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Sons of Australian jailed in China push for 'miracle' release
Nov 01, 2023 (AFP)
Chinese-born Australian writer Yang Jun has been detained in China since 2019, accused of spying in a closed trial that is heavily criticised by human rights ac...
HK students jailed for 'glorifying' attack on police; Local parties shut out of elections
Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)
On July 1, 2021, a man stabbed and wounded a police officer in a busy shopping district before taking his own life in what authorities called an act of "domesti...
Hong Kong university sacks Tiananmen scholar after visa denied
Oct 28, 2023 (AFP)
Rowena He was an associate professor of history at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and authored a 2014 book on Tiananmen exiles, according to the website of...
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68
Oct 27, 2023 (AFP)
Li suffered a heart attack on Thursday and passed away in Shanghai just after midnight, state-run news agency Xinhua said. China's ruling Communist Party said i...
Flowers laid at former home of late Chinese premier Li Keqiang
Oct 27, 2023 (AFP)
Once in the running to take over the country's top job before being passed over for President Xi Jinping, Li had a relatively humble upbringing in rural Anhui p...
HK leader wants new national security laws; Scholar sacked; Beijing boosts 'patriotic education'
Oct 26, 2023 (AFP)
In a three-hour-plus policy address, the Beijing-anointed leader unveiled measures aimed at revitalising Hong Kong's Covid-ravaged economy and flagging populati...
China bolsters 'patriotic education' with new law
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
A crackdown on the highly lucrative world of for-profit private tutoring in 2021 was also seen as part of efforts to reassert ruling party control over the educ...
Taiwan ex-colonel handed 20-year prison term for China spying
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary. The two sides have been spying on each other si...
China urges Taiwan firms to show 'responsibility' as Foxconn probed
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
State media reported over the weekend that Foxconn -- a Taiwanese firm that is one of the world's largest contract producers of electronics and a key supplier f...
China refuses to explain why defence minister sacked
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
In a major reshuffle of top leadership, Beijing announced on Tuesday that Li and ousted ex-foreign minister Qin Gang had been removed from the cabinet. No expla...
US state senator granted bail in Hong Kong over gun possession
Oct 24, 2023 (AFP)
Republican Jeff Wilson from Washington state said he was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and had a court hearing set for October 30. Wilson w...
China says force 'not way' to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Oct 22, 2023 (AFP)
Egypt on Saturday hosted a "summit for peace" where UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for swift "action to end this godawful nightmare" after two wee...
Xi says China to work with Egypt to help stabilise Middle East
Oct 19, 2023 (AFP)
The conflict has raged since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched shock raids into Israel on October 7, killing 1,400 people -- most of them civilians -- a...
US condemns 'forced repatriation' of Chinese human rights lawyer
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
Lu Siwei was one of the lawyers appointed by families of a Hong Kong activist group that was intercepted by authorities in 2020 while attempting to flee the cit...
China says US 'must not interfere' over lawyer deportation
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
Lu Siwei was arrested by Laotian police in July and transported back to China last month, where he is likely to face legal repercussions, a rights group said. T...
Ex-boss of China banking giant arrested for taking bribes
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
Li Xiaopeng -- who previously served as Everbright's party secretary and chairman -- was arrested "for suspected bribe-taking", state news agency Xinhua said, c...
Bankrupt Sri Lanka gets China agreement on debt restructure
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
The government defaulted on its $46 billion debt last year at a time when months of food and fuel shortages were making life a misery for Sri Lanka's 22 million...
China frees Australian reporter jailed for three years
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
Cheng, a former anchor for Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, had been held since August 2020. The mother of two had been a familiar face on the state broadcaster'...
China frees Australian reporter after three years
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
"The Australian people very much wanted to see Cheng Lei reunited with her young kids," Albanese said. Cheng, a former anchor for Chinese state broadcaster CGTN...
US promises to work with China after car hits consulate
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
Police in the California city shot dead a driver after the vehicle crashed Monday into the consulate's visa office. The State Department said it was in touch wi...
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