Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on China

France, UK join growing list of countries in imposing COVID curbs

Visitors from China will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights.

Al Jazeera

China appoints US ambassador Qin Gang as new foreign minister, state radio reports

China has appointed Qin Gang as its new foreign minister, state radio reported on Friday.

Evening Standard

Japan to employ 'rule of law' against Russia in UNSC seat

Japan will serve as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council for two years starting in January 2023. It is Japan's first time to be elected to the role in six years and its 12th time overall, more than any other nonpermanent member.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Editorial: As COVID infections surge in China, the things we can take away

Few countries can be said to have truly responded adequately to the deadly threat of the coronavirus, and ours certainly isn’t near the top, with a poisonous fixation on individual liberty that shot even basic collective efforts to ward off the crisis.

Tribune News Service

Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping hail ties as Russia struggles with war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed deepening ties between their countries in talks Friday, despite signs of Beijing’s impatience over the wider political and economic impact of Russia’s struggling invasion of Ukraine.

The Times of India

Xi Tells Putin That Road to Peace Talks on Ukraine Will Not Be Smooth

China's President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday that the road to peace talks on Ukraine would not be smooth and that China would continue to uphold its "objective and fair stance" on the issue. Xi said Beijing and Moscow should closely coordinate and cooperate in international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia scraps mask mandate

JAKARTA: Indonesia has scrapped indoor mask mandates and removed the requirement to show proof of vaccination when entering buildings, becoming one of the last countries to completely end Covid-19 restrictions.

Bangkok Post

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Putin expects China's Xi to visit soon, Xi holds his line on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be a public show of solidarity from Beijing as Russia's invasion of Ukraine falters.

Reuters

The U.S. says Chinese intercept could have caused an air collision

The U.S. military said that the incident occurred Dec. 21 when a Chinese jet fighter flew in front of and within 20 feet of the nose of a U.S. military reconnaissance plane.

WEKU

Myanmar court finds Aung San Suu Kyi guilty, adds 7 years in jail

Following a series of politically motivated prosecutions, Aung San Suu Kyi now must serve a total of 33 years in jail.

Al Jazeera

Suu Kyi faces 33 years in jail after final Myanmar verdicts

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to seven more years in prison after she was found guilty of five charges of corruption during her time in government, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

China fighter jet flew within six metres of US surveillance plane

Video of incident shows a Chinese J-11 jet flying dangerously close to a US surveillance plane over the South China Sea.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan's Tsai thanks troops after China military maneuvers

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked navy and army personnel for their service defending the island, after China sent a record-breaking number of warplanes and ships toward Taiwan this week

The Independent UK

Video shows US plane nearly collide with Chinese fighter jet

Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet performed intercept of US Air Force C-135 aircraft on 21 December

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

South Korea to test travellers from China amid COVID surge

The move comes after similar announcements by India, Italy, Taiwan and the US.

The Independent UK

US says Chinese intercept could have caused air collision

The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision

Reuters

COVID travel curbs against Chinese visitors 'discriminatory'- state media

Chinese state-media have railed against the growing number of foreign governments imposing COVID tests on travellers from China, calling the measures "discriminatory."

Bangkok Post

Anupong says he rules out UTN move

Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said on Thursday he has no plans to join the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party following Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's confirmation that he will contest the general election under its banner.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

UK 'ignoring Covid threat' as passengers from China arrive test-free amid rise in cases

The US, Italy, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan all announced mandatory tests for passengers arriving from China, after Beijing said it is to reopen its borders next week

Reuters

Chinese jet came within 10 feet of U.S. military aircraft -U.S. military

A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 metres) of a U.S. air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

Foreign Policy

5 Ways the U.S.-China Cold War Will Be Different From the Last One

Guardrails and statesmanship will be even more important this time around.

Evening Standard

US approves anti-tank mine-laying system for Taiwan amid rising tensions with China

The US has approved the sale of an anti-tank mine-laying system to Taiwan amid the rising military threat from China.

The Independent UK

Government appears to backtrack on position on Covid tests for China arrivals

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the possibility of imposing restrictions on visitors from the East Asian country was ‘under review’.

The Independent UK

UK government considers Covid testing travellers from China amid virus surge

British government hints it could join US and Italy in imposing restrictions

Reuters

China's Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022

Xi Jinping secured an historic third leadership term in October, emerging as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong, bolstered by a Politburo Standing Committee stacked with allies and no successor-in-waiting to challenge him.

1 … 389 390 391 392

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Politburo Standing Committee

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.