Some teachers, civil servants and executives of state-owned enterprises were ordered to hand in their passports
Mobile power banks would bolster China’s claim to disputed maritime territory, say analysts, while threatening the environment
Refusal to renounce use of force is targeted at ‘interference from external forces’ and ‘Taiwan independence separatists,’ says Chinese official
Rising premiums, co-pays are prompting some Chinese to give up on government-run plan
Xi Jinping is calling for a new culture of marriage and childbearing while doing little to help women balance child care and career development
Beijing has objected to new US rules to block Beijing from obtaining the chips through any channel
Analysts see Xie Feng’s tough talk as latest round in Beijing’s assertive wolf-warrior diplomacy
Local governments are expected to fulfill Beijing's directives, which highlight demographic fallout from one-child policy
After the relaxation of 'zero-COVID' policy restrictions, many people question the government numbers as family, friends and coworkers fall sick
Enhanced security in the capital ahead of the 20th Communist Party Congress has further dampened the mood
After at least 27 people died on the way to quarantine, online comments have proliferated despite efforts of censors to contain criticism, snark
Local residents, officials question effectiveness of China’s zero-COVID policy in nation’s most populous city as daily case counts hit record highs
Beijing's bait of economic benefits from improved trade, tourism meets scorn from democratically minded Taiwanese
Their donations support President Xi Jinping's push for 'common prosperity,' a state-controlled plan to benefit all by redistributing wealth through approved NGOs
Three Hong Kongers reflect on legacy of legal crackdown in conversation with VOA
With a diploma from a good college no longer the ticket to the 'Chinese dream,' Beijing worries as frustrated youth embrace a minimalist lifestyle
Beijing blocks groups rejecting marriage, child-rearing, heterosexual sex and products unfriendly to women, such as body-shaping underwear
