China pushes back against US on Iran, Cuba
27 September 2026
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China confirms Xi to visit US this week for Trump talks
21 September 2026
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25 killed in cargo vessel fire at China shipyard
11 September 2026
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China
China’s Xi calls on British PM to ‘seek common ground’
9 September 2026
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China
China identifies countries of 261 foreigners missing in Himalayan mudslide
30 August 2026
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China
Five killed as part of village home in China's Sichuan collapses
19 August 2026
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World
China coast guard patrols waters east of Taiwan
1 August 2026
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China
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
26 July 2026
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China
At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China
9 July 2026
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China
Storms, strong winds kill 8 in central China
7 July 2026
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Chinese robot ‘guide dog’ to help the blind
It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team in Shanghai.
1 July 2024
China planning ‘major’ reforms Says Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday said the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing “major” reforms, ahead of a closely watched political conclave that is expected to put economic recovery high on the agenda.
28 June 2024
China probe returns with samples from far side of Moon
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon returned to Earth yesterday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first.
25 June 2024
Landslide kills 8 in China after heavy rainfall
A landslide in a mountainous area of central China has left eight people dead, state media said yesterday, as parts of the country were placed on high alert for bad weather.
23 June 2024
China, France launch satellite
A French-Chinese satellite blasted off Saturday on a hunt for the mightiest explosions in the universe, in a notable example of cooperation between a Western power and the Asian giant.
22 June 2024
China lashed by rains, rising rivers threaten more flooding
Southern China is grappling with days of torrential rain, flash floods, and landslides, prompting authorities to enact emergency plans as swollen rivers threaten further overflow, potentially affecting millions
20 June 2024
Chinese #MeToo activist sentenced to 5 years in prison
A Chinese journalist who popularised the country's stalled #MeToo movement was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for "inciting subversion of state power", a group of supporters said
14 June 2024
China urges greater BRICS role as Western sanctions mount
China has urged the BRICS bloc of nations to take on greater responsibilities and establish itself as being inclusive to the world, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday, in the wake of Western sanctions and trade restrictions imposed on the country.
11 June 2024
Four American educators stabbed in park in northeast China
Says US media and officials
11 June 2024
Taiwan detects 23 Chinese aircraft around island
Taiwan’s defence ministry said yesterday it had detected 23 Chinese aircraft around the island in a window of less than three hours.
4 June 2024
China lunar probe takes off from Moon carrying samples
A module of a Chinese lunar probe successfully took off from the far side of the Moon on Tuesday carrying samples to be taken back to Earth, state media reported
4 June 2024
China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme
2 June 2024
Xi promises fairness, justice to Arabs in solving hot spot issues
China wants to work with Arab nations to resolve hot spot issues in ways conducive to upholding fairness, justice and achieving long-term peace and stability, President Xi Jinping said in a speech today that also highlighted the Gaza crisis
30 May 2024
Chinese military drills around Taiwan have ended: state media
China's war games around Taiwan have ended, state media said, after two days of exercises that Beijing called a test of its ability to seize the self-ruled island
25 May 2024
Eight killed in central China stabbing: state media
A man killed eight people and wounded one more with a knife in central China, state media reported Friday, citing local authorities
24 May 2024
China holds war games around Taiwan
China yesterday encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games, as it vowed the blood of “independence forces” on the self-ruled island would flow.
23 May 2024
China's military surrounds Taiwan as 'punishment'
China on Thursday encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games aimed at punishing the self-ruled island after its new president vowed to defend democracy
23 May 2024
China announces sanctions on US defence firms
China said yesterday it would impose sanctions on a number of US defence firms and several executives over Washington’s “economic coercion” against Chinese companies and its sales of arms to Taiwan.
22 May 2024
China sanctions ex-US lawmaker and supporter of Taiwan
China has banned former US lawmaker Mike Gallagher from entering the country and taken other measures in response to his words and actions that "interfered in China's internal affairs", the foreign ministry said on Tuesday
21 May 2024
'Nice for them': White House jokes about Putin, Xi meeting
The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing
18 May 2024