China Newsbase
Fast, easy search of the China news that matters
The China News Database was last updated at 01:50PM on November 9, 2023.
Database searches currently perform best when a tag filter is used. We suggest trying out these tags: Xi Jinping, Russia, Taiwan, COVID-19, climate change, electric vehicles, gaming, IPOs, Belt and Road Initiative.
You may also filter by articles featured in our daily members-only Access newsletter, to get a curated overview of the top news and analysis about Chinese politics, business, and society. Select one option:
- All top news and analysis
- The China Project top news and analysis
- Top news and analysis from elsewhere — Stories in the “News briefing,” previously known as “Recommended links”
This product is in beta testing and development. If you would like to share feedback on the content or user experience, please email editors@thechinaproject.com.
4,558 articles matching the search query.
China may send peacekeepers to Afghanistan when US troops leave: experts
Beijing is concerned terrorist groups will prosper if there is a lack of stability in the region, observers say.
Biden, Suga poised to present united front on Taiwan as China steps up pressure
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will present a united front on Taiwan, China's most sensitive territorial issue, in a summit meeting on Friday, according to a senior U.S. administration official.
Why are Twitter ‘China state media’ tags only applied to Chinese employees?
Concerns of fairness and safety come amid rising incidents of violence and harassment in the US against Asians and Asian-Americans.
Foreigner jailed for 11 years, students arrested over Hong Kong protests
Top law enforcement agency releases details of four national security cases involving mainland students, while state television gives more information on the case of a Chinese-born Belize businessman who was prosecuted a year ago.
WHO expects decision on emergency listing for Chinese vaccines soon
The World Health Organization will decide late this month or in May on emergency use listings for COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm (1099.HK) and Sinovac (SVA.O) following an extended review, a WHO European region official said on Thursday.
Shanghai half marathon ditches Adidas shirts ahead of Sunday’s race
The Shanghai Half Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, has scrapped plans to provide runners with Adidas-branded T-shirts, according to messages sent to participants, as the German firm remains under pressure in China over comments it made on cotton from the country's western Xinjiang region.
China summons Japan ambassador over plans to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea
China on Thursday summoned Japan's ambassador in protest over Japan's planned release of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant and said it would assess possible safety threats to food and agricultural products.
Biden, Suga to send signal to assertive China at U.S.-Japan summit
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden will highlight Tokyo's central role in Washington's strategy to counter the challenge of an increasingly assertive China at a summit on Friday.
As Suga heads to U.S., Japanese stocks with ties to China take a beating
Japanese firms with strong Chinese ties are seeing their shares fall ahead of a meeting of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden, as investors fear pressure to align Japan more closely with Washington's tough stance on Beijing.
Ahead of Suga-Biden summit, Japan briefs US on Tencent-Rakuten ties
Talks seek to reassure Washington over China link to telecom network
Chinese students pay agents US$12,000 for shot at Wall Street
Career consulting firms are offering an inside track to those who can afford it, promising to help land internships and jobs.
France, India and Australia step up Quad-style ties, with China on the horizon
The three countries are planning to increase their joint presence in the Indo-Pacific, while in a veiled reference to Beijing’s criticism, India’s external affairs minister says ‘people need to get over’ the idea the groupings are a threat.
Beijing accuses Washington of funding terrorists in Xinjiang
Foreign ministry spokesman uses video of interview with sacked FBI contract translator Sibel Edmonds to support claim.
China protests to Turkey over refusal to extradite Xinjiang accused
A court in Turkey cited a lack of credible evidence and freed Abudukadir Yapuquan, raising the ire of China.
AstraZeneca's drug Tagrisso gets China nod for early lung cancer
AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) said on Wednesday that China's health regulator expanded the use of Tagrisso, the British drugmaker's lung cancer treatment, in patients with a type of lung cancer when diagnosed at an early stage.
U.S. senators match House bill to assist Uighur refugees
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to expedite refugee applications from Uighurs, matching an effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to assist members of the largely Muslim ethnic group that advocates say face persecution in China.
Calls for US, China to work together and ‘set example’ on climate change
The countries are the two biggest carbon emitters in the world, and experts at virtual talks say cooperation on climate, energy and green finance will benefit everyone.
Biden's climate envoy Kerry to hold talks with China, South Korea
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will travel to China this week to discuss international efforts to tackle global warming, seeking to press his counterparts to make ambitious emissions reduction targets despite tension in the U.S.-China relationship.
China’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine may start late-stage trial in May - state media
China's locally developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology could start late-stage clinical trial overseas as early as next month, official media said on Tuesday.
Don't play with fire on Taiwan, China warns U.S.
China told the United States on Tuesday to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own.
