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Chinese Police Have Filmed Dozens of Forced Confessions, Often After Torture: Report
State security police often place detainees under extreme duress or subject them to torture before telling them what to say and what to wear on camera.
WSJ News Exclusive | China’s Xi Speeds Up Inward Economic Shift
With the world in recession and U.S.-China tensions deepening, President Xi Jinping is laying out a major initiative to accelerate China’s shift toward more reliance on its domestic economy.
Beijing will honour phase one trade deal with US, central bank chief says
Beijing’s intention to continue honouring trade deal, requiring China to significantly increase purchases of US goods and services, reflects the Chinese government’s efforts to keep US-China ties from deteriorating further.
Hope, Despair, Control: The 1950s China My Father Saw, Echoed Today
William Stevenson was one of the first foreign correspondents to visit the People’s Republic of China. Decades later, despite its transformation, I recognize the same country.
China hopes ‘unpredictable’ Trump loses election, US official says
The latest warning comes as the presidential election takes place in less than three months.
What Now?
The past several months have been a particularly volatile period in U.S.-China relations. After last month’s closures of the Chinese consulate in Houston and the American consulate in Chengdu, we
Chinese peacekeepers deliver medical help after Beirut port explosion
Chinese President Xi Jinping sends a message of condolence to Lebanese President Michel Aoun, expressing sorrow for the loss of life.
Think 'sanctions' will trouble China? Then you're stuck in the politics of the past | Ai Weiwei
The complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackled, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei
‘Clean Up This Mess’: The Chinese Thinkers Behind Xi’s Hard Line
Chinese academics have been honing the Communist Party’s authoritarian response in Hong Kong, rejecting the liberal ideas of their youth.
China Tries Its Favorite Economic Cure: More Construction
Strong sales at China’s biggest construction equipment maker show Beijing’s strategy for recovery after the virus. But while the company, XCMG, is prospering, the rest of the economy is struggling.
The Vatican Is Said to Be Hacked From China Before Talks With Beijing
In one attack, the hackers weaponized an electronic file with a letter that had a note of condolence from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state.
Xi uses AIIB annual conference to spell out China’s global ambitions
China’s president calls for efforts to make the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ‘a new type of development platform’.
As the World Gets Tougher on China, Japan Tries to Thread a Needle
Tokyo has not confronted Beijing as the United States and other allies have, mindful of its neighbor’s economic might and its own limited military options.
Officials Push U.S.-China Relations Toward Point of No Return
Top aides to President Trump want to leave a lasting legacy of ruptured ties between the two powers. China’s aggression has been helping their cause.
Xi urges Chinese military to boost drone warfare capacity
Xi tells students at air force university that pilot training is also a key element of building a stronger military.
A Chinese Tycoon Denounced Xi Jinping. Now He Faces Prosecution
The party accused Ren Zhiqiang, an influential property tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping, of being disloyal, took aim at his children and paved the way for criminal prosecution.
Europeans bemoan ‘promise fatigue’ in faltering China-EU investment talks
EU-China investment talks are entering a critical stage, as expectations of a breakthrough in Brussels fade following seven years of promises from Beijing to open up its economy.
Hundreds chip in to support sacked Xi critic
Hundreds of former students have come to the support of a law professor fired from an elite Chinese university for his outspoken criticism of President Xi Jinping, raising more than 100,000 yuan ($14,300) in donations. Xu Zhangrun, who taught at Tsinghua University for over 20 years, wrote an open letter to thank almost 600 alumni of the Beijing institution for their backing. "I'm nearing 60 years of age, and although my eyesight is dim, my body remains in good health and I can work to earn money for food," Xu said.
Envoy says Washington must decide if it is ready to accept rise of China
Ambassador Cui Tiankai tells CNN his country has ‘legitimate right’ to modernise in wide-ranging interview.
Chinese official leading security purge ‘may be on promotion fast track’
Chen Yixin is heading a campaign to ‘clean up the diseases and tumours’ in the country’s law enforcement agencies.
