Xi goes mask-free at congress, raising questions over vaccination status
It’s become a standard photo op of the pandemic: leaders rolling up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots to trumpet the advent of vaccines. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first, Joe Biden did it on live television, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...
Nearly 90% in U.S. see China as 'competitor' or 'enemy,' survey finds
The Pew Research survey also found that many in the U.S. back Washington taking a tougher approach to bilateral ties with Beijing.
‘The East is rising’: Xi maps out China’s post-pandemic ascent
Xi will unveil a long-term blueprint for navigating China when the National People’s Congress gathers Friday and convenes for about a week.
The beautiful game has turned ugly in China
Pressure on embattled retailer Suning Appliance Group Co. forced the conglomerate to reconsider its investment in the team. China’s soccer bubble is rapidly deflating.
Xi mobilizes China for tech revolution to cut dependence on West
The magnitude of the ambition — this is bigger than anything Japan, South Korea or the U.S. ever did, experts say — could help Xi cement the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.
Poverty road in China drives some to riches, leaves others behind
A decadeslong war on poverty has yielded remarkable results, but it has not been a smooth journey up China's economic ladder for everyone.
China claimed last year it had met a long-trumpeted target of lifting all its people out of extreme poverty. President Xi Jinping heralded a "major victory" that the Chinese Communist Party had wanted to achieve before the centenary of its founding in 2021. But what do ...
Hands up, hands off: China blames U.S. for troubled relationship
Maintaining that Beijing has no role or responsibility for troubles in U.S.-China relations will guarantee that those problems get worse.
The speech represents China’s most high-profile comment on ties since U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke by phone earlier this month.
How China joined the sanctions game
China has quietly moved past its historic distaste for restrictive measures and begun building a sanctions toolkit that mirrors Washington’s.
In call with China's Xi, Biden stresses rights concerns and need for free Indo-Pacific
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, his first direct contact with the leader of the world’s second-largest economy since winning the November presidential election and taking office last month.
China teaches children its own version of the climate change story
China's state-led approach to climate change is less tolerant of public debate over how it's going to reach its emissions targets.
