The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Beijing had called release of treated radioactive water ‘a major nuclear safety issue with cross-border implications’.

According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Pony Ma, co-founder of Tencent Holdings, is once again China’s richest person, now with a net worth of more than A$65 billion, placing him 27th globally.

Beijing tells Washington to ‘stop conniving and supporting Taiwan independence’.

A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its “serious concerns” to Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive military actions around Japan, officials said

China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan for the first time, Japan's military said Wednesday, in the latest move by Beijing to rile the close US ally.

China’s relationship with Africa is set to deepen. At a summit in Beijing in early September, China’s president, Xi Jinping, pledged to deliver US$51 billion (£39 billion) in loans, investment and aid to the continent over the next three years, as well as upgrading diplomatic ties.

Chinese electric vehicles present a backdoor risk for Beijing to gain leverage over rival governments, a new think tank report warns.

Ever since AUKUS’ public announcement three years ago, China has been staunchly opposed to the partnership.