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Song Tao, head of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, told a visiting American delegation that the US must “handle the Taiwan question with utmost prudence”. Photo: Photothek via Getty Images
US-China relations

Beijing’s top Taiwan official meets US think tank to reaffirm red lines

Rare Beijing exchange highlights China’s shift towards Track 1.5 diplomacy following high-level leader summits.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Strongest storm of the year barrels towards Taiwan and mainland China

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China-Japan relations

Chinese military vessels and spy drones track Keen Sword war games off Japan

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China’s Communist Party

Long March shows why the Communist Party needs strong leadership: state media

People’s Daily article draws parallel between the importance of Mao’s leadership during the 1930s and Xi’s role today.

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Visitors walk past portraits of President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on March 1. Photo: AFP
Visitors walk past portraits of President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on March 1. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

China’s youth draw upon Long March spirit to navigate modern uncertainties

Amid high unemployment and anxiety, many see lessons in perseverance and hopefulness on 90th anniversary of Red Army’s victory.

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Corruption in China

Corrupt officials have nowhere to hide, China’s anti-graft watchdog warns

Senior figures told there is ‘no way out’ after the start of a probe into Huang Qifan, who had survived a string of previous scandals.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Is China’s Shenzhen ready to host Xi, Trump and Putin during Apec summit?

This is not the first international event hosted by the southern Chinese city but the authorities are taking preparations to new heights.

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Traditional Russian wooden dolls depicting China’s President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St Petersburg, Russia, in November 2024. Photo: AP
Traditional Russian wooden dolls depicting China’s President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St Petersburg, Russia, in November 2024. Photo: AP
China food safety

Chinese kindergarten owner given life sentence over lead paint poisoning scandal

Five others are also jailed after more than 200 children in Gansu were poisoned by paint used to improve the appearance of canteen food.

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China’s Communist Party

Xi’s pledge to ‘uproot sick trees’ aired weeks ahead of Communist Party conclave

Chinese leader’s speech to corruption watchdog contains a series of blunt warnings to the ruling party.

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China society

Cross-border matchmaking can lead to financial ruin, Chinese police warn rural men

Police in Hunan province have warned that men who use illegal agencies to find foreign brides could be defrauded.

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Some Chinese bachelors have turned to international matchmakers, which usually operate in Southeast Asia, Pakistan and former Soviet countries. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Communist Party

Huang Qifan, China’s political tumbler, falls after a decade of close corruption calls

Until this week, Huang had appeared to weather scandals that had ripped through Chongqing over the years.

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Huang Qifan has maintained a high public profile since his retirement in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Huang Qifan has maintained a high public profile since his retirement in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Beijing warns Taiwanese not to be ‘two-faced’ after Kevin Tsai attends DPP rally

The TV host has drawn ire after attending an event for a Taipei mayoral candidate whom Beijing calls a ‘diehard separatist’.

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China-Asean relations

China sentences 3 more Myanmar crime bosses to death in scam centre crackdown

Trio among 61 members sentenced from family-run Wei syndicate – one of the notorious ‘four families’ of northern Myanmar.

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Corruption in China

Former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan under investigation for corruption

Huang had survived a number of regional scandals, including the downfalls of two of his former superiors, Bo Xilai and Sun Zhengcai.

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Huang Qifan is a former mayor of Chongqing and had been seen as a political survivor. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Espionage

In Focus | Why China is deploying ‘new tools’ to stop invisible foreign surveillance

Manufacturers race to capture market amid tech advances, rising espionage fears and Beijing’s tightening national security requirements.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong
China’s Communist Party

Strengthen ideology, shape opinion: China wades into AI microdramas

A profusion of content across mainland platforms weaves culture, policies, achievements and history into engaging storylines.

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China’s 20th Party Congress

Exclusive | As AI and the Iran war loom, China’s energy technocrats are on the fast track

The energy careers of senior Communist Party cadres have given them technical expertise, foresight and management skills.

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US-China relations

How a museum masterpiece’s life-size replica sparked rare US-China collaboration

Beijing team’s results based on 14th century Yuan dynasty mural hailed for ‘profound historical and practical significance’.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
China’s Communist Party

China’s Zhejiang province calls to curb tech giants’ online ‘traffic power’

Communist Party authorities in eastern China urge greater oversight of internet platforms, warning that algorithms amplify social divisions.

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Taiwan

Taiwanese leader hails Washington and Beijing’s talks ‘to reduce risk of war’

Beijing says William Lai’s Double Tenth speech was ‘stirring up confrontation’ as he accused the mainland of trying to change the status quo.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Will Taiwan derail Washington and Beijing’s latest reset? Analysts are sceptical

The opening of a new representative office and former leader Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit may have a limited impact, diplomatic observers say.

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Tsai Ing-wen pictured with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi during her visit to the United States. Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

Why a Communist Party boss had a coffee shop date with Chinese content creators

When Jilin province’s party chief met influencers at a cafe, he had a number of messages in mind.

The Songyuan Coffee Shop in Changchun reflects broader efforts to protect the region’s heritage. Photo: Weibo
The Songyuan Coffee Shop in Changchun reflects broader efforts to protect the region’s heritage. Photo: Weibo
Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepZang AI aims to transform Tibetan language tech, promote unity

Seminar attended by the LLM’s developer discusses expanding multi-dialect translation, public service integration and cross-regional AI.

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Myanmar

China tried 3 times to talk crime families out of scam business in Myanmar: CCTV

Series outlines how joint operations brought down major border compounds amid warning criminal syndicates are relocating near Thailand.

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Taiwan

In Focus | Beijing policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed

Mainland Chinese scholars discuss varying levels of autonomy for the island based on how reunification is achieved.

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