Tag: China
Ex-vice minister sentenced to death for $92.39m bribe
The court established that Sun received money and valuables totaling more than 646 million yuan (92.39 million U.S. dollars) by…
Former Chinese top official gets death sentence for $92.39m bribe
Sun was also deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated, said the Intermediate…
Ex-deputy mayor of Chongqing jailed 15 years for bribery
Deng was found guilty of taking advantage of his former positions in Hubei Province and the Chongqing Municipality between 1999…
U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if attacked by China: Biden
The interview was just the latest time that Biden has appeared to go beyond long-standing stated U.S. policy on Taiwan,…
Monkeypox lands in China
The person concerned entered Chongqing city in transit from abroad and showed symptoms such as a skin rash during their…
Chinese officials ‘prevented from attending queen’s lying in state’
China’s official delegation is expected to be barred from attending Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state ahead of the…
China raises alert level as typhoon Muifa approaches
Gale-force winds would lash coastal areas of Taiwan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai and Jiangsu from now to Wednesday afternoon, the National…
Death toll from Chinese earthquake rises to 46
A large-scale search and rescue operation is underway with thousands helping with recovery efforts. The authorities also mobilised the military…
UN accuses China of committing crimes in Xinjiang
The lengthy report said "serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang "in the context of the Government's application…
Nigeria to deepen diplomatic ties with China, says Amb. Jidda
President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the embassy to issue visas to Chinese wanting to go to Nigeria for investment within…
America provokes China again with new handshake with Taiwan
Senator Marsha Blackburn, a member of the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan's capital Taipei on board…
China slams sanctions on Taiwan’s ‘independence diehards’
Among those sanctioned were Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, Hsiao Bi-khim, Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council…
China reports 1,094 new COVID cases
There were no new deaths, keeping the nation's fatalities at 5,226. As of Aug. 9, mainland China had confirmed 232,109…
China halts cooperation with U.S. on climate change, military matters
In a statement released soon after Pelosi left Japan on the final leg of her Asian tour, China also cancelled…
China to slap sanctions on Nancy Pelosi, family over Taiwan visit
The threat of sanction comes as Pelosi said China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.