China’s Crackdown on Mosque Domes is Drawing Rare Resistance
China is destroying Arab-style architectural features of mosques, such as domes and minarets. The tightened control on religion has been met with rare resistance.
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Europeans Now See Russia as an Adversary, but Not China, Poll Says
An extensive poll of 11 European countries finds citizens less eager for competition and rivalry with China than Washington — or European elites — have become.
Chinese censors remove protest site Sitong Bridge from online maps
Amid usual scrubbing for Tiananmen Square anniversary, searches for bridge where protest was held in 2022 return no resultsChinese censors scrubbing the internet of any words or symbols that could be used to reference the Tiananmen Square massacre in t…
China’s Xi Jinping calls for greater state control of AI to counter ‘dangerous storms’
President says national security threats are increasing and urged greater oversight of artificial intelligence and data security Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top officials have called for greater state oversight of artificial intelligence as part of…
China Announces Plan to Land Astronauts on Moon by 2030
The announcement formalized a timeline that Chinese scientists have set out before, as the United States and China ramp up competition in space.
Number of people prosecuted in China’s courts up 12% in five years, report shows
Experts point to crackdown on national security and legal system that encourages guilty pleas Chinese courts prosecuted 8.3 million people in the five years to 2022, a 12% increase on the previous period. There was also a nearly 20% increase in the num…
Russia and China deepen economic ties amid surge in trade since Ukraine invasion
Russian PM holds talks with Xi Jinping and signs bilateral pacts to further investment, exports and sports cooperationRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia and China have agreed to deepen investment in trade services, promote agricultural expo…
Biden Sees Coming ‘Thaw’ With China, Even as He Rallies Allies Against Beijing
During the Group of 7 meeting that just wrapped up, President Biden forged a consensus approach toward China despite tensions between the major powers over their approach.
‘War is not an option,’ Taiwan’s Tsai vows as China amps up aggression
Taiwan will not provoke and will not bow to Chinese pressure, Tsai said in a speech in the presidential office in Taipei marking the seventh anniversary of her governance.
Liz Truss, Britain’s Briefest Prime Minister, Meets Taiwan’s Leader
Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, met Taiwan’s leader, who has sought to push back against China’s efforts to isolate the island democracy.