Tag Archives: China

In the Chinese readout of the meeting, Xi did not even refer to the much-heralded “strategic partnership” between Beijing and Moscow, observed Shi Yinhong, an international relations professor at Renmin University in Beijing. It was “the most prudent, or most low-key statement in years” issued by Xi on their strategic …

CNN  —  A bus transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou overturned in a ravine early Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20, local authorities said in a news briefing. According to Lin Gang, deputy mayor of Guiyang, the bus was taking …

I was eager to see the launch of Artemis I this month, like many fellow Americans who have been eager for news with more inspirational flair than the usual doom and gloom du jour. Unfortunately, however, various technical difficulties have delayed the launch meant to bring American feet back to …

Footage from Russian state media shows President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, in Uzbekistan at a summit meant to show the strength of the relationship between the two authoritarian leaders.

When they last met, in February in Beijing during the Winter Olympics, they proclaimed their friendship had “no limits.” Since then, Russia has sought ever closer ties with China as Europe and the United States responded to the invasion with wave after wave of sanctions. Beijing has carefully avoided violating …

The typhoon landed on the coast near the archipelago of Zhoushan in the evening after authorities in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang ordered ships to return to port, shuttered schools and evacuated tourists from nearby islands. The typhoon brought strong winds of nearly 160 kph. The winds are likely to …

Those of us 55 and younger can only imagine what it was like to see the U.S. send men to the moon in 1969, utilizing computers less powerful than the phone you’re using to read this. We have been told that the country hadn’t been prouder since the end of …

  A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has concluded that “serious human rights violations” against the Uyghur and “other predominantly Muslim communities” have been committed. The Uyghurs are the …

Investor mood was also hit by new official data from China that showed factory activity continued to contract in the world’s second largest economy following strict Covid lockdowns and a record heat wave. Mainland China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) tumbled as much as 1.3%, but then pared losses to …

Two US warships are currently passing through the Taiwan Strait, amid ongoing military tensions between China and Taiwan, the US Navy has announced. It is the first time US warships will engage in Maritime operation since tensions between Taiwan and China escalated following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy …