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Beijing calls for progress on key technologies to improve the country’s emergency responses.
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Firefighters carry barley in the village of Gurong, in Dingri county, Tibet, following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on January 7. The quake caused extensive damage to communication infrastructure. Photo: Xinhua
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How Trump’s team could use ideology as a weapon in its rivalry with China
Less talk about human rights and a continuing divergence of political ideologies could create two global spheres of influence, analysts say.
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Former Tibet chairman Qizhala is snared in corruption crackdown
The probe by China’s top anti-corruption body has already led to the downfall of the region’s former Communist Party chief and other senior officials.
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China’s anti-spy agency urges travellers to guard state secrets during holiday
As Lunar New Year approaches, anti-espionage authority warns Chinese tourists that foreign agents could try to steal sensitive data.
23 Jan 2025 - 6:55PM
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China’s outbound travel has rebounded substantially in the last two years from the low levels during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Number of internal probes into China’s corruption busters halved last year
Despite the fall, the effort to root out ‘bad apples’ in the inspection body remained at a ‘high intensity’.
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Ding warns Davos AI can be ‘Ali Baba’s cave’ or Pandora’s box – as it happened
Vice-premier addressed China’s economic vitality, global cooperation and concerns over artificial intelligence at World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
21 Jan 2025 - 7:44PM
Accidents and disasters in China
Taiwan braces for more shocks after magnitude 6.4 earthquake terrifies residents
Dozens of homes and structures damaged in Tainan and Chiayi, where the epicentre was recorded.
21 Jan 2025 - 6:11PM
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Taiwan
US agrees to train Taiwanese navy as island mulls military exchange budget cuts
In rare disclosure, Taiwan’s defence ministry says US will send personnel to the island for specialised two-year training programme.
20 Jan 2025 - 9:01PM
Taiwanese navy personnel prepare to set sail during a drill at a naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on January 9. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Chinese aircraft maker AVIC removes website profiles of top executives
General manager Hao Zhaoping and Yang Wei, chief designer of the J-20 stealth fighter, have not been seen in public for months.
20 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM
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China’s RedNote netizens warned about sharing street views with US TikTok users
Users told that American requests for images of sensitive areas should be ignored over national security concerns.
20 Jan 2025 - 6:20PM
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China to investigate quality concerns over new drugs list covered by insurance
Healthcare security administration will send team to Shanghai after policy advisers say ‘helpless doctors’ forced to prescribe substandard drugs.
20 Jan 2025 - 8:16PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
China executes 2 after back-to-back mass killings that shook the nation
Fan Weiqiu, 62, and Xu Jiajin, 21, were convicted of carrying out deadly public attacks that investigators attributed to personal problems.
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People burn incense near floral tributes placed outside a sports centre on November 12, the day after a deadly hit-and-run attack in Zhuhai, southern China. Photo: Reuters
Robotics
World first for robotics in China as humans gear up for race with humanoids
Dozens of humanoid robots expected to join April half-marathon in Beijing, their first such appearance in a full session.
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How China’s anti-corruption crackdown is driving a minor jobs boom
Disciplinary agencies across the country are on a recruitment drive, offering opportunities in a tight employment market.
19 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM
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Taiwan
Could mainland Chinese academics’ visit to Taiwan be first hint of a thaw?
Trip may open the way for more unofficial ‘Red-Green’ exchanges, but some observers warn formal talks seem unlikely at the moment.
18 Jan 2025 - 7:04PM
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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has signalled his openness to more cross-strait dialogue. Photo: AP
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Who are the key officials leading China’s unified tech push to counter US?
Policy meeting led by Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang unveils China’s tech leadership team, with observer noting focus on military-civil fusion.
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Taiwan
Mainland China gives green light for first post-Covid group tours to Taiwan
Groups from Fujian and Shanghai are the first to be allowed to visit the island in a move Beijing says will help ‘strengthen exchanges’.
17 Jan 2025 - 7:40PM
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Guangzhou noodle shops, Mandarin in focus as China pushes ethnic integration
Latest publication by National Ethnic Affairs Commission hails Guangzhou for creating China’s first big data set to promote integration.
18 Jan 2025 - 7:37PM
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Unplug ‘Great Firewall’ to help China compete, Shanghai lawmaker says
Legislator Mao Xiangdong calls for lifting of internet restrictions in free-trade zones, financial districts and universities.
17 Jan 2025 - 5:53PM
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Strict internet controls should be lifted in zones such as Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district to help boost China’s development, a Shanghai lawmaker says. Photo: AFP
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RedNote’s influx of ‘TikTok refugees’ could be a double-edged sword for Beijing
The authorities will be hoping new users of the app will get a favourable impression of China – but may be unnerved by some of their posts.
16 Jan 2025 - 9:36PM
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China’s Xinjiang hosts foreign university students to debunk Western narratives
Top regional official says he hopes students from US and elsewhere will realise ‘slander’ about alleged forced labour is ‘completely a lie’.
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China’s state security forces given new powers to oversee key building projects
New rules allowing greater oversight of works on government and military sites follow repeated warnings about spies targeting key facilities.
15 Jan 2025 - 11:57PM
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