Born in China and raised in New Zealand, Linda joined the Post as a reporter in 2018. Previously, she freelanced for Chinese technology media site TechNode. She holds bachelor's degrees in arts and commerce from the University of Auckland, and has a master's in global business journalism from Tsinghua University.
The political turmoil that ended the world’s first communist state spurred Beijing to maintain tight political control while it allowed economic liberalisation.
Tax bureaus in some of nation’s most prosperous regions tell those with unpaid or incorrectly filed taxes to take action before year’s end or face punishment.
Sophia Huang, who was awarded the UK scholarship, and her friend Wang Jianbing were arrested three months ago on suspicion of ‘inciting subversion of state power’.
Beijing is trying to portray is system as more representative and effective than the US model, but grass-roots voters and candidates complain of being silenced.
Hu Binchen’s win helps China use body for repressive policies, endangering Hongkonger, Uygur, Tibetan, Taiwanese and Chinese dissidents, lawmaker alliance says.
Critics accuse IOC of ignoring human rights issues but it says awarding the Olympics does not equal taking a stand on a host’s politics or other matters.
Electing Hu Binchen would endorse misuse of the police body, endangering Hong Kong, Uygur, Tibetan, Taiwanese and Chinese dissidents, they say in letter.
The country’s long borders with China and Afghanistan are an obvious security concern but its geography is also important for Beijing’s economic plans.
Rumour mill started after the Ministry of Commerce urged families to stockpile essentials but state media says the public read too much into the statement.
A mix-and-match strategy may even be better than a third jab using the same vaccine, but regulators must wait for confirmed data, Shao Yiming told CCTV
Legislation, which also reinforces curbs on the amount of time children can spend playing video games, follows a recent crackdown on the tutoring industry.
Beijing receives the flame for the 2022 Winter Games from Greece, where activists held after disrupting the torch lighting ceremony are expected in court.