Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Hong Kong on high alert as Xi Jinping visits for handover anniversary

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China’s President Xi Jinping is due to visit Hong Kong. Areas of Hong Kong have been put into an anti-Covid “closed-loop” system and media prevented from some events. HONG KONG: Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit Hong Kong on Thursday, spurring a huge security operation in preparation for festivities marking the 25th anniversary … Read more

China backpedals on climate promises as economy slows

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BEIJING: When China’s President Xi Jinping issued his traditional Lunar New Year wishes from the country’s coal heartland in January, the subtext was clear: Beijing is not ready to kick its coal addiction, despite promises to slash emissions. The ink had barely dried on the hard-fought deal struck at last year’s United Nations climate conference … Read more

The Chinese-Russian bond

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On the eve of the Chinese New Year, President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Beijing as Moscow’s deteriorating relations with the West take centre stage ahead of the official opening of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital. During his visit, Putin hailed his country’s “unprecedented” ties with China at … Read more

Moving data out of China may be subject to a security review

BEIJING — Entities who want to provide data abroad may go through an internal security review and, on some occasions, will be subject to a government review, according to a draft regulation released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) Friday. The draft regulation was released to solicit public opinions, the CAC statement said. An … Read more

China’s President Xi vows peaceful ‘reunification’ with Taiwan

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that the Taiwan question arose out of the weakness and chaos of the Chinese nation, and it will be resolved as national rejuvenation becomes a reality. “This is determined by the general trend of Chinese history, but more importantly, it is the common will of all Chinese … Read more