The Latest Breaking News on China

MPs to visit Taiwan amid heightened tensions between UK and China

Foreign affairs select committee chairwoman says visit, which follows that of Nancy Pelosi in August, was ‘long planned’

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

The Standard View: The Chinese Communist Party can try to deny reality at home, but the world bears witness to its repression

Following the most significant civil unrest in China since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and the arrest and beating of a BBC journalist by police, a diplomatic row has broken out between Beijing and London.

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

Chinese ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over arrest of BBC journalist

A BBC journalist was beaten and kicked while filming protests against Chinese government's coronavirus measures in Shanghai.

Wales Online · Nov 29, 2022

UK parliamentary committee visits Taiwan

A British parliamentary committee is visiting Taiwan this week to meet President Tsai Ing-Wen and other senior officials, the Foreign Affairs Committee said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 29, 2022

Chinese ambassador summoned to Foreign Office after arrest of BBC journalist

THE Chinese ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office amid an escalating diplomatic row following the arrest of a BBC journalist in the…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2022

Canada won’t compromise values in relations with China, says foreign minister

Exclusive: as the two nations prepare to co-host Cop15, Mélanie Joly discusses Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy

The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2022

UK summons Chinese ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ arrest of BBC journalist

The broadcaster said the cameraman was ‘beaten and kicked’ by police after covering protests against Covid restrictions.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

‘Golden era’ of UK-Chinese relations is over, says Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking at the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London’s Guildhall

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

UK summons Chinese ambassador over ‘completely unacceptable’ beating and arrest of BBC journalist

China accuses British government of ‘hypocritical double standards’ after Rishi Sunak’s rebuke

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

China Cities under Heavy Policing after Protests

China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai were blanketed with security on Tuesday in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. The country's leadership faced a weekend of protests not seen in decades, as anger over unrelenting lockdowns fuels deep-rooted frustration with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 29, 2022