China hasn’t responded to an invitation to be part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, probably because of its strained diplomatic relations with the United States, U.S. officials said. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States is joining more than 80 countries and dozens of international agencies against the […]

“There is no new year’s greeting, just funerals to go to,” a Beijing relative told New York resident Cheng. Cheng, whose wife is from Beijing, has developed extensive contacts there because of his 10-year business in that city.

Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday. Such a streak was last recorded in 1961—decades before most Beijing residents had air conditioning or even fans.

The Chinese embassy has reportedly demanded an Israel-based news outlet remove its interview with Taiwan's foreign minister, and failure to do so may result in Beijing downgrading its ties with Israel.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued publicly calling for Beijing to remove the trade sanctions on Australian exports.

China’s eastern city of Changshu is set to implement the use of digital yuan (e-CNY) to pay public sector employees’ salaries. One China observer believes that Beijing’s goal in introducing the digital yuan is to strengthen its control—at the cost of further deteriorating the economy and human rights of the Chinese people. Changshu recently announced […]

Before getting into the Biden administration’s kowtowing to Beijing, let us examine its other feckless actions over the past couple of months.

"We call on the Beijing authorities to take responsibility and immediately stop such destructive unilateral actions," it added.

Former public safety minister Bill Blair says that a secret memo prepared by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to inform the federal government of Beijing’s targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong never reached him at the time because it was sent to the wrong office. “Just to be very clear, CSIS did not brief me […]

The latter refers directly to the controversy surrounding Beijing targeting MPs like Michael Chong. Global's report did not specify whether one of the briefs had been produced by the PCO.

Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi was detained on June 10 by Chinese police at a Beijing airport for more than two hours because of a visa issue.

AUKUS was formed to counteract ongoing military aggression from Beijing in the South China Sea and towards Taiwan.

Mainland China will reopen its border with Hong Kong, as Beijing drops its zero-COVID restrictions this weekend.

Australia will cut the purchase of new armoured vehicles in favour of long-range missiles to better deal with the Beijing threat and pivot the country's military from a land-based fighting force to one better suited to maritime warfare.

Beijing has panned the United Nations' nuclear watchdog for the agency's positive assessment of the progress of the AUKUS deal so far.

The issue has been problematic for Sogavare since he switched official diplomatic ties to Beijing from Taiwan in 2019.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joined a growing list of officials and politicians who are calling for a public inquiry into allegations of Beijing’s interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections. “Conservatives are announcing today we support an independent and public inquiry,” Poilievre said while speaking to reporters in Ottawa on March 1. Poilievre […]

Taiwan Vice President William Lai visited Japan to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, much to the displeasure of Beijing.

Gold medallist Ilia Malinin of the United States poses with the country's national flag at the medal ceremony for men's free skating event during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing on Dec. 9, 2023.

Locals say the atmosphere in Beijing is growing tense amid rising virus cases. And outside Beijing, workers in full protection gear are seen testing tables, chairs, and more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more first-hand news from China.

“President Xi, of course, would be laughing under his breath as he was entertaining his dear friend in Beijing.”

The Senkaku Islands are a disputed territory in the East China Sea, administered by Japan but also claimed by Beijing and Taipei.

New Zealand PM Calls for ‘Dialogue’ With Beijing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called out Beijing for becoming more “assertive” and willing to challenge international rules and norms. “Here, we must respond to the actions we see.

Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan were detained Thursday in Beijing when they were en route to meet a delegation from the European Union.

Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian, in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 7:30 Report, said it was time the Australian government put more effort into meeting Beijing "halfway" and re-engage.

Whatever differences existed between Beijing and Taiwan would be resolved peacefully," Blinken said.

National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas gave her perspective on June 1 as to why intelligence about threats to MPs was not briefed to any relevant minister. Thomas, who wasn’t in her current role at the time, told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that a “breakdown in process” […]

Beijing is recruiting large numbers of British, French, Australian, and Canadian pilots to train its air force. Carl Schuster, former director of operations at U.S.

Wu was the designer of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games mascot “Fu Niu Lele” and one of the designers of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mascot “Fuwa.”

Beijing is pumping more money into new developments in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati as “COVID-Zero” policies pummel the Chinese economy.