The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

As deputy PM expected to impose sanctions, head of international alliance says ministers have taken years to respond

Rishi Sunak said Beijing now posed an ‘epoch-defining challenge’ as Oliver Dowden announced cyber-related sanctions

Hong Kong's justice minister has warned that posting and sharing criticism of the city's newly enacted national security law could be in breach of the legislation, which lays down harsh penalties for sedition.

Anwar Ibrahim has boldly called for neutrality in the rivalry between Washington and Beijing, but his impartiality call comes at a critical time in Malaysia's economy – will a small country "struggling to survive in a complex world" emerge unscathed as it walks a tightrope between the world's economic and…

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden to update MPs on cyber-attacks by Beijing, some of whom may also have been targets

The former British territory was a flawed success. Xi Jinping has ended that with the punitive and hastily passed article 23

Millions of people of Chinese origin are nationals of countries other than China and they don’t back Beijing.

Those who oppose China’s growing influence have few remaining avenues to protest safely—except in how they identify themselves

Taiwan's defence ministry said Friday that 36 Chinese military aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island in a 24-hour window -- the highest number this year.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France and Italy in May in a bid to improve faltering relations with the European Union, which are impacting EU trade with the world's second-largest economy. Analysts say European companies in China are facing more uncertain business conditions, forcing them to devote more resources…

Beijing dismisses chorus of concern from western governments over punitive new law as slander