China’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign has claimed another high-prole
gure with the surrender of Zhang Jianhua, a senior former ofcial in the
agency that oversees the country’s powerful defense industry. Zhang, 64, is
now under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law,”
according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the
Communist Party’s top...
Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are advocating for the Department of Commerce to broaden the responsibilities of the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) to directly tackle the...
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has reaffirmed China’s sovereign rating at A1 with a ‘negative’ outlook, citing persistent global trade uncertainties and elevated export tariffs imposed by the United States. The decision, announced on Monday, comes despite recent signs of stabilisation in China’s domestic financial risks and policy reforms.
The outlook, first downgraded...
Japan has accused China of conducting maritime scientific research without prior notification within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surrounding its southernmost atoll in the Pacific Ocean
The alleged activity occurred on Monday near Okinotori, an isolated atoll in the Philippine Sea located roughly midway between Taiwan and Guam. China has...
Authorities ask lawmaking body to waive the accused's immunity so that they can be investigated under the two-month probe
The European Parliament has named five of its lawmakers whom Belgian prosecutors have targeted in a bribery scandal investigation involving Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies.
Authorities have asked the parliament to waive the lawmakers' immunity...
A Chinese court has sentenced a senior police officer to 17 years in prison for his part in a bribes-for-projects scandal, proceeds from which were used to buy two homes in Australia, according to court documents.
The corruption case comes amid an Australian government crackdown on foreign investors who have...
China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Wednesday, adding that he would be happy to shake the hand of his Chinese opposite number in friendship.
China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own...
The India-China relation, an already contentious one, wavering more often towards competition and conflict with small bouts of cooperation, became more complicated as India launched Operation Sindoor to retaliate against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Pahalgam.
To begin with, China refrained from calling Pahalgam a terrorist attack. Furthermore, following the attack, China’s...
Protests have started among Chinese construction workers, teachers, and factory staff who are demanding overdue wages, as public frustration grows over the effects of tightening local government budgets
Workers across China, from the northern province of Hebei to the southern autonomous region of Guangxi, which borders Vietnam, and eastward to...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering spoke to members of the Tibetan community in Ontario during his official trip to Toronto on May 18
The event commenced with a welcoming speech and a short presentation by the President of the Tibetan Association, Sonam Lankar, followed by comments from Representative Namgyal Choedup. Both speakers...
