The U.S. wants Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the Chinese communications giant’s founder, extradited from Canada to face fraud charges.
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People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary refuge in U.S.
Biden signed a memorandum allowing people from Hong Kong currently residing in the United States to live and work in the country for 18 months.
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People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary refuge in U.S.
Biden signed a memorandum allowing people from Hong Kong currently residing in the United States to live and work in the country for 18 months.
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First sale of arms to Taiwan in Biden administration is approved
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced the sale and said Thursday that Beijing would take countermeasures “based on the development of the situation.”
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Commentary: Some bad signs for America in a new way of war
The United States is responding with acquiescence to the aggression offered or promised by Russia, China, Afghanistan and Iran.
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China puts pigs in ‘hog hotels’ to keep germs out
The country is looking to shield its main meat source from viruses, like African swine fever, which killed half the nation’s hogs in 2018.
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China’s Xi visits Tibet amid rising curbs on religion, culture
China has in recent years stepped up controls over Buddhist monasteries and expanded education in the Chinese rather than Tibetan language.
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China building over 100 silos for ICBMs in possible major expansion of nuclear forces
Commercial satellite images show work underway at 119 nearly identical construction sites that contain features mirroring those seen at launch facilities for China’s nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
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U.S. blocks solar panel materials from China over labor abuses
The action reflects an escalation of efforts to use economic leverage to pressure China over its use of forced labor as part of its campaign against ethnic minorities in the country’s far wester Xinjiang region.
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Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper publishes final edition
The closure of Apple Daily is the latest sign of China’s determination to exert greater control over the city long known for its freedoms.