Thousands of delegates from around China are gathering in Beijing for next week’s annual session of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature and its advisory body.
{FD} Biographical sketches of 2 Canadians missing in China
Two Canadian citizens have been reported missing in China over recent days amid a dispute over Canada’s detention of a Chinese business executive wanted in the U.S. on bank fraud charges. Continue reading →
{FD} China, North Korea meet amid stalled disarmament talks
The foreign ministers of China and North Korea held talks in Beijing Friday amid a lack of progress in international efforts to persuade Kim Jong Un’s regime to halt its nuclear weapons program. Continue reading →
{FD} North Korean sends top diplomat to key ally China
North Korea’s foreign minister was due to arrive in key ally China Thursday for talks that come amid stalled efforts to persuade Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs. Continue reading →
{FD} Chinese state media praise Bush as ‘statesman of vision’
Chinese state media on Monday praised George H.W. Bush as a “statesman of vision,” recalling the late president’s role in helping end the Cold War and establishing the foundations of U.S.-China relations. Continue reading →
{FD} Analysis: Strong opposition showing challenges Taiwan’s Tsai
A strong showing by Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party in this weekend’s local elections presents a major challenge to independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen as she grapples with growing economic, political and military pressure from rival China. Continue reading →
{FD} Bishop reported missing amid Beijing-Vatican reconciliation
A bishop who has resisted demands to join China’s Communist Party-controlled church body has been taken into custody, a Catholic news service reported, despite recent moves by Beijing and the Holy See toward reconciliation. Continue reading →
{FD} China postpones on allowing tiger bone, rhino horn trading
China is postponing its decision to allow trading in tiger and rhinoceros parts a bare two weeks after the easing of the ban had raised fears the country was giving legal cover to poaching and smuggling of endangered wildlife. Continue reading →
{FD} 2 scholars due to speak at Harvard barred from leaving China
A researcher at a prominent Chinese think tank repeatedly targeted by the Communist government said Monday he and the organization’s director have been barred from leaving the country. Continue reading →
{FD} Vatican agreement with China draws concerns amid crackdown
The Vatican’s breakthrough agreement to give China some say over bishop appointments has critics accusing the church of caving in to the ruling Communist Party just as it is waging a sweeping crackdown on religion. Continue reading →
{FD} US lawmakers urge export restrictions targeting Xinjiang
Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the extension of tougher American export restrictions to prevent sales of equipment that could be used in China’s massive security clampdown targeting the Xinjiang region’s native Muslim population. Continue reading →
{FD} Group: Officials destroying crosses, burning bibles in China
China’s government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith, according to pastors and a … Continue reading →
{FD} China’s leader Xi looms large over North Korean anniversary
As North Korea celebrates a major anniversary this weekend, the presence — or absence — of Chinese President Xi Jinping could highlight just how much vitality has been restored to ties between Pyongyang and its most powerful backer after a prolonged ch… Continue reading →
{FD} China says no plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan
China on Thursday denied reports that it plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan, saying the neighbors are engaged merely in “normal military and security cooperation.” Continue reading →
{FD} China sentences veteran rights activist to 13 years’ prison
China on Wednesday sentenced a veteran pro-democracy campaigner to 13 years in prison on vaguely defined subversion charges, one day after releasing the widow of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate after eight years of house arrest. Continue reading →
{FD} South Korea leader urges denuclearization steps from North
South Korea’s president on Wednesday urged Pyongyang to show a plan for concrete steps toward denuclearization, raising the pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to Beijing to discuss the outcome of his summit with President Dona… Continue reading →
{FD} Canceled summit raises stakes for China over North Korea
President Donald Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from his planned summit with North Korea raises the stakes for China to show that it can steer the North toward easing tensions over its nuclear program. Continue reading →
{FD} Critic’s jailing shows hushed dissent since ’08 China quake
A decade after a massive earthquake devastated parts of China’s Sichuan province, an outspoken critic of the government’s response is languishing in jail, his health deteriorating. Continue reading →
{FD} Kim-Xi summit sends signal to Trump of China’s key role
Beijing wants this week’s surprise China-North Korea summit to send the message to Washington that China remains crucial to a Korean Peninsula solution before the North’s Kim Jong Un holds a historic meeting with President Donald Trump, analysts say. Continue reading →
{FD} China-India leaders meet amid border tensions
The leaders of India and China meet Friday amid tensions along their contested border and a rivalry for influence among their smaller neighbors that could determine dominance in Asia. Continue reading →
