The Latest Breaking News from China

China, Solomon Islands pact would set 'concerning precedent', United States warns

The United States says a proposed security pact between Solomon Islands and China could destabilise the Pacific Island nation and set a "concerning precedent" for the region.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

China’s economy shows signs of slowdown amid strict Covid lockdowns

Shanghai effectively sealed off for weeks as China attempts to contain latest outbreak

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Australia would be among the biggest economic losers from a new cold war

If tensions between the Western world and China and Russia led to a split into two separate financial and trading systems, Australia would be among the countries most hurt.

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2022

Bin bags full of cats seen in Shanghai as police 'killing pets whose owners have Covid'

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Officials in Shanghai, China, have been rounding up and killing pets belonging to residents who test positive for Covid, as other people are kept in 'quarantine camps' where lights remain on 24/7

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

Here's Why Alibaba Shares Are Falling

Shares of several Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA), are trading lower as investors digest recent economic data. Investors also continue to assess the economic impact of a surge in COVID cases in China.

Benzinga · Apr 18, 2022

Here's Why Nio Shares Are Falling

Shares of several Chinese companies, including Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO), are trading lower as investors digest recent economic data. Investors also continue to assess the economic impact of a surge in COVID cases in China.

Benzinga · Apr 18, 2022

LinkDoc Formally Withdraws Its U.S. IPO. Next Stop, Hong Kong?

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Benzinga · Apr 18, 2022

Wood You Spot It? Body Paint Fan Not Treesily Seen

The artist - named only as Wang in Chinese media - spends up to three hours covering himself in paint to match his surroundings.

Zenger · Apr 18, 2022

The Chinese Welsh learner who became fluent in just three years and now teaches the language through Mandarin

Teaching Welsh on the channel BiliBili - the equivalent of YouTube in China - YuQi goes by the name “Miss Morwenna”

Wales Online · Apr 18, 2022

As COVID hit Kenya and South Africa, race and class fears were amplified on Twitter

It’s common in both Kenya and South Africa for there to be everyday conversations about inequalities in power relations and between “races”, classes and ethnic groups. Kenya, in East Africa, and South Africa, in southern Africa, share a history of British colonial divisions. In both countries, social movements and protest…

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2022