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At the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man called Zhong Mou. He became an orphan when he was young and worked very hard in the fields to support his brother. He liked to read when he had spare time. When he grew up, he received a commendation for being a person […]

BERLIN–The German government is taking steps to counter a surge in Chinese bids for stakes in German technology companies, including the creation of a billion-euro fund that could rescue such firms that are in financial trouble, a government source told Reuters. Senior officials are also working on changes to foreign trade regulations to ensure that […]

GENEVA–France and Germany have called on China to close “re-education camps” in its restive far western region of Xinjiang where up to one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities are thought to be held for political indoctrination as pressure grows for U.N. action. Reports of mass detentions and strict surveillance of the Turkic minority in […]

WASHINGTON–Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Sept. 18 that would reimpose sanctions on China’s ZTE if it does not fully comply with U.S. laws and an agreement with the Trump administration that ended stiff restrictions on the telecommunications equipment company. In July, President Donald Trump decided to lift a ban on U.S. […]

A highly respected Houston scientist recruited by the Chinese regime as part of its international talent search has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. The arrest of Xie Keping, a former professor in gastroenterology research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has caused a sensation among the Chinese diaspora in America, […]

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump warned of further retaliation against China and accused Beijing of seeking to influence November midterms by targeting U.S. farmers and industrial workers in the escalating trade war. Trump sent two tweets on Sept. 18 blaming China as both parties announced they would slap new tariffs on each other. “China has openly stated that […]

Amazon, the world largest internet retailer, shuffled its Chinese business recently, not to combat poor performance, but to crack down on bribery among its employees in country.

NEW YORK—”Why was there an order to start killing?” Fang Zheng asked bluntly. His simple query, among a titanic amount of other interrelated questions, has been unanswered for nearly 3 decades. But Zheng—a victim turned activist—whose legs were run over by a tank during the Tiananmen Square Massacre, is still fighting for the truth. The bloodbath, carried […]

The U.S. Justice Department is said to have ordered two Chinese state-run media organizations that are operating in the United States to register as foreign agents. Xinhua News Agency and China Global Television Network—which is run by China’s state-run broadcaster, China Central Television—are required to register under a little-enforced foreign lobbying law, according to a […]

NEW YORK—Global equity markets rallied on Sept. 18 as the latest tit-for-tat U.S.-Chinese trade dispute was seen as barely denting world growth, while U.S. Treasury yields rose in anticipation the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates this year and next. China said it will levy tariffs on about $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, as […]

The event did not make the news until Sept. 14, when the Chinese Embassy in Sweden issued a public notice warning Chinese not to visit Sweden on account of poor safety and abuse by the local police.

Something odd happened to him recently: He sat in front of a symphony orchestra, and all that familiar tension bunched up in his neck and back and shoulders just melted away.

Guo Jingyu, a prolific television director and producer, tells all about how officials pressure TV shows to “buy” good ratings.

NEW DELHI—A victory for President Abdulla Yameen in a Sept. 16 election in the Maldives could ramp up pressure on its finances, as the government stays the course on a Chinese-backed infrastructure boom that is in danger of swamping the economy. The Maldives under Yameen has grown closer to China—to the alarm of traditional ally […]

The next generation of wireless mobile communications technology—known as 5G—is considered key to revolutionizing many different industries: transportation, healthcare, and manufacturing, to name a few. Countries are currently vying for leadership in 5G because that is seen as critical to economic growth. China’s ambition in the 5G race is stated clearly in its national policy. […]

Shanxi Province is part of the ancient Chinese heartland. Home to the capitals of multiple dynasties and kingdoms, it is rich in cultural artifacts and tombs of monarchs and nobles. Selling the relics buried there can make raiders an overnight fortune.  

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 18 threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of trying to sway the U.S. election by targeting farmers. Trump made the accusations in a pair of Twitter posts as the two sides launched new trade tariffs […]

SHANGHAI—China’s yuan currency edged lower on Sept. 18 after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will impose duties on an extra $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, sharply escalating the trade fight between the two economic giants. Trump on Sept. 17 imposed 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, and threatened […]

TOKYO—A Japanese submarine has for the first time joined a naval drill in the South China Sea, the Ministry of Defense said on Sept. 17, in an expansion of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed by China and others. The submarine Kuroshio took part in the exercise on Sept. 13 with other Japanese warships, […]

Su Chi-cheng, director of the Taiwan Representative Office in Osaka, Japan, committed suicide on Sept. 14 following heavy criticism for his supposed negligence in the rescue of citizens stranded at Kansai Airport during heavy rains caused by Super Typhoon Jebi.