China

Chinese military motivated the beginning of military exercises around Taiwan by the meeting between Taiwan president and speaker of US House of Representatives

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Russian President Putin "a dear friend" in the Kremlin meeting

The WHO has accused China of hiding data for years on raccoon contagions that could explain the origin of Covid-19, data that has now disappeared

Over the weekend, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, two annual meetings of the People's Republic's largest assemblies were held to ratify Xi Jinping's third term in office, appoint the new premier and define economic goals

Some provinces are granting young newlyweds a month's paid leave in the hope of encouraging weddings and boosting a declining birth rate

Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to win ATP Tour final, rallying for a three-set victory over American Isner in the Dallas Open

The country said it reserved the right to take further action after the United States shot down what it claimed was a spy balloon off the South Carolina coast, described by the country as a weather balloon that had lost its way

The People's Bank of China said it will extend three carbon reduction lending products - also in the textile industry - as part of its efforts to support green development

As many as 60.000 people have died from Covid in the country in just over a month, Beijing authorities announced in the first toll released since restrictions were relaxed

State media said traveller’s Covid-19 testing requirements imposed around the world in response to a surging wave of infections in China and to the fact of no longer publishing daily data were “unfounded” and “discriminatory” to the point of "sabotage"

State-owned aerospace manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China delivered first domestic passenger jet to China Eastern Airlines with a 15-minute maiden flight; the C919 arrow-body passenger plane is milestone in China’s aviation ambitions