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US-China relations
US denies Indo-Pacific retreat, says aid is being recalibrated to counter China
Washington argues that targeted assistance and partnerships will deepen regional ties and deliver longer-term economic and security gains.
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China-Latin America relations
Mexico stands by its decision for 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods
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Shaolin Temple
China’s scandal-hit Shaolin Temple urged to draw line between business, religion
15 Dec 2025 - 7:36PM
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China debt
China orders local governments to settle company bills by end of year
Top planning official says repaying debts is ‘moral bottom line’ and biggest step for improving China’s business environment.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:44PM
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Stories on Chinese social media about business owners arrested or harassed for seeking recovery of arrears, including one case involving a contractor who built schools and museums, have sparked widespread outrage. Photo: AFP
China's population
China to cover childbirth costs for all in latest bid to avert population crisis
Aim is to achieve ‘no out-of-pocket expenses’ for baby deliveries, along with better coverage for prenatal check-ups and labour pain relief.
15 Dec 2025 - 11:23AM
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TikTok
Are China’s social media apps the soft power play to win over the West?
After the US migration to RedNote, experts say transforming engagement into influence will require a ‘light touch’ from Beijing.
14 Dec 2025 - 6:20PM
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Chinese history
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Virtual reality and the Nanking massacre: where does immersion become trauma?
Amid push in China for museum digitalisation, one educator seeks to help students ‘feel history without being flooded by it’.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:20PM
Simon Li, executive director of the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre, with students (from second left) Kavira S. Kazimoto, Gem Peduche and Josue Camarena, at Andrews University’s Hong Kong campus. Photo: Handout
US-China relations
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How an American family’s wartime bond with China brings the countries together
Daughter-in-law of Flying Tiger who taught in Fujian province sees lessons in ordinary people always finding ways to understand one another.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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China-Japan relations
China marks Nanking massacre anniversary with warning against Japan’s militarism
Top Communist Party official says attempts to challenge post-war order are ‘doomed to failure’ as tensions with Tokyo flare.
13 Dec 2025 - 9:42PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and graft
Construction bids, social security card records and university lists among public documents found to feature imaginary people.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
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Taiwan
Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an to attend forum in Shanghai under Taiwan’s watch
Mainland Affairs Council says it must be told of any deviation from itinerary and delegation must gain approval before signing agreements.
12 Dec 2025 - 8:25PM
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an will travel to Shanghai on December 27 and 28 for the Shanghai-Taipei City Forum, an event attended by officials from both sides of the strait. Photo: CNA
China-Latin America relations
Mexico slaps tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods as US trade pact review looms
Beijing criticises the duties as damaging to its interests, as Mexico defends them as vital to support domestic producers.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:02AM
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China’s Communist Party
Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing
Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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US-China relations
US commission wants more Mandarin language courses to curb Beijing’s sway
Move would deepen students’ linguistic and cultural understanding amid cuts to US cultural exchange programmes to China.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:53AM
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US-China relations
China heads into 2026 with economic strains, uneasy US rivalry: Asia Society
Report says Beijing must juggle control and growth as debt, demographics and US tech tensions shape the year ahead.
11 Dec 2025 - 7:35AM
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The Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Accidents and disasters in China
12 killed after fire hits residential building in southern China’s Shantou city
Tuesday night's accident was the first of its kind since the fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed 160 people last month.
10 Dec 2025 - 9:15PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s post-90s shun liberal democracy despite boom years, study finds
Study contradicts decades of assumptions that the economic boom and post-materialism would lead to more support for democratic values.
10 Dec 2025 - 6:32PM
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Taiwan
Eyeing mainland China, Taiwan passes stiffer penalties for undersea cable damage
Island’s legislature moves to deter rise in intentional sabotage, which now carries a prison sentence of up to seven years.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:22PM
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Han Kuo-yu, Taiwan’s legislative speaker, oversees proceedings related to the amended laws in Taipei on Tuesday. Photo: CNA
China’s Communist Party
Former Chinese senior banker executed for taking US$155 million in bribes
Bai is the second senior figure from Huarong to be put to death for corruption following the execution of Lai Xiaomin in 2021.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:48PM
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Corruption in China
Former chief of China’s food and drug watchdog ousted from Communist Party
Bi Jingquan, who received an international award for promoting innovation, has also been removed from public office over corruption charges.
9 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
Taiwan
Taiwan RedNote ban backfires, driving mainland Chinese app’s top download rise
Many users and opposition politicians accuse Taiwan’s ruling party of overreach and damaging island’s reputation for open internet access.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:05PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
Chinese court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay families of 8 MH370 victims
The airline must pay over US$410,000 per passenger in China’s first formal compensation ruling on flight that vanished 11 years ago.
8 Dec 2025 - 10:29PM
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Chinese relatives of flight MH370 passengers take part in a prayer service in Beijing in April 2014. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party
China’s security chief hints at US decline, says tech theft is a major concern
State Security Minister Chen Yixin says ‘unipolar hegemony’ is on the wane in article for party newspaper that does not directly mention US.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:25PM
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Taiwan
Chinese coastguard conducts first drill in Taiwan Strait’s key choke point
‘Unprecedented’ exercise simulating rescue mission involving a fire aboard a cargo vessel centres on shallow, treacherous Taiwan Shoal.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
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Women and gender
‘Virginity battle’: Chinese women caught between old and new sexual values
Research by Liu Jieyu examining three generations in China finds traditional ideas still play a key role in sexual relations and family life.
7 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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