Beijing is backing down from a law that would have punished those wearing clothes that “hurt the feelings of the Chinese people” amid a public backlash. In September, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress published draft legislation that would, among other things, outlaw speech and dress deemed to criticize the Chinese nation or […]
China has formally urged a United Nations body not to consider a Philippine bid to extend the legal outer limits of its continental shelf in the disputed South China Sea. In a diplomatic note last week, China called on the UN’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf not to review the submission, which […]
A Beijing woman has apologised and been fined after she insisted that diplomatic immunity allowed her to park in the middle of a road and block traffic. In a video circulated online, the woman, who was later identified as Yu Qi, secretary general of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO), refused to move her vehicle. […]
Chinese car firms have asked Beijing to take “the most stringent measures” against the European Union after the bloc raised import tariffs on its electric vehicles (EV). An online media outlet under state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday also made accusations of “snooping” into China’s EV technology. The Yuyuantantian news outlet’s social media account cited a […]
(Corrects name of institute in 10th paragraph) By Karen Lema, Greg Torode MANILA/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Huddled in the presidential situation room in February last year, senior Philippines officials faced a stark choice. Military and intelligence leaders watched as coast guard officers showed photos of what the agency said was a military-grade laser that China had […]
Interested in capping off your trip to Hong Kong with a long weekend in Beijing or Shanghai? A new high-speed sleeper train service is making that possibility easier than ever. Two new overnight routes connecting the city with Beijing and Shanghai entered into service on June 15. Both trains depart Hong Kong West Kowloon Station […]
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Beijing’s Coast Guard said. Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines and an international ruling that its stance has no […]
China’s Premier Li Qiang has offered to send Australia two new pandas during his visit to Adelaide Zoo. The new pandas will replace the zoo’s existing pandas, named Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who are “friendly messengers of China-Australia relations,” Mr Li Said. Mr Li’s arrival in Australia on a four-day trip is the first […]
The world is looking on with heightened caution as Beijing prepares to roll out new rules for coastguard operations amid rising tensions in the contested South China Sea. Taking effect on Saturday, the “administrative law enforcement procedures” give sweeping powers to the Chinese coastguard, including the authority to detain foreign ships suspected of illegally entering […]
China and Hong Kong reacted to Tuesday’s 35th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing with an increased police presence. Soldiers were posted at important bridges in the Chinese capital on Tuesday. Anyone wishing to enter Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing had to pass through several strict passport […]
More than 1,000 people gathered on Tuesday in Taiwan’s capital Taipei to commemorate the victims of China’s violent suppression of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest in 1989, urging the Beijing regime to stop trampling on human rights. The 35th anniversary candlelight vigil for the June 4, 1989, tragedy on Tuesday was held in central Taipei […]
More than 1,000 people gathered on Tuesday in Taiwan’s capital Taipei to commemorate the victims of China’s violent suppression of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest in 1989, urging the Beijing regime to stop trampling on human rights. The 35th anniversary candlelight vigil for the June 4, 1989, tragedy on Tuesday was held in central Taipei […]