Thousands of Hong Kong protesters are tear-gassed by police in first clash since Beijing announced new law to ‘take full control’ Pro-democracy demonstrators protested against Beijing’s bill in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping area The bill will ban secession, foreign interference, treason and terrorism in the semi-autonomous territory Hong Kong pro-democracy figures accused the Communist … Read more
Along with killing tens of thousands of people in countries such as Britain, and inflicting years of subsequent economic pain, the corona crisis should drive lasting change in our perceptions of China. It’s not that this virus has changed the nature of the Chinese regime; but it has made its repressive, secretive and self-aggrandising side … Read more
Peng Liyuan is listed on the World Health Organisation’s website alongside former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker as one of nine ‘goodwill ambassadors’. When she was appointed, the then-head of the WHO hailed the Chinese folk singer’s ‘world famous voice and her compassionate heart’, saying she was ‘a big bright … Read more
A British expat who stayed in China during the coronavirus pandemic has documented how ordinary people coped with the country’s draconian lockdown and high-tech surveillance. Yu Kung, a former London advertising executive, used his camera to record his neighbours dealing with unprecedented life changes after the killer infection erupted in the Far East. One of … Read more
Trump administration is ‘considering first nuclear weapons test since 1992 citing threats from Russia and China’ – but experts warn it could start an ‘unprecedented arms race’ and destabilize international relations Trump administration officials allegedly discussed conducting a nuclear weapons test during a May 15 meeting with several national security agencies They claimed Russia and … Read more
Britain is urged to stand up to China as Beijing flexes its muscles in Hong Kong in latest threat to democratic freedoms Campaigners warned new security law would see the former British territory’s citizens put at risk Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement called on Downing Street to stand up to Beijing over the sweeping changes Critics … Read more
Boris Johnson plans to reduce Huawei’s involvement in Britain’s 5G network ‘to zero by 2023’ in wake of China’s coronavirus ‘cover-up’ Boris Johnson said he wants to reduce China’s involvement in UK infrastructure Comes after a backlash within the Conservative party over Chinese investment Tory MPs have urged caution over the ‘rushed’ Huawei deal signed … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine trialled in 108 healthy volunteers in China safely triggered an immune response in the participants, a new study reveals. Antibody production seen in the patients is a good sign that the vaccine may protect them from infection, but it’s too soon to say for sure. The Chinese vaccine was the very first … Read more
Basic training’s a blast! Navy instructor saves new recruit from an exploding grenade after he fails to throw it far enough A trainee from China’s Naval Aviation University was saved within 0.01 seconds He did not throw the grenade far enough during a grenade-throwing exercise The trainee’s instructor pulled him away and rolled them both … Read more
Chinese state media has claimed the US coerced Australia into calling for an inquiry into the origins and spread of coronavirus. An article in the Global Times, a state-controlled tabloid newspaper, said Australia is America’s ‘lapdog’ and serving as a US ‘pawn to create trouble for China‘. It suggested President Donald Trump told Prime … Read more