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US watchdog warns over athletes' safety at China Olympics
Jan 31, 2022 (AFP)
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China -- a group of Washington lawmakers and White House officials -- asked US Olympics authorities for an "urgent eff...
Macau junket boss arrested as crackdown expands; HK minister steps down over tapas
Jan 31, 2022 (AFP)
The Chinese territory has seen increased scrutiny from the mainland, with a crackdown stepped up and tighter regulations for the gaming sector. The latest move ...
Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown tribute
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
Hong Kong was the only place in China where mass remembrance of Tiananmen was tolerated, but authorities have driven such activities underground after imposing ...
China's Xi meets IOC chief Bach ahead of Winter Olympics
Jan 25, 2022 (AFP)
The meeting is expected to be the first of several for the Chinese president -- who has not left the country since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic -- as dign...
China gives 'Fight Club' new ending where authorities win
Jan 25, 2022 (AFP)
China has some of the world's most restrictive censorship rules with authorities only approving a handful of foreign films for release each year -- sometimes wi...
Communist Party expels 3 senior Chinese officials for corruption
Jan 24, 2022 (AFP)
The expulsions come days after Chinese authorities vowed "no mercy" in their ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which has brought down high-flying politicians an...
China warns of 'no mercy' in corruption and monopoly crackdown
Jan 21, 2022 (AFP)
The announcement suggests authorities have no plans to rein in investigations that engulfed China's tech industry last year or an ongoing hunt for corruption th...
Chinese pair granted bail in Cyprus extradition twist
Jan 21, 2022 (AFP)
The mother, 61, and her son, 39, were arrested on December 8 under a warrant issued by Chinese authorities for alleged investment fraud in China between March 1...
Labour vs luxury: virus tracing highlights China's inequality
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
One patient recently infected in Beijing went skiing, shopped at Dior and watched live comedy. Another hauled construction waste through the night across China'...
China forcibly returned nearly 10,000 in overseas crackdown: report
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
The figure could be the "tip of the iceberg", Spain-based rights group Safeguard Defenders reported Tuesday, as China aggressively pursues its nationals oversea...
Chinese rights lawyer detained for 'inciting state subversion'
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
Xie Yang -- who has previously defended Christians and democracy activists -- has not been heard from since he was detained more than a week ago in Changsha cit...
The big fish caught in Xi Jinping's anti-graft net
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
The former head of Interpol, an ex-spy chief and a Xinjiang governor accused of "trading power for sex" are just some of the cadres to suffer spectacular falls ...
Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released from jail
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
Leung, 30, was the face of localist group Hong Kong Indigenous and a rising star on the political scene as a fledgling pro-independence movement gained momentum...
China rebuffs Australia's concern over health of detained writer
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
Chinese-born Australian Yang Jun has been accused by Beijing of espionage and is facing a trial which started last year behind closed doors. But the Australian ...
Not just for the elite: China's ex-athletes in school sport push
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
Sui was four years old when she was picked out by China's state sports machine and began training as an elite athlete. She became world champion on the balance ...
Bribes in lunchboxes: TV series on China's corrupt officials hooks millions
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
A staggering number of Communist cadres have been caught up in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive in recent years, which critics say has also served a...
Macau's casino giants rally after gaming bill revealed
Jan 17, 2022 (AFP)
The Chinese territory's multibillion-dollar industry has been on tenterhooks ever since officials announced plans to overhaul the sector last September, but new...
Cyprus move to extradite China pair riles US lobbyists
Jan 15, 2022 (AFP)
Cyprus police said the mother, 61, and her son, 39, were arrested on December 8 under a warrant issued by the Chinese authorities for alleged investment fraud i...
Hong Kong police switch to goose-stepping 'to show patriotism'
Jan 14, 2022 (AFP)
The stiff-legged marching technique was first publicly demonstrated by Hong Kong officers on April 15 during National Security Education Day -- designated to ma...
Hong Kong to create more 'national security' crimes
Jan 12, 2022 (AFP)
The law will add to an already sweeping national security law imposed directly on Hong Kong by Beijing that has transformed the international finance hub and em...
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