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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
US Government to Exempt 352 Chinese Goods From Reinitiated Tariffs
The Biden administration announced on March 23 that it had moved to reinstate tariff exemptions on more...
People in Shenzhen Jump Off Buildings in Protest of Prolonged Lockdowns Under China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures
China has imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast, as it tries...
Beijing Censors Reports on China Eastern Crash That Claimed 132 Lives
Draconian ‘Zero-COVID’ policy may have contributed to tragic end for Boeing aircraft The March 21...
North Korean Women ‘Rented’ to China for Work Disappear From Shanghai Dorm, Presumed Defected: Report
Twenty North Korean women working for a clothing company in Shanghai have reportedly vanished from their...
China Seeing Worst Rise in COVID-19 Cases Since Start of Pandemic, More Tragedy and Lockdowns Ensue
Recently, mainland China and Hong Kong have seen the largest spike in COVID-19 cases in more than two...
US State Department Enacts Visa Ban on Chinese Officials Involved in Religious Persecution
The U.S. State Department has announced the imposition of travel bans on Chinese officials due to their...
China’s Reaction to Biden-Xi Call Exposes Its Fear of International Pressure Amid Russia-Ukraine War
News analysis At a glance, the March 18 video call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader...
People Locked Down in Shenzhen, China Take to Rooftops to Protest Tortuous ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy
Even as Shenzhen announces the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions by allowing some factories and...
Chinese Airliner Crashes in Southern Province, All 132 Onboard Presumed Dead
A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a mountainous area near southern China...