China and the United States cooperate on the importance of greater climate agreements.
China and the United States agreed in a joint statement on Sunday that greater promises to combat climate change should be made before a fresh...
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong has sent a warning to international forces not to intervene.
As tensions between China and Western governments over Hong Kong rose on Thursday, Beijing's top official in the region warned foreign forces that they would...
China describes Taiwan exercises as “combat drills” ahead of a US visit.
On Tuesday, China characterised its military exercises near Taiwan as "combat drills," just hours before the arrival of senior former US officials in Taipei on...
COVID-19: According to the spy agency , foreign activity in Canada has reached Cold War standards.
Foreign surveillance and involvement in Canada reached levels not seen since the Cold War last year, thanks in part to flaws created by the COVID-19...
Brazil has 1,803 COVID-19 deaths; a Chinese vaccine has been shown to be 50.7 percent successful against the variant.
Brazil recorded 1,803 new COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, after a major study showed that a Chinese vaccine that has been the cornerstone of the country's...
Top US diplomat criticises China and claims there is a ‘need to get to the bottom’ of the origins of COVID-19.
The inability of China to have access to global health experts exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic, according to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Sunday,...
Senior Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case
A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorised assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, as part...
Hong Kong: China to pass ‘patriot’ electoral reforms
China is expected on Tuesday to finalise changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules, which critics say will tighten its control over the city. Photo: EyePress...
Iran, China sign 25-year cooperation accord
In 2016, China, one of Iran’s largest trading partners and long-time ally, agreed to boost bilateral trade by more than 10 times to $600 billion...
Ten Chinese nationals arrested at Auckland construction site
Ten Chinese men are being held in police custody and are facing deportation for working and staying in New Zealand unlawfully. The men were found...
In message to China, Biden to meet Australia, India, Japan PMs
US President Joe Biden will hold first-ever joint talks Friday with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, boosting an emerging four-way alliance often cast...
China says it will guard against interference by forces in Hong Kong
China will "resolutely guard against and deter" interference by external forces in Hong Kong's affairs, Premier Li Keqiang said in his work report released on...
China says will resolutely deter Taiwan independence
China will resolutely deter any separatist activity seeking Taiwan's independence and is committed to promoting peaceful growth of relations across the Taiwan Strait and China's...
In call with China’s Xi, Biden stresses rights concerns, need for free Indo-Pacific
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, his first direct contact with the leader of the world’s second-largest economy...
China poses serious strategic threat to Canada, says Canadian spy agency head
China poses a serious strategic threat to Canada, both through attempts to steal secrets and a campaign to intimidate the Chinese community, the head of...
U.S. closely monitoring India-China border disputes: State Dept
The United States is closely monitoring border disputes between India and China and backs their peaceful resolution through direct dialogue, the State Department said on...
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
China reported no new locally transmitted mainland COVID-19 case for the first time in nearly two months, official data showed on Monday, adding to signs...
Biden administration indicates in no hurry to engage China
The Biden administration indicated on Tuesday it is in no hurry to engage with China, a strategic rival it has vowed to out-compete, and said...
China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns
The Winter Olympics, due to begin in one year, offer China a chance to show off its epidemic controls, dazzle with spectacle, and seize a...
WHO team in Wuhan hold “good discussions” with Chinese counterparts
A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China’s central...
Experts weigh in on China’s challenges to the US-Israel relationship
The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) hosted a webinar on Chinese investments in Israel and the challenge it poses to the US-Israel...
China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence ‘means war’
China toughened its language towards Taiwan on Thursday, warning after recent stepped up military activities near the island that “independence means war” and that its...
U.N. chief Guterres hopes for ‘reset’ in U.S.-China relations
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he hopes there will be a “reset” in U.S.-China relations, acknowledging that while the countries had “different views”...
California eases lockdowns as state’s COVID-19 crisis ebbs
California eased strict COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on Monday, allowing restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining and greater social mixing as state public health officials cited...
China’s daily COVID cases rise, driven by previously asymptomatic patients
China reported a climb in new COVID-19 cases driven by a spike in infections among previously symptomless patients in northeastern Jilin province, official data showed...
China-Taiwan tensions rise days into Biden presidency
Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise...
Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force
Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed...
China says 10 workers trapped in gold mine are searching for others
The 10 known survivors trapped since a deadly Jan. 10 gold mine explosion in northern China have been using laser pointers and loudspeakers to try...
China imposes sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials including Pompeo
China said on Wednesday it wanted to cooperate with President Joe Biden’s new U.S. administration, while announcing sanctions against “lying and cheating” outgoing Secretary of...
In parting shot, Trump administration accuses China of ‘genocide’ against Uighurs
The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, U.S. Secretary of...
Biden intelligence pick favors ‘aggressive’ stance on China threat
The United States should take an “aggressive stance” toward the threat posed by the aggressive and assertive China that it faces today, Avril Haines, President-elect...
Helen Clark-led Covid-19 independent review panel criticises China, WHO
An independent panel says Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial Covid-19 outbreak, and criticised the...
U.S. and China clash at WHO over scientific mission in Wuhan
The United States called on China on Monday to allow an expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) to interview “care givers, former patients...
China steals march on West in developing nations’ vaccine rollout
China is stealing a march on Western drugmakers in the COVID-19 vaccine race in developing nations, with Indonesia and Turkey rolling out huge campaigns with...
China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge – official
China will provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to the general public, government authorities said on Saturday. National Health Commission official...
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong suspected of violating city’s new security law
Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists who is serving a 13-1/2-month jail sentence for illegal assembly, is suspected of violating the...
China ‘unaware’ of any Afghan deportation of Chinese on spying charges
China is unaware of the deportation of Chinese nationals from Afghanistan on spying charges, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said, days after the head of Afghanistan’s...
China draws comparison between storming of U.S. Capitol, HK protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year’s often-violent pro-democracy protests...
China reports most COVID cases in five months as Hebei infections rise
Authorities in the capital of China’s Hebei province strengthened travel restriction on Thursday to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country reported the...
Mass arrests in Hong Kong ‘over primary vote’
About 50 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists have reportedly been arrested in Hong Kong under the controversial national security law. Pro-democracy activist Ventus Lau Wing-hong (third...
Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested as crackdown intensifies -media
Over 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the city's national security law, local media reported, in the biggest...
China prisons 17 people for importing a Pangolin scales costing $28 million from Nigeria
A court in east Zhejiang Province on Tuesday sentenced 17 people to prison for smuggling more than 23 tons of pangolin scales into the country...
We’re engaging China for access to COVID-19 vaccine, says FG
The federal government says it is currently engaging China in order to get COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, said this...
Trump signs order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay, a senior administration official...
WHO’s Tedros ‘very disappointed’ China hasn’t granted entry to coronavirus experts
The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that China has still not authorised the entry of a team...
Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma suspected missing
Jack Ma, the famous Chinese billionaire is suspected missing. Ma, 56, is the founder of e-commerce giant, Alibaba. Yahoo Finance reports that Ma has not...
China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at ‘new crossroads’
China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented difficulty”,...
China confirms first case of UK COVID-19 variant
China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts...
Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Screengrab taken on December 28, 2020 from an undated video...
U.S. embassy urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives
The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country...