The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

An emboldened Beijing and a distracted U.S. are causing long-simmering worries to come to a head.

Penpa Tsering, the political leader of Tibet's government in exile, was in Paris this week to raise awareness about the increased repression faced by Tibetans living in Chinese-controlled areas. He spoke to RFI about issues such as intense surveillance and the destruction of Tibetan cultural identity.

Polish prime minister says ‘we will strongly and unequivocally’ demand restoration of permits in de-escalation of border trade blockade

Minnie Chan second reporter at Hong Kong newspaper to be subject of safety concerns, people familiar with matter say.

One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue further studies, says she will not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents

Researchers at Beihang University in Beijing created an electronics-integrated soft octopus arm

Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bears

Vladimir Putin among those offering condolences and praising former US secretary of state, amid division over legacy

China on Thursday hailed the late Henry Kissinger as an "old friend", paying tribute to a diplomat central to establishing ties between Beijing and Washington.