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China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world

China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for the world’s No. 2 economy

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai: Son of Briton jailed in China hits out at ‘textbook show trial’

Jimmy Lai, 76, a life-long critic of Beijing, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated

The Independent UK

China's Xi Says Strong Russia Ties A 'Strategic Choice'

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that maintaining close ties with Russia is a "strategic choice", calling for deeper bilateral cooperation during a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, state media reported.

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Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

Al Jazeera

How Beijing is changing the way it involves itself in Taiwan’s election

Beijing is running a multi-pronged campaign to try and keep the ruling DPP from re-election in Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: this sham trial is another bleak day for Hong Kong

Editorial: The outspoken media mogul may spend the rest of his life in prison, in a case emblematic of the crackdown on press freedom and other rights

The Guardian - UK

US-Vietnam Ties Unaffected by Hanoi-Beijing Defence Pledges

Untangling the complex tri-fold of Vietnam, China, and the USA! Despite Vietnam's recent defense commitments to Beijing, US officials express confidence th...

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Subway Train Collision in Beijing Sends 515 Passengers to Hospital

Sixty-seven people remained in treatment as of Friday morning, with another 25 under observation, the local transport authority says

Caixin Global

China’s big freeze blamed for Beijing subway crash

Extending recent erratic weather patterns, China has been hit by sudden freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.

Al Jazeera

Weather tracker: first snow of winter in Beijing causes widespread disruption

Transport hit in Chinese capital as cold spell expected to continue across north of country through weekend

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515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

Two subway trains have collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law

The 76-year-old media mogul faces up to life imprisonment for alleged ‘sedition’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong places arrest bounties on activists abroad for breaching national security law

Hong Kong police are offering rewards for information leading to the arrests of five activists based overseas, whom it accuses of breaching a harsh national security law imposed by Beijing

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Crowds bundle up to take snowy photos of Beijing's imperial-era architecture

Throngs of people in down parkas and boots climbed a hill that overlooks the Forbidden City this week to jostle with others trying to get a shot of the snow-covered roofs of the former imperial palace.

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Caixin Global

China Cancels Thousands of Flights as Snow Blankets North

More than 4,330 passenger flights were canceled Wednesday and a further 1,278 on Thursday morning as blizzards hit from Xinjiang to Beijing

The Independent UK

Congressional group demands probe into Beijing's role in violence against protesters on US soil

A congressional commission is asking the Justice Department to investigate the role of Beijing after protesters claimed they were beaten and harassed by Chinese government agents in November in San Francisco during an official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping

The Independent UK

Tory minister takes brutal swipe at David Cameron over China

Tom Tugendhat appears to mock foreign secretary for hailing ‘golden era’ in relations with Beijing

The Independent UK

China's Xi meets with Vietnamese prime minister on second day of visit to shore up ties

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s National Assembly on the second day of his visit to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi

The Independent UK

Snow closes schools and highways in northern China for the second time this week

Schools and highways have been closed and some train services suspended as a snowstorm hits parts of northern and central China for the second time this week

Caixin Global

Standard Chartered China Unit Gets Securities Business License

The Beijing-based brokerage house expects to open early next year with an initial focus on fixed income

The Independent UK

Hong Kong leader praises election turnout as voter numbers hit record low

Hong Kong leader John Lee has praised the 27.5% voter turnout in the city’s weekend election, a record low since the territory returned to Chinese rule in 1997

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