The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Long-delayed Chinese answer to Boeing and Airbus set for first international flight

Comac C919 to fly from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday in what analysts have dismissed as a PR exercise

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China

Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours

The Guardian - AU · 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 says India's move to identify 27 places in Arunachal with standard names is 'illegal, null and void'

China declared India's official map naming of Arunachal Pradesh places as void. Beijing asserts that the Zangnan region, which is Arunachal Pradesh, belongs to China. India formally identified twenty-seven places and features by their standard names on its map. China has periodically released its own names for locations in the…

The Economic Times · Aug 10

For India, the Mecca pact is a setback. For China, it's a warning

A new defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey has been signed. This agreement is seen as a setback for India's regional interests. China may benefit commercially from increased weapon system access. However, the pact could also reduce US military focus in West Asia. This shift might allow greater…

The Times of India · Aug 10

Global Market: Shanghai, Hong Kong stocks rise as consumer gains offset tech weakness

Shanghai and Hong Kong stocks gained on Monday as consumer and property shares offset weakness in technology stocks. Investors assessed fresh Chinese inflation data, which pointed to persistent deflationary pressures, for clues on Beijing’s policy outlook. Expectations of fiscal support and resilient exports also shaped market sentiment.

The Economic Times · Aug 10

Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

BEIJING - Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport.

Bangkok Post · Aug 10

World-view 'gulf' leaves closer China ties out of reach

Australia's former top diplomat to China has offered a clear-eyed assessment of the nations' relationship, which he says will never be truly close.

AAP · Aug 9

China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in 10 minutes

Chinese start-ups and researchers are racing to bring brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) to market that can be implanted in just a few minutes, as Beijing pushes to nurture home-grown players in the sector to compete with Elon Musk's Neuralink.

Bangkok Post · Aug 9

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after flight cancellations, evacuations

BEIJING - Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert.

Bangkok Post · Aug 9