The Latest Breaking News on China

What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks

The small port city of Gwadar has a huge new airport funded by China, but local suspicion of Beijing’s true intentions threatens to wreck the project

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

Philippines stops research survey in disputed sea amid China’s ‘harassment’

Several Chinese coastguard vessels accused of making ‘aggressive manoeuvres’ towards Philippine fisheries boats.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2025

Philippines accuses China's forces of harassing fisheries vessels in the South China Sea

The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025

China is struggling to control its provinces as they expand distant-water fishing

Since the late 2010s, China has shown increasing sensitivity to the environmental and socio-economic impacts of its distant-water fishing (DWF) growth, as well as the reputational harm partly inflicted by international environmental advocacy.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

African healthcare at a crossroads after United States pulls WHO funding

Africa's reliance on World Health Organization support faces a critical test after Donald Trump withdrew the United States – and the considerable funding it contributes – from the global body. The move could have serious consequences across the continent, but one senior African health official told RFI it could also…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 23, 2025

How Things Stand In China-US Trade Tensions With Trump 2.0

Donald Trump is back in the White House, promising to use the United States's vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in the deadly American fentanyl crisis.

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2025

Trump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama canal – here are the facts

The US president has singled out China during his complaints about the Panama canal – so what influence does Beijing have?

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2025

China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

The Chinese government says it will ensure that share prices will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stock markets

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Trump administration promises ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines’ security

Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised China’s ‘dangerous’ actions towards the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2025

Political Crisis Hits South Korea Growth: Central Bank

South Korea's economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2024, data from the central bank showed Thursday, as the country struggled with the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law.

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2025