Xi Jinping

To put it bluntly, China is screwed and that is based as much on Beijings reaction to recent events as it is to the events themselves. Protests in Hong Kongwith massive numbers of demonstrators eventually led Beijing to capitulate without a face-saving exit…

HONG KONG, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong was bracing for major disruptions to business on Monday as a general strike threatens to paralyse parts of the Asian financial centre, with more than 100 flights already cancelled, amid a broader anti-government campaign…

These departures have allowed a new Furniture Gallery to open, displaying the many thrones that emperors used, which had been stored away for decades in warehouses. Next door is the imperial temple, once one of the most important structures in the complex, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty and had no plans to come into compliance with it. U.S. President Donald Trump …

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Friday they had arrested eight people, with a leading pro-independence figure reportedly among them, after seizing weapons and suspected bomb-making material as the city braces for another weekend of anti-governm…

A popular Chinese vlogger who previously relied on beauty filters to look young accidentally revealed herself as a 58-year-old woman when a livestream technical glitch accidentally showed her real face, local media reported. The vlogger, known as "Her Roya…

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BEIJING (AP) Chinese dissident Huang Qi has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on the charge of leaking secrets to a foreign entity, more than two years after his arrest, a court said Monday. Huang, who founded a website documenting alleged rights abuses b…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered a pessimistic view on reaching a trade deal with China, saying Beijing may not sign one before the November 2020 election in hopes a Democrat who will be easier to deal with, will win. Dur…

Apple has asked the Trump administration to exclude components that make up the forthcoming Mac Pro high-end desktop computer from import tariffs, weeks after planning to re-locate production of the line to China from Texas. The Cupertino, California-based t…