s pro-democracy movement is threat to ‘one country, two systems’ principle …
Taiwan Virus Aid Sparks Calls To Rename China Airlines
Taiwan’s aid shipments to countries battling the coronavirus have sparked a fierce debate on the island about whether it should rebrand its national carrier China Airlines. The self-ruled island has …
Taiwan’s largest airline considers a name change
The coronavirus pandemic has led to fresh calls from the public to change the name of Taiwan’s largest carrier, China Airlines. Both government and airline officials don’t appear to be opposed to the …
Aileen Baviera, Leading Philippines Scholar of China, Dies at 60
As a young university graduate in the Philippines, Aileen Baviera was among the first foreigners to receive a Chinese government scholarship to study in Beijing. She arrived in 1981, five years after …
China held off warning of likely coronavirus pandemic for nearly a week, AP investigation finds
In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for …
China Criticizes Trump’s WHO Defunding as Virus Death Toll Passes 126,000
President Trump’s decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization drew criticism from China as the International Monetary Fund offered a dire economic prediction for the world.
Mekong river groups urge China to show transparency after dam report
Groups working to protect the Mekong River have called for greater transparency and cooperation from China after a report that Chinese dams held back water during a damaging drought in downstream …
Kyrgyzstan Asks China For Debt Relief Amid Economic Strain Of Pandemic
Kyrgyzstan has asked China for debt relief as it struggles with the economic shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s office said on April 14 that he had asked his Chinese …
Pakistan urges China to soften terms for power deals
Pakistan has requested China for ease in payment obligations of over $30 billion worth of about 12,000-megawatt power projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to minimise its …
China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for …