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21 August, 2024
Tourists from Spain in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

My Take | China’s extended visa-free tourist stays drive momentum for opening

Its latest foreign-visitor policy shows that China is willing to be pragmatic, rather than adhering strictly to ideologies.

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China

China offers 10-day visa-free transit for international travellers

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China society

Opinion | Why China shouldn’t be complacent as Western expat numbers drop

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US-China relations

Why next year will be ‘critical’ in China’s efforts to attract US students

Academic freedom, visa worries, costs and propaganda are among concerns American youth have about China, US business group says.

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As tensions persist between geopolitical rivals China and the US, people-to-people exchanges are seen as increasingly crucial in helping to maintain links between the two countries. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
China economy

Opinion | With visa-free initiative, China is betting on a simple truth

China is ready for the world to witness its development, experience its culture and engage with its people.

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Why fewer foreign workers are calling China’s big cities home

More workers from developed countries are leaving China, with one observer citing a ‘changing environment’ amid patchy post-Covid recovery.

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China's economic recovery

Editorial | China to feel benefit of more visa-free visitors

Beijing’s extension of scheme to 25 countries aims to create warmer relations and boost struggling economy.

Tourists pose for a photo after practicing Tai Chi at the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing. China is making up for its pandemic-related tourism losses by easing restrictions on foreign visitors. Photo: Xinhua
China travel

Explainer | How to enter mainland China visa-free: a traveller’s guide

As mainland China grants a wider list of countries visa-free access, we survey all the ways to enter without fees or lengthy paperwork.

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How many foreigners work in the Chinese capital? Fewer and fewer

The pandemic is over and the government wants expatriates to work in Beijing but numbers are down on a decade ago.

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Japan

‘Deeply worrying’: false claims of Chinese crime wave in Japan spark outrage

Social media has become a fertile breeding ground for extremist sentiment, analysts say, amid deepening distrust and growing online hatred.

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Flowers are seen in front of Shenzhen Japanese School following the death of a 10-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed on his way to the school last month. Photo: Kyodo
Wellness

She’s 78, teaches Pilates, loves dancing. How does she age so well?

Pilates teacher Beth Narain, 78, says being positive about ageing can help you age well. Celebrities including Martha Stewart agree.

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Pilates instructor Beth Narain practises at her gym in South Bay, Hong Kong. She explains how she stays positive about ageing - something that both studies and celebrities including Martha Stewart and Paulina Porizkova agree helps you age well. Photo: Jonathan Wong
China society

Letters | Why China should do more to curb ultranationalism

Readers discuss the stabbing of a Japanese school pupil in China, and the treatment of indigenous people in Canada and Australia.

Japan

Boy’s stabbing sparks anger in Japan over China’s ‘anti-Japanese’ education

Editorials, analysts say the Chinese government’s policies have contributed to rising xenophobia and violence targeting Japanese nationals.

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Japan

Japan sends official to China ‘to deal with’ boy’s fatal stabbing in Shenzhen

Fumio Kishida has demanded an explanation for the attack at Shenzhen Japanese School and urged China to ensure Japanese citizens’ safety.

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Bouquets of flowers lay outside Shenzhen Japanese School following the death of the 10-year-old child who was stabbed. Photo: Reuters
China-Japan relations

China faces calls for transparency over safety fears after stabbing death

Series of recent assaults on foreigners could harm country’s image and further set back Beijing’s attempts to lure more people to visit, observers say.

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A woman lays flowers outside a school in Shenzhen attended by a Japanese boy who died after being stabbed on his way to the school on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Accidents and disasters in China

Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media

Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.

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China-Japan relations

Japanese child’s fatal stabbing in China is an ‘isolated case’, Beijing says

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo views child’s death ‘as a serious and grave matter’ and urges Beijing to protect Japanese in China.

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US-China relations

China officially ends adoption scheme for foreign families

Only relatives will now be allowed to adopt and US diplomats have reportedly been told that Beijing will not process cases that are already under way.

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Tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by foreign families since the process started in the 1980s. Photo: AP
China's population

Immigration, not retirement age, key to China’s population woes: US academic

Texas A&M University professor Dudley L. Poston Jnr sparks debate by saying China needs immigration to mitigate population decline.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Swedish man accused of rape in Hong Kong says Nepalese helper initiated sex

Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, tells court she approached him in bed three times between July and October 2022.

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China society

Opinion | How foreign travellers are showing China to a global audience

Travellers taking advantage of China’s visa-free transit policies can help the international community get a balanced view of the country.

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Illustration: Stephen Case
China's economic recovery

China vows to get foreign firms’ pricey mega projects under way more quickly

From toy giant Lego to drug maker Moderna, China is trying to speed up their economy-driving initiatives such as massive factories amid a worrisome outflow of foreign direct investment.

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The Legoland Shanghai Resort is expected to open in the spring or summer of 2025. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Swedish businessman denies raping Nepalese domestic helper in Hong Kong home

Patrik Tobias Ekstrom allegedly was drunk and offered her money for sex, but when she refused, he dragged her into his bedroom.

China's economic recovery

Foreigners invest more in China’s advanced manufacturing even as total FDI drops

First-half commerce figures show foreign investors ‘proactively managing their investment plans across industries’ during a time of FDI ‘adjustments’.

Tourism

China sees foreign visitor numbers more than double after lifting visa rules

Restrictions on entering the country have been eased as part of a move to boost its flagging tourist industry.

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Restrictions were eased in an effort to attract more foreign visitors to the country. Photo: Xinhua
Accidents and disasters in China

Chinese woman who tried to stop knife attack on Japanese mother and son dies

Suzhou police salute ‘righteous and courageous’ Hu Youping, saying her ‘great act of justice’ prevented more people being hurt.

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Chinese woman Hu Youping, aged 54, has died days after stepping in to prevent a knife attack. Suzhou police said “her courage and kindness represented the general Chinese public.” Photo: peopleapp.com
Hong Kong society

Exclusive Hong Kong club pushing out non-Americans ‘doesn’t send good message’

New policy targeting non-American members ‘doesn’t send a good message to the world’, tycoon Allan Zeman says.

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China's border reopening

Foreigners make more trips to and from China, but still below pre-pandemic level

More than 13 million foreigners enter or exit mainland China in the first quarter of 2024 after Beijing introduces visa-free policies for countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.

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