The Latest Breaking News on China

China warns US of retaliation if Trump's 'Economic D-Day' sanctions hit their Iran oil trade

China has warned that it could take retaliatory measures if the United States significantly expands secondary sanctions targeting Chinese companies doing business with Iran, according to reporting by the Financial Times.

The Times of India · Aug 25

China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran

Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests as US steps up efforts to isolate Tehran

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25

Leader of fringe New Zealand religious group jailed over 70-year-old follower’s death

Prosecution describes sect leader’s household as tightly controlled, where the women were expected to refer to Kaixiao Liu as ‘Lord’ or ‘Master’

The Independent UK · Aug 25

The Guardian view on the Tiananmen vigil convictions: Hong Kong too has been silenced. Others should speak out

Editorial: Two activists who organised commemorations of the bloody crackdown on China’s 1989 pro-democracy protests now face jail. Remembering is not a crime

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Iran vows to retaliate against countries that cooperate with fresh US sanctions

Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Japanese lawmakers visit Beijing seeking to mend ties after fallout from Takaichi's Taiwan remark

Lawmakers from Japan have traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials in the first visit since tensions rose after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comment on Taiwan angered China

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Iran warns states joining US sanctions will be considered enemies

Iran on Saturday said that any country participating in the United States’ “economic war” against the Islamic republic would be considered “an enemy”. The warning came after President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday the war with the US should end because the world had already accepted that Iran had won, according…

France 24 · Aug 22

Before Xi-Trump talks, US Navy flies through Taiwan Strait, puts China on notice

A US Navy aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, putting one of the most sensitive issues in US-China relations back in focus just weeks before a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Times of India · Aug 22

Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city

The Independent UK · Aug 22

‘She’s not afraid of anyone’: the prison writings of one of Hong Kong’s last outspoken democracy activists

Chow Hang-tung has been detained since 2021, and written about everything from clothes to Tiananmen Square and the meaning of freedom

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21