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China Two Sessions: premier Li Qiang will not speak to press in break with tradition
Annual appearances were rare opportunity for foreign media to engage with high-ranking Chinese officialsChina’s leading economics...
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Chinese tourism to Australia still in the doldrums after pandemic travel bans
Tourism industry disappointed but hopeful Chinese holidaymakers could return by year’s end – but economists predict...
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Asio cleared of unlawfully luring Daniel Duggan back to Australia, agency chief Mike Burgess says
Exclusive: Duggan’s legal team continues to fight US request for extradition on charges of arms trafficking...
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Intrigue swirls about possible reshuffles as China’s parliament convenes
Policy blueprint to be set out for year ahead and big personnel changes may be announcedThousands...
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Boeing agrees to pay $51m over export violations in China and other countries
Company accused of violations including Chinese employees improperly downloading files relating to Pentagon programsBoeing said on...
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Scientist fed classified information to China, says Canada intelligence report
Report says Xiangguo Qiu secretly worked with Wuhan Institute for Virology and posed a ‘threat to...
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Congress ‘gradually destroying’ US relations with Pacific ally, Marshall Islands president warns
Hilda Heine says US funding delays damage relationship with the Pacific nation as lawmakers say hold-up...
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Rare copy of Mao’s Little Red Book expected to fetch more than £30,000
Early editions of the book of quotations will be sold at an auction of Cultural Revolution...
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Vogue China’s Margaret Zhang, youngest person appointed as an editor at magazine group, to step down
Australian Chinese former fashion blogger, whose appointment in 2021 was met with controversy, announces she is...
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Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted
Taiwan ambassador says ties remain ‘rock solid’ amid rumours island nation could switch allegiance to BeijingLawmakers...
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Apartment block fire in China’s Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say
The blaze started on the first floor where electric bikes had been placed, according to officials,...
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Weather tracker: Contrasts in cold and heat break records in China
Xinjiang in north-west recorded minus 52.3C, while Badu in south recorded 38C – the largest temperature...
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Huge cybersecurity leak lifts lid on world of China’s hackers for hire
Leaked files shows range of services offered and bought, with data harvested from targets worldwideA big...
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China offers to deepen security ties with Hungary
Beijing’s move comes at a time when Budapest’s relationship with its EU and Nato allies is...
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From beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s origin
British producers to back EU’s proposed regulations to stop trade in adulterated honeyBritain’s beekeepers are backing...
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China holds citizen on spying charges after she did ‘admin’ work for US company
Case of Emily Chen, who did a few months’ work for US logistics firm, highlights ‘deteriorating’...
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Beijing condemns Taiwan after two Chinese fishers die in speedboat crash
The vessel capsized while being chased by Taiwan’s coastguard near the Kinmen islands, in what China...
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Genetics journal retracts 18 papers from China due to human rights concerns
Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, including...
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Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars
Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’The...
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David Cameron to have first meeting with Chinese foreign minister
Exclusive: Cameron urged to raise human rights and security concerns in first meeting with Wang Yi...
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Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles
China ‘threatens relatives in Tibet’ to exert control over activists in exile, with greater transnational repression...
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German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red lineThe German chemicals...
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China has seen a fourth month of falling prices, but will it act to curb deflation?
Plunge in consumer prices has fuelled calls for a stimulus package – yet Beijing may stick...
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China consumer prices plunge at fastest rate for 15 years as deflation fears deepen
Plummeting food prices feed steep annual drop amid renewed calls to stimulate economy and offset weakening...