A Chinese comedian was severely punished on Wednesday for making a joke about the People’s Liberation Army and his production company fined roughly two million dollars. This incident demonstrates that Chinese censors are now turning their attention to the small…
China, Central Asian countries pledge cooperation at close of summit
China and five Central Asian countries have agreed to expand their cooperation at the close of a two-day China-Central Asia summit in the eastern Chinese city of Xi’an. China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan agreed on Friday to promote…
China’s special envoy met Zelensky during 2-day Ukraine visit, Beijing says
Beijing’s newly appointed special envoy for the Ukraine war has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, China confirmed Thursday as its attempts to fashion itself as a potential peacemaker in the grinding conflict, despite close ties with Russia. Li Hui a…
South Korean player, Son detained in China over bribery allegation
South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho has been detained in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on suspicion of accepting a bribe, China’s Foreign Ministry has said. Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that Son was placed in custody “recently”…
Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53% in 2022
The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the figure recorded for 2021. This is according to an Amnesty International report released on Tuesday. The human rights organisation, in…
Austria to ban TikTok on government-issued devices
Government officials and federal politicians in Austria will delete the video-sharing app TikTok from their government-issued phones, as Vienna aims to bar Chinese operating firm from accessing sensitive data. Austria Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner said on Wednesday that for officials and…
China expels Canada’s top diplomat in Shanghai in tit-for-tat move
China on Tuesday expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat after Ottawa told a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat to leave the country, escalating already tense bilateral relations. On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry asked the diplomat to leave China,…
CIA staged ‘‘Color Revolutions’’, hacker attacks around globe – Chinese Cyber-security Centre
A Chinese report has alleged that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) masterminded a great number of hacker attacks and “color revolutions” in the post-Soviet space and other regions of the globe. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre and…
Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail
Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos…
China disowns ambassador’s remarks questioning Ukrainian independence
China has distanced itself from the remarks of one of its envoys who questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet countries. Paris ambassador Lu Shaye’s comments last week caused widespread outrage, leading to calls to Beijing to clarify.…