The Latest Breaking News on China

North Korea threatens to exercise self-defense as it slams US-South Korea military drills

North Korea has threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that would be more provocative than last year

The Independent UK · Aug 14

How Zhu Rongji reshaped China

Since its founding almost 77 years ago, the People's Republic of China has had eight premiers. But only two -- Zhao Ziyang and Zhu Rongji -- deserve credit for the country's economic rise. In the 1980s, Zhao translated Deng Xiaoping's vision of "reform and opening up" into policy, pushing through…

Bangkok Post · Aug 13

The west turns a blind eye to Xi Jinping’s repressive regime in China

Letters: Meaningful diplomacy on an international level is well overdue, writes Jennifer Hubbard. Plus letters from Geoffrey Dixon and Jane Renton

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

Zhu Rongji obituary

Premier of the People’s Republic of China regarded as an economic reformer who declared that the country had become ‘the factory of the world’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Zhu Rongji, trailblazing ex-premier who transformed China's economy

BEIJING - Zhu Rongji, China's former premier who died on Wednesday aged 97, championed free-market policies and delivered far-reaching economic reforms during his five years at the helm.

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a week

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, its second test in less than a week, as Seoul and Washington prepare to begin annual military drills. The launches appear to signal Pyongyang’s opposition to the exercises, which it views as a rehearsal for an invasion.

France 24 · Aug 12

Passenger jet billed as China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus prepares to make first international flight

The Comac C919 will fly from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, although experts say it could take generations for it to challenge the west’s dominance of the industry

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12

China told to respect Pacific sovereignty after missile

Pacific Island nations are sending a "message" to China following its missile test, with Australia joining a US-led call for advance notice for future launches.

AAP · Aug 12

Chinese man spends 500,000 yuan on a 'flash marriage', only to discover his wife's hidden past; matchmaking scams leave men broke and betrayed, 128 victims hit

China’s growing “flash marriage” industry is facing scrutiny after men reportedly lost hundreds of thousands of yuan through rushed matchmaking arrangements. One 37-year-old man spent up to 500,000 yuan before discovering his wife’s alleged hidden past. Authorities have launched a crackdown as concerns rise over matchmaking fraud, China’s gender imbalance…

The Times of India · Aug 11

China Slaps Tariffs of Up to 54.3% on U.S. and Mexican Agricultural Products

China has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of more than 50% on some pecan imports from the United States and Mexico, escalating trade tensions with two of its major trading partners after Beijing concluded that artificially low-priced imports were hurting Chinese producers.

Latin Times · Aug 11