The Latest Breaking News on China

Japan and EU announce a security and defense partnership as regional tensions rise

Japan and the European Union have announced a security and defense partnership as they seek to step up military ties, including joint exercises and exchanges between their defense industries, amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion

The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced to prison this week

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

US And South Korea Urge China To Prevent Escalation

China faces diplomatic challenges as it navigates relationships with Russia, North Korea, and the international community amidst reports of North Korean tr...

Top News · Nov 1, 2024

US sanctions 398 firms in more than a dozen countries, accusing them of helping Russia's war effort

The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 398 firms across Russia, India, China, and more than a dozen other nations — accusing them of providing products and services that enable Russia’s war effort and aid its ability to evade sanctions

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Couple arrested after woman found dead near waterfall in Hong Kong

Southeast Asian domestic worker, 25, was found dead near waterfall

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Australia to boost missile production after China tests ICBM in Pacific

Australia to increase missile defence and long-range strike capability as Asia Pacific region enters ‘missile age’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 30, 2024

Chinese government is calling women, asking when their last period was, and urging them to get pregnant

‘The surveyor must be from the previous generation, who did not realise that she was talking to a whole different generation that values privacy, quality of life and choices much more,’ mother-of-one says

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Chinese Women Are Getting Weird Government Phone Calls Asking If They're Pregnant Yet: 'Things Are Getting Desperate'

Chinese women have been sharing their experiences receiving phone calls from government workers and officials, during which they are asked invasive questions about family planning and whether or not they are pregnant.

Latin Times · Oct 29, 2024

Finland president calls North Korean troops deployed to Russia an ‘escalation’

Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that goes against China’s own stated position on the conflict

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

China confirms arrest of South Korean man on suspicion of espionage

Former Samsung Electronics employee allegedly leaked semiconductor data to his country 

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024