The Latest Breaking News from China

Wenyi Ding, 17, wins 74th U.S. Junior Amateur, becomes first male from China to win USGA championship

Ding is the first men's player from China to win any USGA championship.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 31, 2022

Rocket booster won't hit the kingdom: space agency

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) says debris from the 21-tonne rocket booster of China's Long March 5B rocket will not hit Thailand and is likely to fall into the Indian Ocean on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30, 2022

Mastermind in China running sextortion racket on pretext of loan app

NAGPUR: A gang of advanced hackers, with its mastermind in China, is operating an app-based sextortion racket on the pretext of offering instant loans.

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

China holds live-fire drills near Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Asia

China held live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared to arrive in Asia.

Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022

China announces military exercises near Taiwan as Pelosi's visit looms

Pelosi's visit has stoked fears that Taiwan will become a military flashpoint in the near future.

Axios · Jul 30, 2022

China announces military exercises as Pelosi's possible trip to Taiwan looms

China said it was conducting military exercises off its coast after warning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to scrap possible plans to visit Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

WEKU · Jul 30, 2022

How can India leverage Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to further its interests?

About a month and a half before the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the work on finalising its agenda is picking up steam. Apart from being of interest as the high table of the world’s largest regional grouping by geographical size and population, the summit will be…

Newslaundry · Jul 30, 2022

Political Pulse / Is there a path to Kishida's vision of a world free of nuclear weapons?

On Aug. 1, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will become the first Japanese prime minister to address the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York. It is rare for national leaders to take part in NPT review conferences, which are usually held every five years, and Kishida's participation will…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 30, 2022

Lavrov's four-nation charm offensive intensifies new scramble for Africa

Last week, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, paid a visit to Africa. As the west attempts to isolate Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine in February, African countries are not equally enthusiastic about western sanctions against Moscow.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 30, 2022

Swiss set to match EU sanctions if China invades Taiwan - agency chief

The head of the Swiss agency that implements economic sanctions expects the neutral country to adopt any punitive measures the European Union launches against China if it invades Taiwan, she said in a newspaper interview.

Reuters · Jul 30, 2022