The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Beijing's abrupt COVID policy shift, while cheered by some, has also sparked apprehension in the country where there is a relatively low vaccination rate and people have been taught to fear the disease.

Joseph Wu says that communication with China has become more difficult after a purge of some factions within the Communist party

Beijing last week also eliminated regular mandatory testing, so the official tally of cases is not clear.

Fears of a spike in infections after Beijing eased its ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions following rare nationwide protests.

BEIJING: Beijing's Covid-19 gloom deepened on Sunday with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China's previous Covid policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.

Taiwan's premier on Sunday accused China of violating international trade rules and "discriminating" against the island after it halted more Taiwanese imports.

Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. President Xi Jinping’s government is officially committed to stopping virus…

Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests

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Recent meetings have eased tensions, but ongoing differences mean there’s still a long way to put relationship on solid footing

Taiwan may take China to the World Trade Organization after the country effectively banned the import of more Taiwanese food and drink products, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Saturday as Beijing accused Taipei of "political manipulation".