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On June 8-9, Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to North Korea for his first overseas trip of 2026, drawing renewed attention to the evolving dynamics among Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow. The visit came less than a month after Xi met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's
Beijing Accuses Japan of Diplomatic Hostility and a ‘Narrow Geopolitical Vision’
While addressing Japanese entrepreneurs on April 26, Chinese ambassador Kong Xuanyou warned Tokyo over...
China Deploys Censorship, Police Threats to Maintain Control Over ‘Zero-COVID’ Narrative
Authorities across China have resorted to increasingly harsher measures in the face of public backlash...
Sudden Closure of Beijing-based Duowei News Highlights Political Struggle in China
News analysis Duowei News, a Chinese-language online media outlet that had its headquarters in Beijing...
Beijing Starts Lockdowns, Mass Testing as COVID Cases Spike
As Shanghai remains under heavy restriction, Omicron has spread to Beijing, prompting authorities to...
Japan Joins Australia and New Zealand in Protest Over China-Solomon Islands’ Security Pact
Following the Solomon Islands’ confirmation that they had signed a security agreement with China, Japan...
China’s Leading Health Advisor Criticizes ‘Zero-COVID’ Protocols, Gets Censored
In a controversial turn of events, China’s top COVID-19 expert and advisor Zhong Nanshan said his country...
China Rolls out Private Pension Plan in Efforts to Tackle Economic Challenges Linked to its Aging Population
In a major move to address China’s growing elderly and aging population, Beijing has unveiled a private...
Shanghai Reverses Decision to Loosen COVID Restrictions Despite Prolonged Suffering and Economic Damage
Health authorities in Shanghai have again tightened restrictions on the movement of residents in some...
Chinese Man Detained and Tortured for Signing Anti-Communist Petition on White House Website
Yan Fei, a resident from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, was arrested by local police on April 19...