China News

US lawmakers propose bills to hit China over fentanyl trade

China is dominant source of chemical precursors used by Mexican cartels to produce fentanyl

VOA Mandarin: China expands private pension system nationwide

Press freedom continues to deteriorate in Hong Kong

Next year will likely continue trend of press freedom decline in Hong Kong, experts say

VOA Mandarin: Sino-European relations remain frosty in 2024

Australia's deals with Pacific nations aim to curb China's influence

Multi-million dollar deals with Nauru and Papua New Guinea give Canberra some power to prevent two island nations from signing security-related deals with Beijing

Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy loses legal case against UK intel agency

Britain's MI5 security service issued an alert in January 2022, warning that London-based lawyer Christine Lee was knowingly engaged in ‘political interference activities in the UK’

Taipei mayor calls for reduced tensions during rare visit of Chinese officials 

'More olive branches of peace, less sour grapes of conflict', mayor says 

VOA Mandarin: 10 years on, what happened to Beijing’s ‘Made in China 2025’ policy? 

EU sanctions Chinese firms, North Korean minister over Ukraine war

Companies sanctioned for supplying Russia’s military; North Korea targeted for supplying troops

China's Xi calls on party to 'turn knife inward' to end corruption

Despite the sweeping crackdown, the party continues to be plagued by graft, particularly within the armed forces

China's weak consumption drags on economy as Trump tariff threat looms

Trade relations with the United States could worsen at a time when domestic consumption also remains weak

Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo