China sanctions Belgian lawmaker for motion which alerts about genocide risk against Xinjiang Uygurs
Beijing: Beijing has sanctioned a Belgian lawmaker who called for a proposal warning of a risk of genocide against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang, a region which has always triggered international criticisms over China's alleged treatment towards the Uyghur Muslim community.
Japan may defend Taiwan if Beijing makes moves: Pottinger
Washington: Former US deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger has said Japan is likely to defend Taiwan if Beijing makes moves to reunify the island with its mainland by force.
US Prez Joe Biden orders US agencies to find source of Covid19 virus in China
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed the country's intelligence agencies to submit a report to him within the next three months finding if the novel coronavirus first surfaced in China from an animal source or emerged from a laboratory accident, an AFP report said.
Flexing muscle China carries out 'Taiwan invasion' drills
Beijing: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released videos showing marines conducting island landing drills "targeting Taiwan", in what looks like an attempt to put pressure in the region.
Philippine business groups urges Beijing to withdraw ships from reef
Manila: Business groups in the Philippines have urged China to withdraw its ships from a reef that has remained a point of tension in the South China Sea, media reports said.
China protests US delegation's visit to Taiwan
Beijing/UNI: China has expressed protest to the United States in light of an unofficial delegation's visit to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Wednesday.
Former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo asks US to boycott Beijing Games
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the US to boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year.
China’s rumoured involvement in the military coup will benefit no one except Beijing: Report
China’s rumoured involvement in the military coup will benefit no one except Beijing, The Taiwan Times opinion said.
Successful Olympic Games in 2022 could validate China's authoritarian system: Expert
Edinburg: A geo-politics expert has said he feels hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics could help China revamp their image from a world factory to a world power.
Tokyo lodges protest with Beijing over Chinese ships' entry into Japanese coastal waters
Tokyo/Sputnik: Tokyo on Tuesday lodged a protest with Beijing after four Chinese ships entered the Japanese coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said.
British overseas passport process begins: Beijing targets London
London: Reacting to London's comment that it will not 'look the other way' after Beijing said that it would stop recognising British National Overseas BN (O) passport as a travel or identification document, China called he move “the logic of a brazen bandit”.
Rights group feels China is witnessing global resistance to deepening repression
The Chinese government’s heightened repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang are emblematic of the worsening human rights situation under President Xi Jinping, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2021.
China delays Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s espionage trial for three months
China delays Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s espionage trial for three months
Olympic Committee accused of ignoring human rights to host Beijing Games in 2022
Washington: A coalition of ethnic minorities in China has accused the International Olympic Committee of ignoring widespread human rights abuses as the nation is gearing up to host the 2022 Winter Olympic in Beijing city.
China's NPCSC is undermining autonomy of Hong Kong: Mike Pompeo
Washington: Beijing’s unrelenting assault against Hong Kong’s democratic processes has gutted its Legislative Council, rendering the body a rubber stamp devoid of meaningful opposition, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.